Throughout the last year we have continued to work alongside vulnerable families offering volunteer-led support to parents, helping them change their families lives for the better. Our preventative, early intervention approach acknowledges that every parent should have the support they need to give their children the best possible start in...
The Duchess of Cambridge this week met with two of our families to listen to their experiences of how Home-Start Wandsworth has supported them, before and during lockdown. Irma, who has a 21 month old son said, “I feel she genuinely cares and sees the importance of charities like Home-Start....
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50 and dads with mental health problems during the perinatal period are up to 47 times more likely to be at risk of suicide. Campaigner, author and founder of International Fathers Mental Health Day, Mark Williams...
We are looking for a confident and flexible administrator to join our team and play a vital role in the smooth running of our operations. As we are a small, committed team, this role would suit someone who identifies with our charitable work supporting children and families in Wandsworth to...
The board of Trustees for Home-Start Wandsworth will hold an Annual General Meeting of at 6.30pm on 15th September 2020. Those standing for re-appointment as Trustees are as follows: Linda Hayllar Laura Lewis Jamie Fergusson The meeting will be held by virtual attendance to consider, and if thought fit,...
The Babies in Lockdown report produced by Home-Start UK, Best Beginnings and the Parent Infant Foundation captures the experiences of over 5,000 families who responded to the online survey. The findings highlight the lack of support for families and the inequalities in babies’ early experiences. Evidence shows that...
We are delighted to be featured in the National Lottery Community Fund’s Insights section. Thank you to Sarah, our Bump to Baby Coordinator, Carey, our Hub Coordinator and Lisa a Home-Start Wandsworth volunteer for their insightful and eloquent interviews. “That group is very comfortable with each other, I think because...
We were forced to suspend our volunteer training course in March because of Covid. Our latest cohort of volunteers had finished seven out of the ten training sessions before lockdown was imposed. With no definitive date as to when face to face group training can start again, we made the...
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....
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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