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Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announces new support for adoptive families at Coram’s National Adoption Week event
Gavin Williamson, the Education Secretary, announced a funding boost for adoption recruitment and support at Coram’s ‘Celebrating Success’ event yesterday (15 October), hosted to mark National Adoption Week.
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Coram adopter David Lammy writes about adoption for the Metro
As part of National Adoption week, MP and Coram adopter David Lammy has written a piece in the Metro about the joy of adopting his daughter.
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National Adoption Week – what’s happening
Coram Ambitious for Adoption will be marking National Adoption Week this week with a number of events, as well as the launch of new real-life stories, resources and information for prospective adopters. The annual event, which this year is being held from Monday 14 to Sunday 20 October, aims to raise the profile of adoption and encourage more people to consider adoption.
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Coram to tell the story of care through digital project funded by £1.26m from the National Lottery
Coram, the UK’s oldest children’s charity, has received a grant of £1.26 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to enable the digitisation of a major portion of its archive dating back to before 1739 when it was established as the Foundling Hospital, the first home for London’s abandoned babies.
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Coram Voice launches new animation 'AdvoCat'
Coram Voice has launched a new animation aimed at encouraging young children in care to access advocacy to help them express their views when decisions are made about their lives.
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‘Champion for children’s rights’: Coram CEO Carol Homden interviewed by Children and Young People Now
Coram CEO Dr Carol Homden is interviewed in the new edition of Children and Young People Now, setting out her views on a number of the most pressing issues affecting young people today.
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Knife crime event at Coram brings young people and professionals together to find solutions
Over 100 young people, campaigners, professionals and Coram staff came together at Coram’s ‘Knife Crime Question Time’ to share ideas and expertise to find solutions to combating the knife crime epidemic.
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Coram gets ready for National Adoption Week
Coram Ambitious for Adoption is gearing up for National Adoption Week which is being held from Monday 14 to Sunday 20 October this year.
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Coram responds to Children's Commissioner's manifesto for children
Coram has welcomed the launch of today's manifesto calling for political parties to back pledges to transform life chances for all children
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Times investigation reveals huge profits made by the Home Office from immigration fees
Today’s Times carries a major investigation into the huge profits made by the Home Office under the current system requiring undocumented young people to pay thousands of pounds seeking to regularise their status in the UK.
