We are Coram, and this is our story

From 1739 to the work we do today, we invite you to travel through time. Explore the story of care, our history and hear the voices of children and young people with experience of care through the ages.

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Our story of care timeline

Explore our timeline to see how care has evolved since the 17th century.

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The Foundling Hospital archive

We are digitising our archives documenting the lives of Foundling pupils from our opening in 1739 up to 1910.

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No Place Like Home: The Story of the Foundling Hospital (Film)

Our documentary film tells the story of the Foundling Hospital and the children who grew up there.

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Disability at the Foundling Hospital

25/10/2023

Volunteers’ Week marks three-year anniversary of Voices Through Time

06/06/2023

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Learn more about the founder of the Foundling Hospital, Thomas Coram. Read more

Thomas Coram

Find out about why the Foundling Hospital was built and the pupils who lived there. Read more

Foundling Hospital

Discover our tokens collection, the largest of its kind. Read more

Our tokens collection

Our documentary film tells the story of the Foundling Hospital and the children who grew up there. Read more

No Place Like Home: The Story of the Foundling Hospital (Film)