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@wearecoram.bsky.social
Coram is the UK’s first children’s charity, helping more than a million children, young people, families and professionals every year.
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· Jan 27
Introducing the Coram Starter Pack 🙌
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New stats show more young care leavers (18–20) facing or at risk of homelessness: 4,310 → 4,610 (10%+). 600 became homeless immediately after leaving care. “This must be addressed in pathway plans.” Read our response: www.coram.org.uk/news/homeles...
#CareLeaversMonth #EndYouthHomelessness
#CareLeaversMonth #EndYouthHomelessness
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New stats show more young care leavers (18–20) facing or at risk of homelessness: 4,310 → 4,610 (10%+). 600 became homeless immediately after leaving care. “This must be addressed in pathway plans.” Read our response: www.coram.org.uk/news/homeles...
#CareLeaversMonth #EndYouthHomelessness
#CareLeaversMonth #EndYouthHomelessness
World Children’s Day is a moment to ask how seriously the UK takes children’s rights.
Join Coram Children’s Legal Centre online on Fri 21 Nov, 12.00–1.15pm for “World Children’s Day: What next for children’s rights in the UK?”
Register here: buytickets.at/coram/1940843
Join Coram Children’s Legal Centre online on Fri 21 Nov, 12.00–1.15pm for “World Children’s Day: What next for children’s rights in the UK?”
Register here: buytickets.at/coram/1940843
Tickets – World Children's Day: What next for children's rights in the UK? – Microsoft Teams
World Children's Day: What next for children's rights in the UK? – Microsoft Teams, Fri 21 Nov 2025 - World Children's Day: What next for children's rights in the UK?
This free event run by Coram Chil...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
World Children’s Day is a moment to ask how seriously the UK takes children’s rights.
Join Coram Children’s Legal Centre online on Fri 21 Nov, 12.00–1.15pm for “World Children’s Day: What next for children’s rights in the UK?”
Register here: buytickets.at/coram/1940843
Join Coram Children’s Legal Centre online on Fri 21 Nov, 12.00–1.15pm for “World Children’s Day: What next for children’s rights in the UK?”
Register here: buytickets.at/coram/1940843
On #WorldChildrensDay, Coram is delighted to announce that the charity’s application to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for recognition as an independent research organisation (IRO) has been successful:
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November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
On #WorldChildrensDay, Coram is delighted to announce that the charity’s application to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for recognition as an independent research organisation (IRO) has been successful:
coram.org.uk/news/coram-g...
@ukri.org
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Not all children have a safe beginning or loving home.
Help Coram change that this Christmas.
Learn more about our Christmas appeal on our website:
www.coram.org.uk/christmas/
#HomeisWheretheStartIs #WeAreCoram
Help Coram change that this Christmas.
Learn more about our Christmas appeal on our website:
www.coram.org.uk/christmas/
#HomeisWheretheStartIs #WeAreCoram
Donate to a Children’s Charity this Christmas – Coram
Every child and young person deserves a loving home, and we are dedicated to making that happen. Donate to Coram's Christmas Appeal 2025 today.
www.coram.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Not all children have a safe beginning or loving home.
Help Coram change that this Christmas.
Learn more about our Christmas appeal on our website:
www.coram.org.uk/christmas/
#HomeisWheretheStartIs #WeAreCoram
Help Coram change that this Christmas.
Learn more about our Christmas appeal on our website:
www.coram.org.uk/christmas/
#HomeisWheretheStartIs #WeAreCoram
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Registration is still open for the NAFIS Conference and Awards 2025. Two days packed with expert speakers and workshops. Open to all local authorities who are NAFIS members.
www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/nafis/nafis-... If you’d like to join NAFIS, please get in touch.
www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/nafis/nafis-... If you’d like to join NAFIS, please get in touch.
NAFIS Conference and Awards 2025 - Coram Family and Childcare
NAFIS Conference and Awards 2025
www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Registration is still open for the NAFIS Conference and Awards 2025. Two days packed with expert speakers and workshops. Open to all local authorities who are NAFIS members.
www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/nafis/nafis-... If you’d like to join NAFIS, please get in touch.
www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/nafis/nafis-... If you’d like to join NAFIS, please get in touch.
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To mark the start of National Adoption Week, @wearecoram.bsky.social has launched a call for adoption stories to mark next year's centenary of the legislation that created the first legal framework for adoption #adoption #socialwork #childrenincare www.coram.org.uk/news/coram-n...
