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Would you like to volunteer with us? Enquire now

 

Could you spare 2-4 hours a week to support a local family and make a difference that could last a lifetime?

We are looking for people to join our network of trained volunteers. Home-Start volunteers support families with young children in Wandsworth dealing with a variety of difficulties including; post-natal depression, isolation, physical and mental health problems, bereavement or financial worries.

Volunteers work alongside families to give compassionate, non-judgemental, confidential support, tailored to each family. They help families regain their confidence and empower them to build connections with other support services and the wider community to reduce isolation.

As a Home-Start volunteer, you will be given all the training and support to be effective and make a real difference to families in your community. You will also develop transferable skills which can support you in your life, whether that’s at home or at work.

We serve a wide range of families and value diversity among our volunteers. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and with varied life experience. 

Find out more about what our volunteers do by reading our frequently asked questions page here and our volunteer information leaflet.

Why volunteer for Home-Start?

People choose to volunteer for a variety of reasons:

  • An opportunity to give something back to the community and make a difference
  • For better health and well-being
  • To improve self-esteem and confidence
  • A chance to try something new
  • Gain new skills, knowledge and experience 
  • Develop transferrable skills to take into the workplace
  • An opportunity to socialise and make new friends

 

 

Volunteering during the pandemic

During an exceptionally difficult year, our volunteers have been lifelines to so many families and will remain instrumental in helping families adjust as we start to build back to a new normal. We are grateful to our volunteers for their support, understanding and flexibility over the last year. Please watch these short films to see how our volunteers have been supporting families during the pandemic.

Apply now

Simply send us an enquiry using the enquiry form here.

Once we receive your enquiry, one of the team will be in touch to arrange an informal chat with you about your current skills and experience, and to talk you through the preparatory training we provide to our volunteers. The next training course will run early 2023.

Apply now

 

 

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Home-Start Wandsworth is a member of the Home-Start London consortium, which is made up of 13 Home-Start schemes reaching as far as Barnet in the north to Sutton in the south and Redbridge in the east to Hillingdon in the west. Together the consortium members create a larger footprint than they would individually to have a greater impact across London.

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By working with Home-Start Wandsworth you can help make a difference to a child’s life, improving their chances for the future.

Whether you are looking for a Charity of the Year Partnership, or to support us on more of an ad hoc basis, we are confident that we can build a successful partnership and work together to maximise fundraising potential.

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2nd Floor 20-22 York Road,
Battersea, London SW11 3QA
Tel 020 7924 5268

Email enquiries@homestartwandsworth.org.uk
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