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“Parents are the secret sauce”

To find out just how important language is you a child's development we spoke to Dr Stephen Hannon,from the LENA Foundation
Big Hopes Big Future: Families are the key to closing Scotland’s educational attainment gap

Home-Start’s new programme Big Hopes Big Future (BHBF), is working to engage intensively with children and families together before school age.
UN Day of Families to be marked by Home-Start

Home-Start UK is marking the UN International Day of Families by holding its first ever newsroom.
Yorkshire Three Peak success for Dunelm team

Congratulations to the team from Dunelm who completed the Yorkshire Three Peak challenge and raised £1,000 to support our work.

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About us

Home-Start is one of the leading family support charities in the UK. We help families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them.
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.
Why volunteer?

When a parent can't cope with whatever life is throwing at them, then their children will suffer. When a family asks us for help, it is a volunteer who makes the difference.
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 support, delivered by a volunteer in a family’s own home, is at the heart of what Home-Start does.
2016 Snowflake Appeal launched

Home-Start launches 2016 Snowflake Appeal after having to turn away thousands of children and families.
Support for volunteers

How we train, support and look after our volunteers.
Senior management team

Home-Start UK employs more than 39 staff. All employees of Home-Start UK contribute to the support given to the network of local Home-Starts throughout the country

Supporting thousands of fragile parents and children every year

This year Home-Start UK wants to transform the lives of thousands of children who are facing tragedy and hardship. And it all starts with people just like you. This is a donation to support Home-Start UK's work across the country, if you want to support a local Home-Start and their work in your community please contact them directly. Read more

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