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Family stories:  Helping Anna overcome domestic abuse

Domestic abuse will affect one in four women, and one in six men in their lifetime. In our latest podcast, Anna shares her story and explains how Home-Start Greenwich supported her.


Family stories:  “We had to learn to be parents, we didn’t have to learn to be blind.”

Hetal and Will have both been blind since childhood. But they found that it was when they had children that the new challenges of parenthood meant they needed a little extra help. In this podcast, they explain how a volunteer from Home-Start Greenwich has transformed life for them and their children.


Volunteer Stories: Overcoming loneliness and isolation in Scotland

One of the issues families face wherever they live is loneliness and isolation. In our latest podcast we learnt about the different causes of loneliness in two very different communities.


Volunteer stories: “It’s just like an extended family, you know?"

Families in Wakefield have been working with volunteer, Jackie, for more than 13 years. We spoke to Jackie about why she volunteers for Home-Start, as well as hearing from staff members and trustees about what the new challenges faced by families and the local Home-Starts they work with.


Family Stories: Helping one family cope when their life was turned upside down.

Naneh and her husband lived an ordinary life until, without warning, their world was turned upside down. Thankfully, Naneh came across Home-Start and was matched with a volunteer called Sue. Together with Sue’s help, Naneh and her husband were able to move forward and were finally able to start rebuilding their lives.


Volunteer stories: Lois, Sam and Andrea talk about their volunteer training course

Lois, Sam and Andrea are new volunteers for Home-Start Glasgow North, and they are being set questions by Amanda to find out more about how their training has prepared them to meet their first family.


Family stories: Magadi and Beverly talk about their relationship and life-changing support

Magadi was experiencing postnatal depression. After a visit to the GP, she was put in touch with Home-Start Camden who introduced her to Beverly. Together Beverly and Saiqa from Home-Start Camden helped Magadi to gain more confidence and to get better.


Volunteer stories: Naomi And Juliette from Camden talk about supporting families

Naomi is in her 20s, Juliette is in her 80s and in this episode of our podcast they share their experiences of volunteering and supporting families in one of the most diverse communities in the UK.


"Families are the secret sauce" - talking language development with Dr Steve Hannon

Home-Start are partnering with the LENA Research Foundation to launch a programme around language and early childhood development. In this conversation, Dr Steve Hannon explains why hearing language is so important to children, and how the LENA Research Foundation project helps.


Published: 15th August, 2017

Updated: 12th March, 2021

Author: Matt Hann

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