Would you like to volunteer with us?
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.
What training will I receive?
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. Our on-going training programme helps prepare you to support families in their home, covering a range of topics including mental health, child development, boundaries and safeguarding.
Applications for our Spring training course are now closed but we are taking enquiries for our Autumn course, which starts on Thursday 11 September 2025 and will run every Thursday until Thursday 6 November 2025 (excluding Thursday 30 October) from 9.30am till 2.30pm.
Over the next few months, we will be hosting a series of online and face to face events to learn more about volunteering with Home-Start. These will run on:
Tuesday 29 April (online) 19:30 – 20:15
Tuesday 20 May (online) 19:30- 20:15
Tuesday 17 June (Battersea Arts Centre) 10:30 – 11:15
There will be plenty of opportunity to learn more about the vital role that our volunteers play in transforming the lives of the families that Home-Start supports and to ask any questions that you might have. Please complete the enquiry form below to find out more.
Register your interest
Who can volunteer?
If you have parental or any other experience with young children and can spare 2-4 hours every week to visit a family in their home, then we would love to hear from you. You don’t need qualifications – all you need is a willingness to help, empathy, enthusiasm, reliability and a little time.
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.
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 that lasts a lifetime
- For better health and well-being
- Improved self-esteem and confidence
- Chance to try something new
- Gain new skills, knowledge and experience
- Develop transferable skills to take into the workplace
- Opportunity to socialise and make new friends
