We’d love for you to join us.
Becoming a WAF member means joining a local group (your primary group). You will then receive regular updates about WAF activities and events, as well as other information you choose to receive. You can also choose a secondary group, should you wish to know about other events going on close to you. Our local groups are listed below. A map can be found here.
To become a member of WAF you will need to register here. Registering is very straight-forward, and you don’t need anything except a laptop, tablet or phone and 10 minutes of time.
Please be advised that a social worker will need to confirm your status as an adopter, or prospective adopter from stage 2 onwards. This is for security reasons. You can read the Terms and Conditions of WAF Membership here.
East London
East London meet via a monthly parent group and various social events.
Hackney / Islington
Hackney/Islington meet via a weekly playgroup, a fortnightly parent group, and other social events.
Havering
Havering meet via a fortnightly parent group, an ad hoc informal playgroup and other social events.
Richmond
Richmond meet via a monthly parent group, and other social events. Our playgroup is currently in hiatus but we would be very happy to reinstate it subject to demand.
Southwark
Southwark meet via a fornightly weekday playgroup, a monthly parent social and a monthly weekend family meet up. Occasionally this group also runs activities in Croydon.
Shepherds Bush
The Shepherds Bush group meets up monthly, either for a parent group or social drinks, and also for a monthly play social in a local park.
Prospective
The prospective group meet monthly, often with interesting speakers. In the past we have had adoptees, adopters, social workers, various therapists and many more to come and share their experiences.
The sessions are free.
Please contact your local WAF groups in the first place for more information and to join. Dates, places and times are never disclosed publicly.
Single Adopters' Group
The Single Adopters' group meet monthly in north London. There is provision for child care during the meeting.
Please contact your local WAF groups in the first place for more information and to join.
Singles in the South
** NEW** Singles in the South group meet monthly south of the river.
There is provision for child care during the meeting.
Please contact your local WAF groups in the first place for more information and to join.
Outside of London
North Buckinghamshire
The group in North Buckinghamshire meet via a monthly weekday playgroup.