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Tessa and Paolo cared for baby Alice from ten months old through Coram’s early permanence scheme, going on to adopt her in October 2021.

Anne is a single woman of black Caribbean descent who adopted her two daughters through Coram in 2021 and 2022.

Frankie had been exploring adoption for a number of years but it was in 2019 that she first discovered early permanence and felt certain it was something she wanted to do.

Bruno and Ivo are LGBTQ+ adopters who live with their son, Keegan, who joined their family at the age of four, having been in the foster system for over two years.

Rita, aged 56, is a single adopter who lives with her daughter Victoria, aged 15.

Sam’s early life experience had been scary and unpredictable and for a long time he struggled to trust and form secure attachments.

Connor and Dan adopted a little boy, and later his younger sister, with Coram.

Ben and Adam adopted siblings Lydia, aged five and Spencer, aged four, through Coram in 2016.

Read James and Liam's adoption story.

Discover how Rebecca and Andy adopted siblings.

Find out about single adopter Sophie's adoption journey.

Discover how we supported new parents Anna and Jack felt when they adopted sisters.

Read how adopting Stephen changed one same-sex couple's lives for the better.

Find out about Evan's adoption through our Early Permanence.

Find out about Ashan's adoption through Early Permanence.

Coram has been working with LGBT parents for many years and has one of the highest adoption success rates in the UK.

Discover how you can adopt through us if you are single.

Find out how Coram helped single mum Danielle find the right child to adopt.

Single mum Alice describes her experience of adopting baby Lily through Early Permanence and her relationship with Lily's biological parents.

When Jane and Clive fostered baby Megan, they began a journey that would see them become parents not just to her but her older brother too. Find out how Coram Adoption made it happen.

Read Nick and Sophie's experience of adopting baby Billy through Coram Early Permanence.

Find out how Coram Adoption made it happen.

Single adopter Angela describes how Coram helped her cope with her adopted daughter's emotions.

Find out how adoptive parents, Helen and Steve, helped Danny feel safe again.

Julie and Sam adopted a three-year-old boy through Coram.

Coram welcomes applications from a wide range of cultures, races and religions

Adoptive mum Maire shares the story of how her and her partner Winnie adopted their sons through Coram.

Find out how Karen became a mum to a baby who had a difficult start in life.

Read how Kate and her husband adopted Freddie through Coram Concurrent Planning.