News Archive
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Prospective adopters urged to consider siblings this LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week
A campaign launching today is asking prospective adopters from the LGBTQ+ community to consider adopting sibling groups who need to stay together.
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Coram Christmas opening hours
Find out Coram's Christmas opening hours here
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Celebrating 50 years of Coram Adoption
On 17 October, Coram celebrated 50 years of its adoption services, publishing a new report and holding a celebration event for families hosted by broadcaster James O'Brien.
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New campaign seeks adopters across London for children who wait the longest, as many children face year-long delays
A new campaign, supported by Coram, starts today (29 June) to encourage the public to think differently about adoption and the children waiting longest to find a permanent home.
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Coram collaborates with other Voluntary Adoption Agencies to highlight choice for prospective adoptive parents
Independent adoption agencies from across the UK have joined forces to highlight the choices available to people considering becoming a parent through adoption. Coram Adoption is one of 12 adoption agencies taking part in the #AdopterChoice campaign, which launches on 11 April.
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LGBT+ adopters now make up 1 in 6 adoptions in England – almost three times higher than a decade ago
Figures highlighted for LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week (7-13 March) show that 1 in 6 adoptions in England in 2021 were to same-sex couples, compared to 1 in 22 adoptions a decade ago.* Coram is proud to support this year’s campaign and encourages anyone in the LGBT+ community considering adoption to come forward.
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Coram Adoption retains Ofsted ‘outstanding’ rating
Coram Adoption has today been rated as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted for the service it provides for adopted children and their families. The inspection report published today following Ofsted’s visit in November 2021 has confirmed that Coram Adoption continues to be recognised as an outstanding voluntary adoption agency.
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James O’Brien and Yotam Ottolenghi join Coram’s Christmas Celebration
On 8 December, over 170 guests gathered in the beautiful surroundings of St Andrew’s Church in Holborn for Coram’s Christmas Celebration 2021, hosted by writer and broadcaster James O’Brien and with special guest Yotam Ottolenghi.
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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.
