Hello! We are Home-start Monmouthshire, and we're here to tell you a bit more about what we do.
We're
one of over 300 local Home-starts spread right across the UK, making
up part of the UK's leading family support charity. We work with
fragile families in times of distress, making them strong again and
preventing crisis. In an ideal world, Home-start wouldn't be needed.
But for many parents, the pressures of family life are simply to
much to cope with alone. There are so many reasons for this,
including: poverty, illness, family breakdowns, isolation, addiction
and physical and mental health issues.
So
what do we do? Well are main aim is to offer support and friendship
to troubled families. We recruit and train parent volunteers to
offer emotional and practical support to families in the comfort of
their own homes. Our volunteers are not there to judge; they are
there to help families in any way they can... even if that's just by
providing a listening ear!
In
the past year alone, Home-start Monmouthshire's 23 volunteers have
worked with 50 families and supported 55 children. Our charity is
always available for new families to take advantage of it's services,
and always on the look out for my volunteers to join our friendly
team!
This
blog will document Home-start's brilliant work and the event's we
hold for the volunteers and families! To find out more about
Home-start's services or how to become a volunteer, log on to
www.homestartmonmouthshire.org.uk.
Take
care! The Home-start Monmouthshire Team!
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