A quarter of a legal charity’s staff have transferred to Coram’s group of children’s organisations.
At the start of the month, Just for Kids Law (JfKL) transferred its educational, exclusion and homelessness work to the Coram Group, with 12 of its staff moving across.
JfKL employed around 40 people before the transfer, according to the Charity Commission website.
The 12 staff transferring include lawyers and advocates joining Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) or Coram Voice, both based on the charities’ campus in north London.
Anthony Landes, chair of JfKL said: “The pressures and demands on charities are acute and we are pleased that the innovative services and young people led campaigns developed by JfKL will be able to thrive and grow at Coram.
“JfKL is now looking to the future with a new strategic focus on representing children in contact with the criminal justice system, fighting for strategic change in this area, and hosting the Children’s Rights Alliance for England to work with its members in holding government to account on its child rights obligations.”
Carol Homden, Coram Group chief executive, said: “More and more children and young people are having their chances in life blighted by school exclusion and the risks of homelessness.
“Their voices must be heard and integration in Coram of specialist expertise and capacity for legal advice, advocacy and youth people opportunities and campaigns will enable more children and young people to get the fair chance in education and the access to justice that they deserve.”
