Family Routes – A family life for everyone

We want to help more families

We know what we do makes a real difference in peoples lives. Our staff are committed to going the extra mile but we need your support so they can continue to make a difference.

Our promise to you

We’ll stick with you when others give up and be a service you can always rely on. Everyone’s situation is different and each person needs a unique response — our starting point needs to be where you’re at and what you’re identifying as the issue.

Welcome to Family Routes

We exist to support children, individuals and families through their adoption or fertility journey.

We are based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Welcome to Family Routes

An introduction from Lynda Wilson our Chief Executive.

‘A family life for everyone’

Family Routes is an independent charity organisation with five distinct services offering a range of support and counselling to those affected by adoption and fertility issues.

We exist to listen, understand, support and enable.

Our Services

Under the umbrella of Family Routes our core services provide support for families who have adopted, children who have been adopted, birth relatives of adopted children, adopted adults trying to find birth relatives and we provide counselling on issues around fertility.

Click the links below to visit each of our websites.

Adoption assessment and post-adoption support for families and adults

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Leading provider of specialist fertility counselling

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A support and counselling service for birth families

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Information support and care for people researching origins

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Therapeutic and education support for adopted children and their adoptive parents

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Family Routes: an introduction and what to expect

Family Routes on Heron Road

We look forward to seeing you.

Who are Family Routes?

We are a dynamic and growing NI charity. We exist to support families through all stages of their journey with a particular emphasis on fertility and adoption.

We support families

Family Routes support children, adults and families through their adoption or fertility journey.