Parents Supporting Other Parents - a simple idea that really works!
Home-Start Guildford has been supporting local families across the Guildford Borough for over 25 years.
We're a non-judgemental organisations that helps any parent who is struggling, for any reason. Some of those reasons may include; multiple births, mental health, an abusive partner, isolation, mental or physical handicap, or the pressure that loss of employment brings to a family.
What we do
Our charity provides a preventative service that aims to support families who are struggling by offering regular volunteer support to parents with at least one child under the age of 5, usually referred to us by Health Visitors.
We provide one-to-one support for parents. Our volunteers visit the family’s home for a couple of hours every week. They tailor-make their support to the needs of the parents and children. Volunteers are very committed and will keep visiting until the youngest child turns five or starts school, or until the parents feel they can stand on their own two feet. Parents and volunteers often develop a deeply trusting relationship which can lead to powerful change within the family.
We also run two family groups for referred families, one in the Pirbright Community Centre and the other in the Guildford Family Group, Hazel Avenue.
Our values
We offer families choice
We work in partnership - with each other, with families and with other agencies,
We work in a spirit of openness, encouragement and enjoyment
We are flexible and responsive to the needs of families.
Volunteering Opportunities for Home-Start Guildford
There are several ways that you can help in a voluntary capacity:
by supporting a family as a home-visiting volunteer
by helping at one of our Family Groups
by joining the Trustee Board
by becoming a Friend of Home-Start Guildford
Please see the volunteer roles listed for more detail: MyImpactPage - Voluntary Action South West Surrey - Search Volunteer Opportunities by Organisation - Home-Start Guildford (betterimpact.com)
Volunteering Opportunities for Home-Start Waverley
There are several ways that you can help in a voluntary capacity:
Please see the volunteer roles listed for more detail: MyImpactPage - Voluntary Action South West Surrey - Search Volunteer Opportunities by Organisation - Home-Start in Waverley (betterimpact.com)