Christmas and New Year information
Find out all the information you need about our services over the Christmas and New Year period. This includes our opening times, waste collection days, and how to contact us out of hours.
Become a foster carer
Get support if you're thinking of fostering or you are a foster carer of a child or young person.
Children and young people need to be looked after by Cumberland Council for all sorts of reasons. Many looked after children have not had the positive family experience that most children have, but all it takes is one foster carer to make that difference. By becoming a foster carer with Cumbria Fostering you could give a child the loving home they deserve and help to shape their future.
People from all walks of life can become foster carers. Your background, life skills and experience can help support the children and young people you care for. If you have room to spare in your home and a lifestyle that has room for a child, then why not become part of Cumbria's biggest family?
Get the support you need
Our Cumbria Fostering website provides information on:
- how to enquire or apply to be foster carer
- the steps it takes to become a foster carer
- what support is available
- the different types of fostering