We’re there for parents when they need us the most, because childhood can’t wait.
The earliest years make the biggest difference. Home-Start makes sure those years count, so that no child's future is limited
Being a parent can be lonely, frustrating and overwhelming. Home-Start volunteers work alongside families to give compassionate and confidential support
Home-Start's team of trained volunteers make sure a child's early years count. By volunteering a few hours each week, you can transform the lives of young children and their parents in the community
Volunteers are central to the work of Home-Start. They provide invaluable friendship, emotional and practical support to parents in need.
Home-Start is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through their challenging times. We are there for parents when they need us the most because childhood can't wait
The earliest years make the biggest difference. Home-Start makes sure those years count, so that no child's future is limited.
Being a parent can be lonely, frustrating and overwhelming. Home-Start volunteers work alongside families to give compassionate and confidential support
We provide friendship, emotional and practical help to families in and around Winchester because childhood can’t wait.
We are an independent charity affiliated to Home-Start UK, the country’s leading family support charity. Our home-visiting volunteers all have parenting experience and are trained, supported and supervised to Home-Start UK standards.
We are financed almost entirely by private donations. Our service is run by a small, dedicated staff team and overseen by a Board of Trustees.
Making a difference in Winchester & Districts
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Period: 2020 – 2021
Home-Start Winchester and Districts is a local charity which provides friendship and emotional and practical help to parents with at least one child under five years old.
We are an independent charity affiliated to Home-Start UK, the country’s leading family support charity, working within a twelve mile radius of Winchester. Our volunteers have parenting experience and are trained, supported and supervised to Home-Start UK standards.
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By volunteering a few hours each week you can transform the lives of young children and their parents in the community.
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Latest News from Home-Start Winchester & Districts
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APRIL FOOL QUIZ EVENING
April Fool quiz evening.
Friday 1st April at Itchen Abbas Village Hall.
7.30 pm start.
Teams of 6
£15 per head (includes a ploughman’s supper)
Cash bar
Contact Sue Barham on 07776 041574 or email info@home-startwinchester.org.uk
MARCH 2022 NEWSLETTER
Spring 2022: news from Home-Start Winchester Our families – parents and their young children, are at the heart of what Home-Start is about. This newsletter begins with testimony from one of our Mums: “When I was at rock bottom my health visitor suggested...
JANUARY 2022 NEWSLETTER
January 2022: news from Home-Start Winchester We have had a really positive start to the new year. Despite the challenges of Omicron, groups have restarted, Home-Start families are still being supported by their volunteers and the staff team are excited to be working...
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