Once again this year, Cumbria County Council is supporting LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week (March 2-8) by holding a number of information sessions around the county.

Foster carer Esther Palliser, from Penrith, is encouraging people to find out more about the rewarding role as part of the council’s latest fostering recruitment campaign.

Cumbria County Council launches its latest foster carer recruitment campaign with an information stand at Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary on Friday (January 17) from 11am to 1pm.

Maryport's Wendy and Lee Towers, who have fostered for Cumbria County Council for nearly eight years, won the 'Foster Carers of the Year' Award on Saturday (5 October) at the Children in Care Council (CiCC) Awards at Barrow’s Furness Academy.

With nearly two thirds (65 per cent) of children in care in Cumbria aged over 10, the county council has launched a new campaign in Kendal to target a particular shortage of foster carers for older children and teenagers.

Eden District Council is the latest employer to sign up to Cumbria County Council’s Fostering Friendly Employer initiative.

In its latest foster carer recruitment campaign Cumbria County Council is keen to highlight the many different types of fostering, which can fit with different lifestyles.

Cumbria County Council is running a number of fostering information events across the county during Foster Care Fortnight, which takes place this year from Monday May 13 to Sunday May 26.