Since the launch in 1993 the charity has gone from strength to strength and supported hundreds of children and families across the Carlisle and Eden districts of Cumbria. In 2017 the charity set up a family support service in the Workington area, where numbers of families at Early Help were typically high. The charity has […]

The work of the charity wouldn’t be possible without the hard work and dedication of our fantastic board of trustees, a committed team of staff and our amazing volunteer network. Over the years many individuals, through passion or circumstance have come forward to give their time to helping families in their community. Our home-based support […]

A board of Trustees was formed to oversee the strategic direction of the charity and lead on community projects. Their main objective was to help struggling families in the best way possible and create a happy and safe environment for children to grow up in. Working in partnership with other leading professionals in the public […]

From the start, one of the main challenges faced by families in crisis living in East Cumbria was the lack of local service provisions and the rural isolation they were challenged with due to the natural geography of the region. It was decided that whilst the objective of the charity was to provide a long […]

Cumbria Family Support was first set up in 1993 when a group of leading practitioners in Health and Social Care identified a need for a community service that could offer longer term support for families experiencing challenges. Their vision for such a service would help to create resilient families, a safe and happy environment for […]