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Coram urges BAME communites in South London to consider adoption
Coram is hosting its first adoption information event in Brixton this month to highlight the urgent need for prospective adopters within the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities to come forward.
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Coram Easter opening hours 2019
Please note the Coram offices will be closed for the UK bank holidays on Friday 19 April and Monday 22 April
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Coram’s CEO is interviewed in the Guardian on the closure of the Adoption Register
Coram’s CEO Dr Carol Homden is interviewed in today’s Guardian (13.03) about the imminent suspension of the statutory Adoption Register for England, the child-led matching service which has been operating since 2001.
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Coram urges adopters to come forward this LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week
Coram is supporting the call for more lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to consider adoption this LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week (4-10 March 2019).
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Suspension of the National Adoption Register
In August 2018, the Department for Education communicated that the statutory Adoption Register for England will be suspended for an indeterminate period from 29 March 2019, while future needs across adoption and fostering are considered.
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Valentine's joy for Coram adopter
Susan met the daughter she adopted through Coram on Valentine's Day. Watch our film to find out about their instant connection and how she fell in love with her straight away
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Beanstalk joins the Coram group of charities
National literacy charity Beanstalk is joining the Coram group of charities to become Coram Beanstalk from 1 February 2019.
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Her Majesty The Queen opens a new centre at Coram dedicated to children named in her honour
The Queen has opened a new building at Coram’s central London campus dedicated to children and named in her honour - The Queen Elizabeth II Centre.
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For every adopter in England, there are almost three children waiting for adoption: Coram supports National Adoption Week
As National Adoption Week 2018 begins, the latest data shows that the number of children waiting to be adopted outnumbers possible adopters by almost three to one in England, meaning that many children are at risk of missing out on the chance of a loving, stable home.
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Parliamentary debate on the practice of 'forced adoption' in the UK
Dr Carol Homden, CBE, CEO of Coram comments ahead of today's (12.07) parliamentary debate on the practice of 'forced adoption' which took place in the UK primarily in the 1950s and 60s
