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  1. About us
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  3. Home-Start in Scotland

Home-Start in Scotland

Our local Home-Starts across Scotland support over 3000 families and nearly 6000 children very year.

Our local community network of over 1000 trained volunteers work with families from before birth through to school age offering compassionate, confidential help to parents when they need us most.

Our focus is on enabling parents and carers to be the warm, consistent and nurturing adults they want to be so that their children get the best possible start in life. Starting in the home our approach is as individual as the people we are helping – on most days of the week you will find teams of great parent to parent supporters involved in activities as diverse as offering one to one support around perinatal mental health problems, increasing breastfeeding through local support groups, getting children outdoors through gardening and messy play days, tackling the attainment gap in partnership with schools, bringing lonely or isolated parents together to forge new friendships and getting dads involved in antenatal workshops.

Home-Start in Scotland brings the Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) approach to life by bringing family support to the parents and carers who need it most because childhood can’t wait.

Home-Start was founded in 1973. The first Home-Start in Scotland started work in Perth in 1984.

Contact us in Edinburgh

Contact us in Edinburgh

Contact details for our Edinburgh office Read more

Published: 14th April, 2016

Updated: 16th November, 2020

Author: Annie OBrian

Find a Home-Start in Scotland

Find a Home-Start in Scotland

Find your nearest Home-Start in Scotland Read more

Published: 25th April, 2016

Updated: 11th June, 2019

Author: Matt Hann

Getting it right for every child

Getting it right for every child

How we work towards Getting It Right For Every Child by supporting parents to cope with adversity and build resilience. Read more

Published: 25th April, 2016

Updated: 11th June, 2019

Author: Annie OBrian

Inspired to give back -  becoming a Home-Start trustee

Inspired to give back - becoming a Home-Start trustee

Hear six from Home-Start trustees who reflect on their trustee journeys and the unexpected benefits to volunteering their time and skills. Read more

Published: 17th December, 2018

Updated: 11th June, 2019

Author: Matt Hann

Our blog

Our blog

Our blog will raise awareness of the need for family support and the difference small acts of kindness make to people’s lives. Read more

Published: 23rd September, 2016

Updated: 18th April, 2019

Author: Matt Hann

Our impact in Scotland

Our impact in Scotland

In the past year Home-Start supported more than 3,400 families, with around 6,600 children in Scotland. Read more

Published: 4th August, 2017

Updated: 25th October, 2019

Author: Matt Hann

Our work in Scotland

Our work in Scotland

Across Scotland families work with volunteers in many ways. Find out more about the different ways families work with us. Read more

Published: 25th October, 2017

Updated: 18th April, 2019

Author: Matt Hann

Volunteer stories

Volunteer stories

Home-Start’s team of trained volunteers are there for parents when they need us most. Our volunteers give families the right help at the right time, and in a way that suits them. Read more

Published: 31st May, 2018

Updated: 17th January, 2020

Author: Matt Hann

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    NHS England announce new maternal mental health hubs

    Home-Start welcomes new hubs but says more must be done to support the mental health of women and families during the perinatal period including more resource for community practitioners and the volunteer workforce.

  • Thank you for your interest in volunteering

  • Home-Start welcomes the Start for Life Review

    Home-Start welcomes the Start for Life Review

    Home-Start is urging the government to make tangible commitments to parents following the publication of their 'Start for Life' review into the first 1001 days of a child's life.

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  • Find your Home-Start

    Find your Home-Start

    Find your nearest Home-Start using our online map.

  • About us

    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.

  • Work for Home-Start UK

    The people at Home-Start are its most important resource. Home-Start UK has been accredited with Investors in People since March 2005, which recognises the commitment we give to developing our staff. Please find below current vacancies within Home-Start UK.

  • Find a Home-Start in Scotland

    Find a Home-Start in Scotland

    Find your nearest Home-Start in Scotland

  • Find a Home-Start in Northern Ireland

    Find a Home-Start in Northern Ireland

    Find your nearest Home-Start in Northern Ireland

  • Find a Home-Start in Wales

    Find a Home-Start in Wales

    Find your nearest Home-Start in Wales

  • Make a referral

    Make a referral

    We receive referrals from health visitors, GPs, social care and child care practitioners as well as those involved in mental health services, education, early years and probation.

  • Ways to volunteer - home visiting

    Help parents and their children by visiting them for a couple of hours a week in their own homes.

  • Home-visiting

    Home-visiting

    Starting in the home, our approach is as individual as the people we’re helping. No judgement, just compassionate, confidential help and expert support.

  • Ways to volunteer - other helping hands

    From play groups to fundraising balls and social events, there are many opportunities for willing hands.

Because childhood can't wait

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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Published: 19th March, 2015

Updated: 20th January, 2021

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