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Placing children across the world in loving families
For more than 25 years, Coram IAC has been helping families navigate adopting from across the world.
of intercountry adoption approvals are through Coram IAC
For more than 25 years, Coram IAC has been helping families navigate adopting from across the world.
Find out moreCreating loving families through adoption
We have helped build forever families through adoption for more than 50 years. Today we run one of the UK’s largest and most successful independent adoption agencies.
Families supported to consider adoption in the last five years
We have pioneered approaches to bringing loving families together, opening the way for LGBTQ+, single people and those from diverse backgrounds.
Read more about Coram AdoptionProviding early permanence for children
We aim to provide young children in care proceedings with the opportunity to live with their forever family as early as possible. This early permanence gives young children emotional, physical and legal security, which can make a huge difference to their lives.
adoption agencies have joined our Early Permanence Network
Our Early Permanence Network enables adoption agencies across the country to share best practice in finding lasting families early for young children.
Read more about early permanenceConnecting 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.
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 TimeBirth records
We offer a birth records and counselling service for people who grew up in Coram’s care and their descendants.
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 recordsInfluencing practice and policy
CoramBAAF is the UK’s leading membership organisation for professionals working across adoption, fostering and kinship care. We provide expert advice and resources to 300 members, including local authorities, agencies, trusts, and a wide range of professionals.
people attended our training in 2021 - a record
The most popular topics included Making Fostering Assessments, Child Permanence Reports and Life Story training.
Find out more about CoramBAAF