Coram launches nationwide call for adoption stories to mark 100th anniversary of The Adoption of Children Act 1926 - Coram
Coram is calling for people across the country to share their stories of adoption, to mark the centenary of The Adoption of Children Act in 2026.
www.coram.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
To mark the start of National Adoption Week, @wearecoram.bsky.social has launched a call for adoption stories to mark next year's centenary of the legislation that created the first legal framework for adoption #adoption #socialwork #childrenincare www.coram.org.uk/news/coram-n...
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For #UKProBonoWeek, we are highlighting our partnership with @wearecoram.bsky.social & Baker McKenzie.
Since 2019, we have supported 100+ cases, including helping an eight-year-old refugee gain British citizenship.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LNoI7d
Since 2019, we have supported 100+ cases, including helping an eight-year-old refugee gain British citizenship.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LNoI7d
UK Spotlight - Baker McKenzie and Coram Children’s Legal Centre - KIND
Baker McKenzie’s pro bono team, in partnership with Coram and KIND, helped a refugee child gain British citizenship, showing the power of legal advocacy and innovation in securing protection for famil...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
For #UKProBonoWeek, we are highlighting our partnership with @wearecoram.bsky.social & Baker McKenzie.
Since 2019, we have supported 100+ cases, including helping an eight-year-old refugee gain British citizenship.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LNoI7d
Since 2019, we have supported 100+ cases, including helping an eight-year-old refugee gain British citizenship.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LNoI7d
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World Children's Day: What next for children's rights in the UK?
⏰Fri 21 Nov 2025 12:00 PM
Join Louise King @crae-official.bsky.social alongside other leading policy, legal and academic experts this coming Friday.
Hosts @wearecoram.bsky.social
⏰Fri 21 Nov 2025 12:00 PM
Join Louise King @crae-official.bsky.social alongside other leading policy, legal and academic experts this coming Friday.
Hosts @wearecoram.bsky.social
Tickets – World Children's Day: What next for children's rights in the UK? – Microsoft Teams
World Children's Day: What next for children's rights in the UK? – Microsoft Teams, Fri 21 Nov 2025 - World Children's Day: What next for children's rights in the UK? This free event run by Coram Children's Legal Centre, for World Children's Day, offers an opportunity to explore the current situa...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
World Children's Day: What next for children's rights in the UK?
⏰Fri 21 Nov 2025 12:00 PM
Join Louise King @crae-official.bsky.social alongside other leading policy, legal and academic experts this coming Friday.
Hosts @wearecoram.bsky.social
⏰Fri 21 Nov 2025 12:00 PM
Join Louise King @crae-official.bsky.social alongside other leading policy, legal and academic experts this coming Friday.
Hosts @wearecoram.bsky.social
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1 in 3 people giving birth in the UK was born abroad.
Join @drkstevenson.bsky.social on 13 Nov, as she shares findings from the UK Migration & Maternal Health Study – supporting fairer, more inclusive maternity care.
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#UCL #MaternityCare #Migration
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Join @drkstevenson.bsky.social on 13 Nov, as she shares findings from the UK Migration & Maternal Health Study – supporting fairer, more inclusive maternity care.
bit.ly/47ncF9i
#UCL #MaternityCare #Migration
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Reflections from the co-produced UK Migration and Maternal Health (MAMAH) Study
Join this event to hear Dr Kerrie Stevenson provide evidence that supports better maternity care for women or birthing people with lived experience of migration in the UK.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
1 in 3 people giving birth in the UK was born abroad.
Join @drkstevenson.bsky.social on 13 Nov, as she shares findings from the UK Migration & Maternal Health Study – supporting fairer, more inclusive maternity care.
bit.ly/47ncF9i
#UCL #MaternityCare #Migration
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Join @drkstevenson.bsky.social on 13 Nov, as she shares findings from the UK Migration & Maternal Health Study – supporting fairer, more inclusive maternity care.
bit.ly/47ncF9i
#UCL #MaternityCare #Migration
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
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How can art and storytelling help us make sense of migration, displacement & belonging?
