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.
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)
Cumberland Council has planted a series of trees across the region in a symbolic gesture of unwavering commitment to care experienced young people as they enter adulthood.
Adjusting to independent adult life can be a major challenge for young people leaving foster or council care. Cumberland Council has launched an innovative hub to help young people start their futures on the right track.
Cumbria Fostering is pleased to announce that Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council are among five local authorities to receive funding of more than £1m to boost foster carer recruitment in the region.
The incredible achievements of our young people in care and those who support them were celebrated at the 10th Annual ‘Celebrating Us’ Children in Care Council (CiCC) Awards on Saturday
Cumbria Fostering is supporting Kinship Care Week 2023, which launches today, Monday 2 October, with a campaign to celebrate more than 400 kinship carers across Cumbria who are raising children who are not their own.
