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Cumbria Fostering & Adoption is asking residents to find out more about both routes to building their family during LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week

Foster with Us, the dedicated support hub for Cumbria Fostering, is embarking on an exciting journey across Cumbria to raise awareness of the critical role foster carers play in transforming the lives of vulnerable children.

A new scheme to support looked after children, foster carers and their families has been launched in Cumbria.

Fostering can mean everything to those involved. That is the message of Cumbria Fostering’s emotive new short film, created in collaboration with over 100 councils.

Cumbria Fostering is supporting Kinship Care Week 2024 (7 to 13 October) with a campaign to celebrate more than 400 kinship carers across Cumbria who are raising children who are not their own.

Cumberland Council launched a new social media channel aimed at reaching younger people this week to help promote the voices of young residents. The channel aims to help young people be heard and so they can understand their rights and the choices available to them.

Cumbria Fostering & Adoption service is asking members of the LGBT community in Cumbria to consider whether they could change the life of vulnerable children through fostering or adoption, ahead of Cumbria Pride on Saturday (21 September).

Local business leaders and MPs joined forces at the inaugral event on Friday 6 September to launch the Enrichment Fund. Together, they raised over £54,000 to make a lasting impact for Cumberland’s cared for and care experienced young people.

A new recruitment hub has been launched to recruit urgently needed foster carers across Cumbria and Lancashire.

Cumbria Fostering’s foster carers are sharing their special ‘fostering moments’ in a new short film and on social media, during Foster Care Fortnight (13 to 26 May)