Join panellists @ismaileinashe.bsky.social, Manal Massalha, Christie Swallow & Jessie Sullivan on 11 Nov, 4.30pm, for Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing.
bit.ly/479Qe6d
#Migration #Art #Wellbeing
Join panellists @ismaileinashe.bsky.social, Manal Massalha, Christie Swallow & Jessie Sullivan on 11 Nov, 4.30pm, for Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing.
bit.ly/479Qe6d
#Migration #Art #Wellbeing
Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing
An interdisciplinary panel event with voices from journalism, arts, and research exploring migration, resistance and wellbeing.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
How can art and storytelling help us make sense of migration, displacement & belonging?
Join panellists @ismaileinashe.bsky.social, Manal Massalha, Christie Swallow & Jessie Sullivan on 11 Nov, 4.30pm, for Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing.
bit.ly/479Qe6d
#Migration #Art #Wellbeing
Join panellists @ismaileinashe.bsky.social, Manal Massalha, Christie Swallow & Jessie Sullivan on 11 Nov, 4.30pm, for Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing.
bit.ly/479Qe6d
#Migration #Art #Wellbeing
Last week, CCLC solicitors Amy Price & Sabrina Simpson attended the Parliament launch of the Traveller Movement report Fought Not Taught on coercive exclusions.
Read: travellermovement.org.uk/policy-and-p...
Read: travellermovement.org.uk/policy-and-p...
Fought Not Taught: (Oct 2025)
A publication from The Traveller Movement
travellermovement.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Last week, CCLC solicitors Amy Price & Sabrina Simpson attended the Parliament launch of the Traveller Movement report Fought Not Taught on coercive exclusions.
Read: travellermovement.org.uk/policy-and-p...
Read: travellermovement.org.uk/policy-and-p...
Behind the scenes of Glow in the Dark: co-produced with Coram’s Voices in Action, centring hope and the real ambitions of young people facing homelessness. Shortlisted as a Charity Finalist at Big Syn International Film Festival. Watch: www.coram.org.uk/glowinthedark
#GlowInTheDark
#GlowInTheDark
October 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Behind the scenes of Glow in the Dark: co-produced with Coram’s Voices in Action, centring hope and the real ambitions of young people facing homelessness. Shortlisted as a Charity Finalist at Big Syn International Film Festival. Watch: www.coram.org.uk/glowinthedark
#GlowInTheDark
#GlowInTheDark
Join us online to discuss how public policy can better respond to the long-term, intergenerational impacts of childhood adversity & trauma — with Benjamin Perks (Trauma Proof) and Coram International.
📅 Wed 29 Oct | 🕒 12–1pm GMT | 💻 Online
🔗 Register and Learn More: lnkd.in/eKWjH6vQ
📅 Wed 29 Oct | 🕒 12–1pm GMT | 💻 Online
🔗 Register and Learn More: lnkd.in/eKWjH6vQ
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Join us online to discuss how public policy can better respond to the long-term, intergenerational impacts of childhood adversity & trauma — with Benjamin Perks (Trauma Proof) and Coram International.
📅 Wed 29 Oct | 🕒 12–1pm GMT | 💻 Online
🔗 Register and Learn More: lnkd.in/eKWjH6vQ
📅 Wed 29 Oct | 🕒 12–1pm GMT | 💻 Online
🔗 Register and Learn More: lnkd.in/eKWjH6vQ
As part of National Adoption Week, Coram is calling for people to share their own stories of adoption, as part of our 2026 programme of activities marking the centenary of The Adoption of Children Act.
Find out more and share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
Find out more and share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
As part of National Adoption Week, Coram is calling for people to share their own stories of adoption, as part of our 2026 programme of activities marking the centenary of The Adoption of Children Act.
Find out more and share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
Find out more and share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
On @bbc5live.bsky.social, Coram CEO Dr Carol Homden spoke with Naga Munchetty about National Adoption week and the Adoption Act centenary—why children are waiting, why early attachment matters, and how more people can come forward.
Stories: adoptionstory.org.uk | coramadoption.org.uk
Stories: adoptionstory.org.uk | coramadoption.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
On @bbc5live.bsky.social, Coram CEO Dr Carol Homden spoke with Naga Munchetty about National Adoption week and the Adoption Act centenary—why children are waiting, why early attachment matters, and how more people can come forward.
