Residents across Cumbria are being encouraged to consider fostering as part of Foster Care Fortnight (11–24 May 2026), the UK’s largest awareness-raising campaign for foster care
Cumberland Council is moving forward with a major investment in new, council run children’s homes to ensure that children and young people in care grow up closer to the people, places and communities they know best.
This January, Cumbria Fostering is launching a county-wide initiative to challenge the misconceptions that prevent potential carers from stepping forward.
As Pride Month unfolds across the UK, Cumbria Fostering & Adoption is encouraging members of the LGBTQ+ community to consider becoming foster carers or adoptive parents.
This Foster Care Fortnight (12- 25 May), Cumbria Fostering is calling on local people to consider fostering by sharing the stories of our incredible foster carers in a new short film.
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.
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.
