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Read all of our latest news from Home-Start schemes and Home-Start UK.


2012

April

Thank you to all our runners in the 2012 London Marathon

Home-Start supports 'Benefits Awareness' month after successful Maximising Income project with Turn2us

Channel 4 News special report shows Home-Start's work with increasing numbers of families reaching 'tipping point'.

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March

Home-Start beats Team GB to the Olympic stadium!

Home-Start North Dorset has its official launch

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February

The Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund praises Home-Start's work

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January

Home-Start is chosen as the charity to benefit from parenting journalist's new book

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2011

December

Home-Start is invited to Brixton Prison to promote our service to prison families

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November

Home-Start volunteers become shop mannequins for the day as part of a GAP fundraiser

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October

Scotland's Children and Young People Commissioner visits Home-Start Glasgow South

Home-Starts across Birmingham plummet thousands of feet to raise vital funds.

Calling all budding authors! Can you put pen to paper and help raise money for Home-Start Bridgwater?

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September

Home-Start Bristol get a visit from the Lottery bosses

A 500 mile trek across the Pyrenees for Home-Start Stafford & District

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July

Over £9,000 raised for Home-Start from BBC Radio 4 Appeal

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June

Frank Field gives interview after visit to Home-Start Wirral

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April

A Home-Start volunteer says her volunteer training helped save her little boy's life

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March

We speak out about the impact of funding cuts on ITV1's Tonight program

Home-Start speaks at two big society conferences

Home-Start St Mellons will be doubling its support to families, thanks to a £249,800 Lottery grant

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Feb

Actor David Jason confirms that he will present our BBC Radio 4 appeal

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Jan

Home-Start's inaugural lecture success

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2010

Nov

Vote for Home-Start to be Morrisons' charity of the year

Home-Start Calderdale start first ever bilingual voluteer training, thanks to a Children in Need grant

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Oct

Nine Home-Starts across England secure almost £2 million of Lottery funding

Home-Start fundraising t-shirt now on sale!

From Scotland to South Africa, Home-Start support is far reaching...

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Sept

South Korean delegates visit Home-Start Southern Oxfordshire

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Aug

Lands' End and Home-Start announce winner of t shirt competition

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July

Home-Start's latest young fundraisers

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June

Home-Start Shepway is awarded almost £500,000 for its work with victims of domestic abuse

Two new mums drop 100 feet to raise money for Home-Start

Home-Starts in Staffordshire celebrate their 25th anniversary in style

Home-Starts across the UK celebrate National Family Week 2010

Home-Start celebrates its volunteers during Volunteers Week

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May

We have nine places left for the Royal Parks Half Marathon

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April

Lands' End launcht-shirt competition to support Home-Start

Home-Start families will receive books as part of National Bookstart Day

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March

Nine Home-Starts awarded over £2.5 million from the Lottery

Home-Start Westminster's tea party at No 11 Downing Street

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February

Home-Start supports new grandparenting website, 'BeGrand'

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January

Three Home-Starts are awarded £3000 each from the Young Philanthopy Initiative

Famous Faces help raise £8,000 for Home-Start Richmond

Chief executive of Home-Start UK recognised in New Year’s Honours

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2009

December

150 Bikers kick-start Home-Start Melton & Rutland's Christmas celebrations 

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October

Home-Start Chorley meet Gordon Brown

Andrew Strauss donates Ashes cricket bat to Home-Start Ealing

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September

Team Home-Start raise over £1,000 at the Do It For Charity 5k run

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July

Five Home-Start's win Sainsbury's charity of the year

Lift those cushions and help raise funds for Home-Start

Home-Start runners limber up for the Royal Parks Half Marathon

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June

An OBE and an MBE for Home-Start trustee and manager

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May

Home-Start mum, Lisa Graham wins regional and national Family Learning awards

Nominate your local Home-Start for Sainsbury's 'charity of the year'

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April

Toyota give Home-Start South Derbyshire a garden makeover

Home-Start supports the UK's first ever National Family Week

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March

Use Everyclick as your internet search engine and raise money for Home-Start

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February

"The things I will do for my mum!" says son of Home-Start's chief executive

Home-Start manager has work recognised by 10 Downing Street

Home-Start volunteer's work is recognised by TAMBA

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January

Home-Start needs 20 runners for the Royal Parks Half Marathon

Buy once and give twice for Home-Start

Home-Start launches a new scheme in Lincolnshire

Home-Start Newark employee receives an MBE

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2008

November

Home-Start Ricmond volunteer raises £6,500 from Carol Concert

Home-Start Hull is awarded a three year grant from Lloyds TSB Foundation

Buy tickets for Home-Start UK's 2008 Carol Concert

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October

One of Home-Start's regional consultants takes part in both the Great Runs

Journalist flies in from Japan to find out more about the work of Home-Start

Home-Start staff are invited to the Labour and Conservative party conferences

Four Home-Start supporters take part in the Royal Parks half marathon

Sandra Alexandra takes part in two half marathons

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September

Home-Start parent is crowned Dad of the Year (Home-Start Caerphilly)

Home-Start Deeside volunteer delivers baby (Home-Start Deeside)

Home-Start, Rome and an old banger!

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August

Watch our three films: volunteers and families tell their stories in their own words

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