Home-Start UK

How to volunteer

Find out how to volunteer for your local Home-Start, whether you want to be a home visiting volunteer, a trustee, or a fundraiser. Read more
How we work with you

Being a parent can be lonely, frustrating and over-whelming. Home-Start volunteers work alongside families to give compassionate and confidential support Read more
About us

Home-Start is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through their challenging times. We are there for parents when they need us the most because childhood can’t wait. Read more
Because childhood can't wait

The earliest years make the biggest difference. Home-Start makes sure those years count, so no child's future is limited.

Donate here to support Home-Start UK’s work around the country. To support a local Home-Start, you can find their details here. Read more

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£7 could help a child’s parents get their first visit from the volunteer who could change their lives

£22 could help us support a child so they don’t miss out on early speech and language skills

£42 Could help give five volunteers everything they need to ensure the children they work with are ready to start school confident and happy

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We're there for parents when they need us the most, because childhood can’t wait.

Get support

We work with you to build on your strengths and give you the support you tell us you need.

By volunteering just a few hours each week you can transform the lives of young children and their parents in your community.

A child’s earliest years are the most important. Home-Start wants to make sure those years count. Can you help us?

27,000	families supported each year
96%	of families more able to cope with isolation
£7	could fund a family's first visit

Home-Start co-ordinator recognised in New Year’s Honours

Denyse Walker, Co-ordinator at Home-Start Lakeland in Northern Ireland has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s 2020 New Year’s Honours List. Read more
A call to action for families

Home-Start call on new Government to commit to ensuring that all families are supported to give children the best start in life. Because childhood can't wait. Read more
Volunteering Stories: “Thoughts from a new boy on the block!”

Taking those first steps to volunteer for Home-Start can be filled with uncertainty and you may have a lot of questions. Michael Baim, a volunteer for Home-Start Central Bedfordshire, has been volunteering for six months now, supporting families in his local area. Click here to read more about his perceptions half a year later. Read more