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Creative therapeutic services

We offer music and art therapy alongside specialist clinical, therapist and mental health support to help young people and their families build the skills and emotional resilience they need to thrive.

Published 2 February 2023
90%

of parents reported improvement in their child’s behaviour

We have been working with children and their families to support social and emotional development for more than 15 years.

Read about our creative therapies

Connecting past and present care experiences

We are digitising the oldest records in our archive to preserve Coram’s unique history, help care-experienced young people connect with their predecessors, and enrich thinking about care today.

Published 2 February 2023
2,255

volunteers have transcribed historic Foundling Hospital archive records

Our Voices Through Time programme is preserving priceless, fragile documents dating back to the establishment of the Foundling Hospital.

Read about Voices Through Time

Transforming lives through the unique power of Shakespeare

We work with schools across the UK to give young people a unique opportunity to build their confidence, skills and knowledge by learning about and performing Shakespeare in the world’s largest youth drama festival.

Published 2 February 2023
300,000

young people gained confidence and skills through Shakespeare

Every year we work with schools across the UK to stage our award-winning Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival, the world’s largest youth drama festival.

Discover how Shakespeare changes young lives

Wellbeing education

Coram Life Education is the leading charity provider of relationships, health, wellbeing, and drugs education to primary school children across the UK.

Published 1 February 2023
570,000

Pupils with access to our wellbeing resources annually

Our wellbeing and mental health resources support over 50,000 teachers and reach more than 570,000 pupils across England and Scotland every year.

How we help improve wellbeing

Birth records

We offer a birth records and counselling service for people who grew up in Coram’s care and their descendants.

Published 1 February 2023
2,255

volunteers have transcribed historic Foundling Hospital archive records

Our Voices Through Time project is preserving priceless, fragile documents dating back to the establishment of the Foundling Hospital.

Find out about your own birth records

One-to-one reading support

Coram Beanstalk recruit and train volunteers to provide consistent and tailored one-to-one literacy support that helps build children’s ability, confidence and enjoyment of reading, putting them back on track to achieve their potential.

Published 31 January 2023
99%

of schools say our support builds children’s reading confidence

98% of schools agree our volunteers help children increase their enjoyment of reading. 97% say our support helps improve children's attitude to reading.

Learn about our reading support