Family walks in the park

Our group activities have always been popular with our families. They enable families to come together, chat and relax in a safe environment. Our families tell us that our warm and welcoming group activities have helped them feel less isolated, more confident around new people and better able to cope....

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Christmas has come early

We are so grateful to Ayesha Daud and her family who kindly donated some fantastic toys, games and puzzles to Home-Start families in Wandsworth, Merton and Kingston following the closure of the family toy business. Our families are going to be thrilled to receive them. Thank you Ayesha.  ...

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Mind the Dad – A new support service for fathers

To address the gap in support for fathers, the Anna Freud Centre, has set up ‘Mind the Dad’, a new early intervention and preventative service for fathers, experiencing mental health and parenting difficulties in the perinatal period. Mind the Dad focuses on dads who feel they could benefit from support...

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BBC launches Tiny Happy People in the UK

The BBC has launched Tiny Happy People, a five-year initiative backed by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, to support parents and carers in developing the language and communication skills of 0-4 year old children. Tiny Happy People is here to help parents get their little one babbling and...

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Volunteering for Home-Start Wandsworth through the pandemic

Whilst we have suspended our home-visiting service because of the Coronavirus pandemic, our volunteers have continued to support families remotely and more recently, in person outdoors following social distancing guidelines. Covid-19 has brought new challenges to families that were already struggling to cope. Our volunteers are here to support families...

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