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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.
Families facing holiday childcare bill of over £1,000 per child this summer, with significant gaps in provision for children with additional needs
Summer holiday childcare costs in Great Britain have risen by 4% in the last year, with working parents now facing an average bill of £179 per child per week – £1,075 for the six-week break – according to Coram Family and Childcare’s 20th annual Holiday Childcare Survey, published today.
Visit from Kazakh delegation
Coram International was privileged to meet with Dinara Zakiyeva, the Commissioner for Child Rights of the Republic of Kazakhstan and her Coordinator, Aliya Zhekenova, as part of their visit to the UK.