St Andrew’s Children’s Society is an independent adoption and fostering agency with offices in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, providing services throughout west and east central Scotland and up to the Highlands. We help find homes for vulnerable children living in Scotland who can no longer live with their birth family, including sibling groups, children with disabilities and those severely affected by the trauma of neglect and abuse.

After a thorough preparation and successful rigorous background checks, the approval as adopters and foster carers will lead to the placement of a child or children.

Our aim is the successful outcome of adoption through well-developed adoption support. Instead of traditional parenting techniques, adopted children require a style of parenting which is more sensitive to their emotional needs. Adopted children’s early experiences mean they can often struggle with relationships and day-to-day life. Their early needs have often gone unmet, and all have experienced some form of loss or trauma. Many have suffered abuse or neglect; all have been separated from their birth families and have spent time in the care system.

We welcome adopters and foster carers from the broad spectrum of society, regardless of ethnic origin, religious persuasion, or sexual orientation.