Fostering

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Calls for LGBTQ+ families in Cumbria to adopt or foster a child

Cumbria Fostering has stated that there is a shortage of families looking to adopt a child in Cumbria.

6 Mar

Couple urge people with 'loving' homes to consider fostering

There are record numbers of children in care but the number of people willing to look after them is falling.

12 Jan

Cumbria partners with 80 other local authorities to produce fostering film

There are currently 765 children in care in the county with just 250 foster carers available.

20 Oct 2023

'I am gay, I am autistic, I'm single' - foster caring and why it is for anybody

Husband and wife given lifetime achievement award for fostering work

Cat rescue charity 'desperate' as 105 pets still waiting for fosterers

Disability no obstacle to adoption, says new mum with best Christmas gift

'Game changing' foster care 'hubs' expand on South Tyneside after success

'Noisy, boisterous but amazing' - an adoptive parent's remarkable story

Man says his life was 'transformed' by being fostered with his brother

Fostering heroes: The couple in their 80s who've raised more than 70 children

New report reveals Covid is keeping children in Hertfordshire in care for longer

Social housing tenants in Guernsey can now apply to be foster carers

Fosterers in the region use lockdown to highlight desperate need for fostering

Teenager writes touching letter of thanks to foster carer