Why do families need Home-Start?
In an ideal world there wouldn’t be any need for Home-Start Friends, family and communities would support those young parents who, for a variety of reasons sometimes find it difficult to cope with the problems life throws at them. But life isn’t ideal – or easy – and more families than ever before need our help. As well as the age-old problems that have always confronted children and parents – illness, disability, bereavement and lonliness – we at Home-Start Newham increasingly support teenage mothers, single fathers, refugees, asylum-seekers and those affected by poverty, abuse, violence, drugs and social isolation. The outcomes can often be spectacular thanks to the unique and very personal way in which Home-Start works – parent-to-parent volunteer support in a family’s own home. All parents know those early years before children go off to school are vital in a child’s development and that children thrive in a secure and happy environment. At Home-Start we believe parents have the ke
