There are many opportunities for volunteering within Home-Start, both working directly with families or supporting those who do.
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Volunteering for Home-Start
At the heart of our charity are our home-visiting volunteers.
We have 15,611 men and women who volunteer to visit parents at home,
giving emotional and practical help. These volunteers must have
parenting experience and, before they are matched with a family, go
through a training programme.
We also have around 2,400 other volunteers who help run our local Home-Start Schemes - they will have all sorts of skills including:
- general business management
- financial and legal expertise
- IT knowledge
- human resources experience
- PR & media skills
A further 2,510 people volunteer in countless different ways running toy libraries, being a driver for a scheme or doing voluntary fundraising.
The volunteers who manage our Schemes are called trustees and they also receive special preparation for their role with Home-Start.
All areas of volunteering are very rewarding...but don't take our word for it - read the personal experiences of some of our home-visting volunteers and of our volunteer trustees for schemes and for Home-Start UK
Can you help?
If you'd like to become a volunteer:- Find out about our Real Parents recruitment campaign
- Find out about our We're Asking trustee recruitment campaign
- Contact your local Scheme to find out about other volunteering opportunities
- E-mail volunteering@home-start.org.uk or
- Contact our freephone information line on 0800 068 63 68
- email us and let us know what kind of volunteering you want to do, and what your postcode is.
- Read our volunteer leaflet
- Contact do-it.org.uk for specific volunteering services in your area
