A national campaign is calling on more people to consider adoption.
A new report warns that by 2030, there may only be enough approved adoptive families for 13 per cent of children needing a permanent home.
Adopt South, the partnership Regional Adoption Agency for Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, and Southampton, is backing the latest You Can Adopt campaign.
Rachel Reynolds, head of Adopt South, said: "We know that many families are carefully considering their finances and family circumstances at the moment.
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"We don't want people to rule themselves out because they think they need a large income, significant savings, own their own home, be married or be a couple.
"What matters most is being able to provide a safe, stable and loving home for a child."
The campaign highlights that children often wait not because families don’t exist, but because potential adopters may not recognise their own suitability.
Adopt South's next Online Adoption Information Events take place from 7.00pm to 8.00pm on September 30, featuring an adoptive parent from the LGBTQ+ community sharing their experiences, and October 5, featuring an adoptive parent sharing their adoption journey.
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