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“Coram Does More to Help Children Have Positive Choices in Their Lives” “Coram does more to help children have positive choices in their lives” Review 2010 “This past year Coram helped more than 10,000 children, young people and parents – more than ever before.” Contents 01 Chairman's statement 02 All about Coram 04 The Coram story 07 Managing risks for children 10 Finding families for those in greatest need 14 Helping parents do their best for their children 16 Learning how to cope with life 18 Helping children make healthy choices 20 Looking to the future 22 Raising awareness of our work 24 Money matters 26 Working together for children 28 Our supporters Chairman’s statement “This is an important time for Coram…” This is an important time for Coram and Despite the impact of the economic downturn for the prospects of children throughout which has affected Coram as it has every the United Kingdom. charity, we have put into place exciting plans for the redevelopment of our remarkable campus All children still need safety, love and opportunity. in central London. To enable this development The circumstances in which they grow up and extend the impact of our work, we are are ever-changing and ever more challenging. investing in growing our income and visibility, As the numbers of children increase in and in quality management. the coming decade, pressures in the economy continue and the gap in society remains, All this is only possible with effective partnerships, we must strive constantly to find and apply passionate and skilled staff, dedicated trustees the best means of meeting those needs. and generous supporters and we record our thanks to them all. We are particularly This past year Coram has helped over delighted to welcome The Rt. Hon. Lord Young 10,000 children, young people and parents – of Graffham PC DL as Coram’s President, to more than ever before. lead the campaign and help realise our goals. We have sustained and enhanced Coram’s As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the existing specialism as the most effective adoption death of Handel, one of our earliest governors charity and pioneered new approaches to and benefactors, with visits by Her Majesty support the parents of adolescents, to engage The Queen, His Royal Highness The Duke the parents of young children and to increase of Edinburgh and Her Royal Highness Princess therapeutic programmes. Alexandra, we recognise that learning from Her Majesty The Queen, Edward Hartill OBE experience is the key to the future. This coming (Chairman), The Rt. Hon. Lord Young New partnerships with local authorities year all those involved with Coram will work of Graffham PC DL (President) at Music Day. and other agencies across London are set tirelessly to play their full part in creating better to enable the charity to extend its support chances for children. to even more children in the year to come. The UK’s largest health charity, Life Education, has joined with Coram to become Coram Life Education – enabling us to help children to make positive choices in their lives and to tackle the potential loss caused by drugs Edward Hartill, OBE and alcohol. Chairman 01 All about Coram Coram is the most experienced children’s charity working to tackle the loss of hope and opportunity and to create better chances for children since 1739. Mission How we help Coram provides, develops and promotes best practice in the care of vulnerable children, young people and their families. Intervention We develop resilience in children and young people, enabling We enable children who have experienced trauma them to take responsibility for their own lives and achieve and dislocation in their lives, and who have been their full potential. separated from their parents, to develop a sense of self-esteem, to find stability and to lead fulfilling lives. 270 years Prevention Coram has been at the forefront of caring for children for more than 270 years. We support vulnerable children and families to be happier and more stable to prevent later difficulties and provide 10,000 the skills children need to make choices. children, young people Promotion and their families We raise awareness about the needs of children and young people and influence social policies and practice; Every year Coram gives direct help to we safeguard Coram’s heritage in order to further our work 10,000 children, young people and their families to change their chances in life. with children. 870,000 children Through Coram Life Education, we touch the lives of over 870,000 children per year. 02 80,000 children are in care of local authorities in the UK Substance misuse is a major factor in 70% of care proceedings Half a million 11-15 year olds have been drunk in the last four weeks The Coram story 1720 1749 1947 Captain Thomas Coram began his George Frideric Handel wrote an Anthem Creation of the Old Coram Association campaign to raise funds for an for the charity and started a series which works with Coram to keep institution to rescue children dying of concerts to raise funds before leaving former pupils in touch and to provide in London’s streets and was supported a fair copy of the great Messiah ongoing support. by the artist, William Hogarth. in his will. Each year, we celebrate this work with a concert to honour 1948 1739 Handel’s birthday. The 1948 Children Act saw the Home Royal Charter granted for the creation Office assume responsibility for of the Foundling Hospital, 1838 child welfare and local authorities the first charity especially created Oliver Twist was published by Charles required to introduce specialist to look after children. Dickens. The book is thought to social workers to ensure the protection be inspired by The Foundling Hospital of vulnerable children. as Charles Dickens lived a short distance away. 04 1954 2000 2009 The Foundling Hospital at Berkhamstead Coram Boy, by Jamila Gavin, was The celebration of Coram’s 270th formally ceased to exist when all boarding published. The children’s novel has anniversary was marked by the visit of pupils left the Thomas Coram School, since been turned into a play Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal which was renamed Ashlyns School. which was performed at the National Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. That year, the Hospital officially changed Theatre in London and on Broadway. its name to the Thomas Coram Foundation Coram Life Education was formed to help for Children and played a pioneering 2004 children manage risks around them. role in fostering, adoption, early years The Foundling Museum was created provision and parenting programmes. to tell the Coram story, display Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s bestselling the nationally important collection book Hetty Feather was published. 27,000 children of art and promote the understanding The story follows Hetty’s experience In the course of two and a half centuries, of Coram’s continuing work. of being taken into The Foundling more than 27,000 children’s lives were Hospital as a baby. changed and the organisation paved the way for all other children’s charities. 05 Managing risks for children Most children have a happy and safe childhood but there are some children who are at serious risk in their own homes because of family relationship difficulties, isolation from the community, mental health problems or the effects of drug or alcohol misuse. All too often in the UK children are at risk of neglect and harm. “This is an astonishingly In these circumstances, it is essential that direct support is provided wherever needed, that any risk to children is properly different way to approach and quickly assessed and – if necessary – that decisions about these problems and what's children’s futures are made quickly. Coram works intensively exciting is that it is working.” with children, parents and childcare professionals to reduce the risks for children at home, avoiding “drift” in the system Nicholas Crichton and keeping children safe. District Judge at the Family Drug and Alcohol Court. The Observer, 5 July 2009 Pioneering approach to tackle the impact of drugs and alcohol The UK’s first Family Drug and Alcohol Court pilot was started in 2008 by Coram in partnership with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and funded by the boroughs of Camden, Islington and Westminster. Specialist judges and a team including drugs workers as well as social workers help parents trying to free themselves from drug and alcohol misuse, so that they can stay together as a family. In its first cohort, the court succeeded with two families, who have battled against substance dependence and difficult upbringings, showing sustained recovery and good parenting, and the children are now at home. Brunel University’s evaluation – funded by the Nuffield Foundation – is due to launch in 2010. 07 Sustained support in the community For seven years, Coram’s project with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets worked with young people of concern to social services and youth offending teams. Using the Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities programme, it exceeded every target every year and supported hundreds of parents to increase their confidence in looking after their children. Following this success and the training of workers across the Borough, Coram was invited to set up a new project across the five Olympic Boroughs aiming to strengthen prisoner-family links. By helping prisoners stay in touch with their families and children we aim to reduce the risk of reoffending and improve their children’s life chances. Next steps Putting children first Family courts rely on written assessments. Good reports Coram will begin a three-year Think help swift decision making. Coram’s three-year pilot with Families project with Thurrock the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service Council, Essex, preventing children (Cafcass) is exploring whether coaching and consultation, and young people being admitted from an experienced social worker, a forensic clinical into care and local authority psychologist and a child and adolescent psychiatrist can accommodation.
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