Home-Start Herefordshire

Welcome to Home-Start Herefordshire
Making a difference for families in Herefordshire since 1982

Home-Start believes that children need a happy and secure childhood and that parents play the key role in giving their children a good start in life and helping them to achieve their full potential.

Home-Start Herefordshire is an independent charity which offers support, friendship and practical help to families who are experiencing stress and finding it hard to cope and have at least one child under five years of age.

Home-Start offers a unique service. We recruit and train volunteers who are usually parents themselves to visit families at home and offer them informal, friendly and confidential support.

"Home-Start raises self-confidence, improves social networks, reduces difficult behaviour on the part of the child and improves physical and mental health”

Every Child Matters Government Green Paper.

Home-Start has been helping families in Herefordshire since 1982 and has gathered strong evidence that the home visiting volunteers make a real difference to the lives of families throughout the county. Last year we supported 176 families with the help of 68 volunteers.