Home-Start Publications
Home-Start produces a variety of publications, from annual reviews to research findings and from leaflets about volunteering for us to information for professionals wanting to refer families for support.
The following publications are available as pdf files for you to download.
Click here to download the latest free version of adobe reader to download the documents below.
About our work | |
| Home-Start UK has used the information available from schemes, plus evidence from a range of other reports and evaluations to convey in one document the distinctive nature of the Home-Start approach and the difference it can make for children, families, volunteers and communities. |
About Home-Start Leaflet - English About Home-Start Leaflet - bi-lingual Welsh Family Leaflet - English Family Leaflet - bi-lingual Welsh Volunteer Le aflet - English Volunteer Leaflet - bilingual Welsh Referrers leaflet | Leaflets for people needing to know more about Home-Start's work, for families needing support, for people wanting to find out more about volunteering, and for referrers who want to know more about getting Home-Start support for their clients. |
Growing Up With Home-Start - English Growing Up With Home-Start - bi-lingual Welsh | Our latest corporate brochure featuring family stories, statistics, and detailed explanations of Home-Start's work across the UK. |
Family Matters (Issue 1) May 2007 Family Matters (Issue 2) March 2008 | Home-Start UK's supporters' newsletter. |
Home-Start statistics 2005/06 Home-Start statistics 2006/07 | Our latest statistics showing the numbers of
families and children we support, our volunteer numbers and a breakdown
of why families say they need our help. |
Annual reports | |
Annual Report & Accounts 2006/07 Annual Report & Accounts 2005/06 Annual Review 2005 Annual Review 2004 | Annual Reviews and Report and Accounts |
Research & Guidance | |
Learning from Families - England and Wales Report Learning from Families - England and Wales Report Summary | Shows that Home-Start plays a pivotal role in preventing problems that socially excluded families face by helping parents cope, and reducing the impact of their difficulties. |
Volunteer Research - Armbands in deep water | A summary of research into Home-Start's home-visiting volunteers |
| International publication - Home-Start Australia and the
Assessment Care and Evaluation Postnatal Depression Service based at the John Hunter Hospital in New South Wales | |
A beginner's guide to children and families' workforce development | The basics of what you need to know and where to go to find out more. Written by Zoe Munby of Home-Start and published by the National Council of Voluntary Childcare Organisations. |
See www.home-start-int.org for international / transnational Reports.
If you would like to obtain hard copies of any of the above reports, please contact the Communications Department.

The scheme helps us to meet our targets and contributes greatly to the community; I only wish we had more money to offer them.
A funder in the South West



