We would like to thank Laura Lewis, our outgoing Chair of the board of trustees enormously for her incredible hard work and dedication over the last seven years. Laura played an instrumental role in the formation of Home-Start Wandsworth and her expertise in fundraising and developing the strategy saw it...
When Sue’s family asked me to speak at her funeral on behalf of Home-Start Wandsworth, I felt deeply honoured but petrified in equal measure. Petrified, because I was convinced I had that condition called glossophobia, which is an intense fear of public speaking. As I was preparing for the speech,...
We are very proud to announce that our bid for a new round of funding from Big Lottery was successful. This means, along with strengthening our existing work, we can invest in the development of some exciting new projects. Feedback from our families, their volunteers and our partners helped us identify two specific areas...
It is with a sad heart that we inform the community that the founder and manager of Home-Start Wandsworth, Sue Winter left us peacefully on Thursday 11 May at 4am. Sue died after a long struggle with cancer. She will be greatly missed and fondly remembered for all the wonderful work she did...
Could you or someone you know spare a few hours a week to make a difference to a family? Could you use the knowledge and experience gained from looking after your own family, along with up-to-date training, to support others who are struggling? Volunteers are central to our work at...
We are thrilled to have secured funding to launch our Bump to Baby Pilot project. Supported by the Wandsworth Grant Fund and the Big Lottery Fund, this programme will extend our home-visiting work to support families through pregnancy, the birth experience and postnatally. Support will focus on perinatal mental health, parent-infant...
We are very excited to announce our new partnership with Battersea Arts Centre (BAC). This partnership will allow us to host our HSW family hubs at the Bee’s Knees from Monday 20th February. We set up the family hubs to work alongside the one-to-one weekly family visits with volunteers, to provide parents...
On 22 November 2016 we hosted our fundraiser of the year, the Home-Start Wandsworth annual Quiz in Wandsworth Town Hall’s Civic Suite, to raise funds to support local families. Our first quiz eight years ago was held in a small restaurant on Northcote Rd with just under 50 people. This year...
We were so lucky to have such an amazing group of local celebrities join us at our annual carol service in December at St Anne’s Church, and we are pleased to announce that we raised nearly £8,000 to help support local families in need of help. The evening heard heartfelt and entertaining...
