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Coram Children’s Legal Centre celebrates 40 years supporting children and young people
Coram has marked the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) with publication of a report setting out how CCLC has changed the legal landscape for hundreds of thousands of children and young people through legal advice, representation and information since it was established as the Children’s Legal Centre in 1981.
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Coram joins with children’s charities to oppose ‘regressive’ new methods of age assessing young asylum seekers
Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) has today joined with fellow members of the Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium (RMCC) to express its concerns about new measures being debated by MPs on Tuesday 2nd November on age assessment of asylum-seeking children. Age assessment is the means by which professionals assess the age of children and young people entering the UK alone whose age is disbelieved.
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Care experienced young people call for an end to the “postcode lottery” and “care cliff edges” in response to the care review
Over 300 care experienced children and young people have called for an end to the unfair “postcode lottery” that sees young people receive varying levels of support not only across the country, but sometimes within the same local authority.
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Coram in the news for National Adoption Week
Coram’s work in adoption has featured in the news this National Adoption Week (18-24 October) with a range of real-life adoption stories shared and a new report published on the positive impact of Coram Adoption Activity Days over the last decade.
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A decade of Coram Adoption Activity Days sees 1,400 children who wait longest in care adopted into loving families
At least 1,400 children across Britain have found adoptive families through Coram’s pioneering Adoption Activity Days (AADs) since launching a decade ago, a new report published today as part of National Adoption Week has found.
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How adoption has transformed and enriched the lives of Coram’s adopters
Adoption is a big decision and a lifelong commitment, and it can be hard for prospective adopters to imagine what life might look like on the other side.
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National Adoption Week: Anthony's story
This National Adoption Week, we are championing stories from all those involved in the adoption process.
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Coram set to celebrate National Adoption Week
Coram will be celebrating National Adoption Week this year from 18 – 24 October.
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Join us for our Transcribathon this October!
Join us on a journey into the history of Coram’s Foundling Hospital, the UK’s first home for children whose mothers were unable to care for them.
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The Parlour launches at Coram Campus!
From Wednesday 15 September you can visit our brand new exhibit, The Parlour: A Conversation Between Past & Present, which is part of our Voices Through Time programme.
