British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)
BAAF Adoption and Fostering is the leading UK-wide membership organisation promoting the highest standards of child-centred policies and services for children separated from their families of origin.
Saffron House
6-10 Kirby Street
London
EC1N 8TS
Tel: 020 7421 2600
Fax: 020 7421 2601
Email: mail@baaf.org.uk
Website: www.baaf.org.uk
Contact person: David Holmes
Position: Chief Executive
Charity Number: 275689
Description:
BAAF Adoption and Fostering is the leading UK-wide membership organisation promoting the highest standards of child-centred policies and services for children separated from their families of origin.
Type of organisation:
National generic umbrella organisation or infrastructure organisation, providing services to a membership comprising other voluntary organisations.
Services:
Advice and support, Consultancy, Development of standards, Information, Legal service, Lobbying, Media work, Member directories, Newsletters, Policy development, Publicity and promotion, Publishing, Regional services, Research, Training.
Regional Offices:
Jeffrey Coleman, Director
BAAF Southern Region
Saffron House
6-10 Kirby Street
London
EC1N 8TS
Tel: 020 7421 2670/1
Fax: 020 7421 2601
Email: southern@baaf.org.uk
Mary Romaine, Director
BAAF Cymru
7 Cleeve House
Lambourne Crescent
Cardiff
CF14 5GJ
Tel: 02920 761 155
Fax: 02920 747 934
Email: cymru@baaf.org.uk
Erica Amende, Director
BAAF Central and Northern Region
4 Pavilliion Business Park
Royds Hall Road
Wortley
Leeds
LS12 6AJ
Tel: 0113 289 1101
Fax: 0113 289 1177
Email: leeds@baaf.org.uk
Barbara Hudson, Director
BAAF Scotland
40 Shandwick Place
Edinburgh
EH2 4RT
Tel: 0131 220 4749
Fax: 0131 226 3778
Email: Scotland@baaf.org.uk
Full time staff: 52
Paid staff: 79
Volunteers: 1
Organisational members: 407*
Individual members: 1298
(*BAAF has 114 associate members)
Membership criteria:
BAAF actively encourages organisations and individuals with an interest in adoption, fostering or child care to become members. Organisations with full membership must be corporate bodies and they must provide an adoption and/or fostering service. Other organisations working in the child care field and sympathetic to BAAF's objectives are entitled to associate membership.
