Cumbria Fostering
Prestigious award win for Cumbria Fostering film
Cumbria Fostering has won two prestigious awards for its participation in ‘Any Of Us’ – a short film encouraging people from all backgrounds to become a foster carer. The fostering film won the ‘Best Collaboration’ and ‘Best Creative Comms’ categories at the comms2point0 UnAwards which recognises excellence in public sector communications at a ceremony held […]
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Achievements of young people in care celebrated at the 10th Annual ‘Celebrating Us’ Children in Care Council Awards
Achievements of young people in care celebrated at the 10th Annual ‘Celebrating Us’ Children in Care Council Awards The incredible achievements and successes of our young people in care were celebrated at the 10th Annual ‘Celebrating Us’ Children in Care Council (CiCC) Awards on Saturday (7 October) at Castle Green Hotel in Kendal. More than […]
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Could you adopt more than one child and help keep brothers and sisters together?
Could you adopt more than one child and help keep brothers and sisters together? Nearly half of the children with a plan for adoption in Cumbria need a home with their brother or sister. What’s more is that they often wait the longest for a loving forever family. The latest research shows that children in […]
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Cumbrian foster carers share their ‘rewarding’ stories in new film to encourage others to come forward to foster
Cumbrian foster carers share their ‘rewarding’ stories in new film to encourage others to come forward to foster A new film launched this week features four foster carers from Barrow, who are all supporting Cumbria Fostering’s latest campaign to find more foster families for children across Cumbria. In the short film, the foster carers share […]
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Cumbria Fostering celebrates the county’s kinship carers during Kinship Care Week 2023
Cumbria Fostering celebrates the county’s kinship carers during Kinship Care Week 2023 Cumbria Fostering is supporting Kinship Care Week 2023, which launches next week, with a campaign to celebrate more than 400 kinship carers across Cumbria who are raising children who are not their own. The vital role played by kinship carers will be celebrated […]
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‘Any of Us’ has the potential to be foster carers
‘Any of Us’ has the potential to be foster carers Powerful new recruitment film and campaign aims to show that ‘Any of Us’ has the potential to be foster carers Cumbria Fostering is launching its latest recruitment campaign across the county with the release of a powerful new film created in collaboration with more than […]
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Cumbria Fostering launches campaign during Foster Care Fortnight
Cumbria Fostering launches campaign during Foster Care Fortnight At the start of Foster Care Fortnight (15 May) Cumbria Fostering service, which works on behalf of Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council, has launched an appeal for more foster carers to help keep children in their local communities. Despite already supporting a community of 275 […]
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Appeal to find more foster carers for children in Cumbria
Appeal to find more foster carers for children in Cumbria A new campaign has been launched across Cumbria to encourage more potential foster carers to come forward in 2022, especially those who can offer long term homes to older children and sibling groups. The pandemic, along with more children coming into care each month, means […]
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