Pam has been a volunteer for 12 years and, until her retirement in 2021, she also held a senior role in a London Investment Bank. Since retiring she has kept busy, setting up a volunteer gardening group, Purley in Bloom, also volunteering at another local park. She...
Volunteering is in the family for Amber as her Mum was a Home-Start volunteer for many years. Now that her three children are a bit older Amber has found the time to follow in her Mum’s footsteps and completed the Home-Start Preparation Course in Spring 2022. When...
Fiona first came across Home-Start 20 years ago when her daughter was a baby. She was struggling with her own mental health and was referred to Home-Start for support. Now Fiona works for Sutton Mental Health Foundation and volunteers for Home-Start Sutton, drawing on...
Hello, I’m mum to a 17 month old boy.While I was pregnant I suffered severe pregnancy sickness alongside depression. I became very isolated and then suicidal; I made plans to end our lives. As part of the subsequent support I received I was referred to...
Coraline was born with with Down’s Syndrome and two holes in the heart. Her parents didn’t anything about Down’s Syndrome when she was born. Bev and Tracy from Home-Start UK have helped to give Coraline the best start in life by supporting her and...
The issue Family X consisted of a mother, father, a 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter. The mother was referred by a health worker as being depressed and having difficulty in going out. The family were very isolated and had a limited support network. It was felt...
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