We’re there for parents when they need us the most, because childhood can’t wait.
The earliest years make the biggest difference. Home-Start makes sure those years count, so that no child's future is limited
Being a parent can be lonely, frustrating and overwhelming. Home-Start volunteers work alongside families to give compassionate and confidential support
Home-Start's team of trained volunteers make sure a child's early years count. By volunteering a few hours each week, you can transform the lives of young children and their parents in the community
Volunteers are central to the work of Home-Start. They provide invaluable friendship, emotional and practical support to parents in need
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
The earliest years make the biggest difference. Home-Start makes sure those years count, so that no child's future is limited
Being a parent can be lonely, frustrating and overwhelming. Home-Start volunteers work alongside families to give compassionate and confidential support
Making a difference in Gloucestershire
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Number of Children Supported
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Period: April 2022- March 2023
Welcome to Home-Start Gloucestershire
Home-Start Gloucestershire is a consortium of three local Home-Start charities that provide emotional and practical support to parents with at least one child under five years old. The consortium is made up of Home-Start North and West Gloucestershire, Home-Start Cotswolds and Home-Start Stroud and Gloucester. Between these three Home-Starts, families throughout the county are able to access help and support.
We are three independent charities affiliated to Home-Start UK, the UK’s leading family support charity. Our volunteers are all parents or have parenting experience, and are trained, supported and mentored to Home-Start UK standards.
Our aim is to provide early support to families who are facing the challenges and stresses of family life, including a wide range of difficulties such as isolation, low self-esteem, physical and mental health issues.
We work alongside parents – in their own homes or at one of our groups – to help raise their self-confidence and their ability to cope in an increasingly pressured society. Our key emphasis is on parents helping parents.
Our home-visiting service is unique; we recruit and train volunteers who then provide informal, friendly and confidential support to families at home who have at least one child under five. We also run a wide range of groups across the county (see below to visit our individual websites).
To help give children the best possible start in life, Home-Start supports parents as they grow in confidence, strengthen their relationships with their children and widen their links with the local community.
Whilst all Home-Start schemes are guided by the same principles, each is an autonomous unit, individually registered with the Charities Commission, and with their own local management committee responsible for their own funding.
Home-Start Gloucestershire exists to facilitate some county wide projects involving all three of our local Home-Start charities.
Visit your nearest Home-Start in Gloucestershire
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