Home-Start Elmbridge

Who we are

Home-Start is one of the UK’s leading family support charities- its ethos is to help parents build better lives and better futures for their children.  It does this by recruiting and training local parent volunteers to offer practical and emotional support to families in their own homes. Families who are struggling to cope for a variety of reasons. From poverty and isolation through to domestic violence and poor mental health. 

At Home-Start Elmbridge we also run a parenting support group and offer crisis support and counselling when there is a need. We also have specialist carer support workers who help support children and parents throughout Elmbridge with disabilities and additional needs.

Home-Start helps families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them. We support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children. The benefits of our support include improved health and well being and better family relationships.

Home-Start wants to see a society in which every parent has the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life.

 The criteria for our support is:

• The family has a child under five
• They live in the Borough of Elmbridge or in Leatherhead
• The family has a need and would benefit from weekly volunteer support
• The family has given consent for referral (if referred by outside agency)