Stories: adoptionstory.org.uk | coramadoption.org.uk
Stories: adoptionstory.org.uk | coramadoption.org.uk
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We’re welcoming families to our Books Together session at Benton’s Lane Children’s Centre, Lambeth today. Reading with children builds bonds and supports the brain and language skills from as early as two weeks old. Find out more: www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/books-togeth...
Books Together - Coram Family and Childcare
Discover the joy of reading with your child through the Books Together programme – a series of fun, interactive sessions offering tips, resources, and ideas to help families read together regularly.
www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
We’re welcoming families to our Books Together session at Benton’s Lane Children’s Centre, Lambeth today. Reading with children builds bonds and supports the brain and language skills from as early as two weeks old. Find out more: www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/books-togeth...
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The walls speak for themselves
Join TCRU's Amena Amer on 23 Oct, 12:00–13:00, where she'll explore the lived realities of Muslim women in London’s universities, through the contexts of safety, identity and belonging.
bit.ly/4hdWkad
#UCL #MuslimWomen #Diversity
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Join TCRU's Amena Amer on 23 Oct, 12:00–13:00, where she'll explore the lived realities of Muslim women in London’s universities, through the contexts of safety, identity and belonging.
bit.ly/4hdWkad
#UCL #MuslimWomen #Diversity
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
The walls speak for themselves: Muslim women's belonging and safety in London universities
Join this event to hear Dr Amena Amer discuss the intersecting experiences of Muslim women at universities.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The walls speak for themselves
Join TCRU's Amena Amer on 23 Oct, 12:00–13:00, where she'll explore the lived realities of Muslim women in London’s universities, through the contexts of safety, identity and belonging.
bit.ly/4hdWkad
#UCL #MuslimWomen #Diversity
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Join TCRU's Amena Amer on 23 Oct, 12:00–13:00, where she'll explore the lived realities of Muslim women in London’s universities, through the contexts of safety, identity and belonging.
bit.ly/4hdWkad
#UCL #MuslimWomen #Diversity
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
National Adoption Week: Children & Families Minister Josh MacAlister OBE visited Coram with our CEO Dr Carol Homden to call for more adopters and invite people with lived experience to share their stories.
Share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
#NationalAdoptionWeek #Adoption #ChildrenFirst
Share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
#NationalAdoptionWeek #Adoption #ChildrenFirst
October 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
National Adoption Week: Children & Families Minister Josh MacAlister OBE visited Coram with our CEO Dr Carol Homden to call for more adopters and invite people with lived experience to share their stories.
Share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
#NationalAdoptionWeek #Adoption #ChildrenFirst
Share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
#NationalAdoptionWeek #Adoption #ChildrenFirst
Turning insight into impact: Coram opens the home of the Coram Institute for Children — the UK’s first think tank solely dedicated to advancing children and young people’s life chances. Grounded in youth voice; research shaping policy & practice. 🌍
More: www.coram.org.uk/institute/
More: www.coram.org.uk/institute/
October 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Turning insight into impact: Coram opens the home of the Coram Institute for Children — the UK’s first think tank solely dedicated to advancing children and young people’s life chances. Grounded in youth voice; research shaping policy & practice. 🌍
More: www.coram.org.uk/institute/
More: www.coram.org.uk/institute/
For #KinshipCareWeek (6–12 Oct), research by Coram, commissioned by Foundations, finds mediation can help kinship families improve communication, reduce conflict & create more stable, child-focused arrangements.
🔗 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/kinship-care-mediation-a-feasability-study
🔗 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/kinship-care-mediation-a-feasability-study
Kinship Care Mediation - Foundations
foundations.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
For #KinshipCareWeek (6–12 Oct), research by Coram, commissioned by Foundations, finds mediation can help kinship families improve communication, reduce conflict & create more stable, child-focused arrangements.
🔗 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/kinship-care-mediation-a-feasability-study
🔗 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/kinship-care-mediation-a-feasability-study
A Token Speaks a Thousand Words
Opening today, the @nationaltrust.org.uk × Coram competition invites children aged 4–11 to design fabric tokens honouring the 469 children of the Westerham Foundling Hospital.
Learn more: www.coram.org.uk/national-tru...
#Coram #NationalTrust #SCARF #WeAreCoram
Opening today, the @nationaltrust.org.uk × Coram competition invites children aged 4–11 to design fabric tokens honouring the 469 children of the Westerham Foundling Hospital.
Learn more: www.coram.org.uk/national-tru...
