Home-Start St Helens
There for parents when they need us most, because childhood can't wait
Getting Support
Home-Start St Helens may be able to help by offering you volunteer home visiting support if you:
- live in the Borough of St Helens
- have one or more children under the age of 19
- are in need of a little extra help
“You have been my lifeline during Covid 19 – I felt so alone, isolated and struggling to cope with 3 young children … thank you so much for helping me. I don’t know where I would be without you.”
There are many reasons why you may choose Home-Start. Perhaps you are:
- feeling isolated, maybe with no family nearby and struggling to make friends
- suffering with post-natal depression and maybe finding it hard to talk to anyone about it
- having a hard time coping with your child’s illness or disability
- affected by the death of a family member
- struggling with the emotional and practical demands of twins, triplets or children under 19
- finding it hard to cope with relationship difficulties
- feeling exhausted or depressed
- coping with your own illness or disability
A carefully selected and trained volunteer, who has parenting experience can visit you regularly for 2-3 hours a week in your own home. Our volunteers are there to offer emotional and practical support. Our support is confidential, flexible and responsive to your needs and can include:
- being a listening ear
- adult company
- helping and playing with your children
- giving reassurance
- helping you to find out about and access other local amenities and services
- giving encouragement and motivation
- giving practical help
If you are a parent looking for support, please phone us on 01744 737 400 or visit our Contact Page to ask for a referral form. The form is simple; you can complete it yourself but please phone or call into our office if you need help with this or ask someone else such as your GP or health visitor to do it for you. The information you provide will help us ensure that the support you receive is appropriate and effective.
Once we receive your completed referral form we will contact you and arrange to visit to discuss what issues your family is having to deal with, what support is needed and how we may be able to help you. Home-Start St Helens is an independent and confidential volunteer service – we only support you at your request.
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