Impact Report

2.3 MILLION CHILDREN IN THE UK LIVE WITH RISK

141,113 CHILDREN & CARERS SUPPORTED DIRECTLY

3,225,982 DIGITAL REACH & ADVICE

574,000 CHILDREN REACHED THROUGH SCHOOLS

Better chances for children, now and forever

The pandemic has left a generational impact in its wake, exacerbating existing trends, which were already seeing the lives of too many children and young people blighted by trauma, poverty and neglect.

As we continue to get to grips with the learning loss resulting from extended school closures, the cost of living crisis is now placing even greater strain on families.

All this is taking place against the backdrop of a digital world that is bringing new opportunities but also new risks to children’s safety, learning and identity.

The Coram Group works tirelessly to create better chances for hundreds of thousands of children and young people today through our schools programmes, our legal support and advocacy and best practice support for professionals. We work to change the odds for the next generation through our research and policy recommendations and make this report against the seven strategic outcomes we aim to deliver for children and young people.

Every day we work to give children a fair chance in life, providing in-person, phone and online advice to thousands of families every year who could not otherwise access legal support.

As the number of children in care reaches an all-time high, we continue to secure a loving home for children waiting for adoption, in the year we celebrate 50 years of Coram Adoption.

We ensure that children and young people in care have a voice that’s heard, placing their views on how the care system needs reforming at the heart of the national debate as the government responded to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.

We enable care-experienced young people to tell their stories and explore the story of care through our Voices Through Time programme, and the world’s biggest youth drama festival gave children across the country a chance to shine

Combining our expertise as the leading charity provider of health and relationships education, we provide volunteer reading support for children, we develop children’s skills for the future, and were proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Coram Beanstalk with a visit by our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen.

Children and young people deserve the best quality services no matter where they live, and we work with local authorities and partners to develop better solutions for children’s social care services across the UK. Coram International worked with 42 different countries to protect and improve the rights of children and young people.

To build a society that cares, we provide key reports and policy development on everything from childcare reform and free school meals in primary school to achieving a humane migration system for young people fleeing persecution, and much more.

This year we announced new partnerships with Newcastle University and the Churchill Fellowship, as we develop the Coram Institute for the Future of Children, turning insight into impact to meet the changing needs of children and young people, now and forever.

Inspired by our founder Thomas Coram and the children who need us, and with the help of the many generous trusts, companies and individuals who support us, we shall not rest until every child has the best possible chance in life.

Dr Carol Homden, Chief Executive Officer

Sir David Bell, President and Chairman