#Coram #NationalTrust #SCARF #WeAreCoram
October 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A Token Speaks a Thousand Words
Opening today, the @nationaltrust.org.uk × Coram competition invites children aged 4–11 to design fabric tokens honouring the 469 children of the Westerham Foundling Hospital.
Learn more: www.coram.org.uk/national-tru...
#Coram #NationalTrust #SCARF #WeAreCoram
Opening today, the @nationaltrust.org.uk × Coram competition invites children aged 4–11 to design fabric tokens honouring the 469 children of the Westerham Foundling Hospital.
Learn more: www.coram.org.uk/national-tru...
#Coram #NationalTrust #SCARF #WeAreCoram
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UPDATE: The first TCRU seminar this Thurs 2 Oct has been CANCELLED. Our Autumn Series will now start on 9 Oct. Join us for talks on migration, childhood, motherhood, and more: tinyurl.com/33putb5f
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Thomas Coram Research Unit – Events
Browse our upcoming events.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
UPDATE: The first TCRU seminar this Thurs 2 Oct has been CANCELLED. Our Autumn Series will now start on 9 Oct. Join us for talks on migration, childhood, motherhood, and more: tinyurl.com/33putb5f
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
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Our Seminar Series runs 2 Oct – 11 Dec
From migration & citizenship to early childhood, motherhood, sanctuary cities, Muslim women’s belonging, mixed-heritage families & more. Explore new work across TCRU’s themes.
A space to share ideas & build connections across disciplines.
tinyurl.com/33putb5f
From migration & citizenship to early childhood, motherhood, sanctuary cities, Muslim women’s belonging, mixed-heritage families & more. Explore new work across TCRU’s themes.
A space to share ideas & build connections across disciplines.
tinyurl.com/33putb5f
Thomas Coram Research Unit – Events
Browse our upcoming events.
tinyurl.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Our Seminar Series runs 2 Oct – 11 Dec
From migration & citizenship to early childhood, motherhood, sanctuary cities, Muslim women’s belonging, mixed-heritage families & more. Explore new work across TCRU’s themes.
A space to share ideas & build connections across disciplines.
tinyurl.com/33putb5f
From migration & citizenship to early childhood, motherhood, sanctuary cities, Muslim women’s belonging, mixed-heritage families & more. Explore new work across TCRU’s themes.
A space to share ideas & build connections across disciplines.
tinyurl.com/33putb5f
Voices in Action is Coram’s youth-led ambassador programme for 16–25 yr olds with experience of homelessness or school exclusion:
➡ Campaign for change
➡ Lead peer workshops
➡ Share rights & empower youth
👉 Apply by 12 Oct: www.coram.org.uk/what-we-do/o...
#VoicesInAction #WeAreCoram
➡ Campaign for change
➡ Lead peer workshops
➡ Share rights & empower youth
👉 Apply by 12 Oct: www.coram.org.uk/what-we-do/o...
#VoicesInAction #WeAreCoram
September 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Voices in Action is Coram’s youth-led ambassador programme for 16–25 yr olds with experience of homelessness or school exclusion:
➡ Campaign for change
➡ Lead peer workshops
➡ Share rights & empower youth
👉 Apply by 12 Oct: www.coram.org.uk/what-we-do/o...
#VoicesInAction #WeAreCoram
➡ Campaign for change
➡ Lead peer workshops
➡ Share rights & empower youth
👉 Apply by 12 Oct: www.coram.org.uk/what-we-do/o...
#VoicesInAction #WeAreCoram
Coram at #LabourPartyConference: Head of Policy & Practice Change (Coram Children’s Legal Centre), Anita Hurrell, joins the panel “Victims in their own right?” chaired by SafeLives CEO Ellen Miller
Sun 28 Sept, 17:45, Theatre 2 (Youth Zone & Skills Hub).
Sun 28 Sept, 17:45, Theatre 2 (Youth Zone & Skills Hub).
September 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Coram at #LabourPartyConference: Head of Policy & Practice Change (Coram Children’s Legal Centre), Anita Hurrell, joins the panel “Victims in their own right?” chaired by SafeLives CEO Ellen Miller
Sun 28 Sept, 17:45, Theatre 2 (Youth Zone & Skills Hub).
Sun 28 Sept, 17:45, Theatre 2 (Youth Zone & Skills Hub).