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Coram teams up with family film SKETCH for UK release and special Leicester Square screening
Coram, the UK’s first children’s charity, today announces an exciting new collaboration with film distributors KOVA International for the UK release of SKETCH, a film that sees a young girl’s drawings of fantastical creatures come to life.
New report warns disadvantaged children at risk of missing out on early education as expanded entitlements roll out
Disadvantaged children are at risk of missing out on the same early education as their more affluent peers due to the eligibility criteria of government-funded childcare entitlements, a new report published today by Coram Family and Childcare warns.
Coram welcomes Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) funding announcement
Coram has welcomed today’s announcement from the Department for Education (DfE) that the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme will receive continued funding from April 2026. £600 million is being invested to extend the programme by another three years, which supports children receiving free school meals by providing food and enriching activities during school holidays.
Leap Confronting Conflict joins the Coram Group of children’s charities
The charity Leap Confronting Conflict, the UK’s specialist youth charity dedicated to transforming how young people and the adults who support them manage conflict, is joining the Coram Group with effect from 1 August 2025.
Young voices, lasting impact: community-based peer research in Wigan
In September 2024, AllChild launched its Impact Programme in Wigan, marking its first expansion outside London. Initially engaging 250 children and young people across seven schools in Leigh, they will soon support 230 more children across a further six schools in Atherton and Tyldesley from September 2025.
Coram responds to changes on social housing for care leavers
Coram responds to recent changes in government regulations and guidance to increase access to social housing for young care leavers under 25 by removing the social housing local connection test.