Home-Start Babergh offers one to one, personalised support for parents with at least one child under five years of age.
We provide support in two ways:
- Home visits, by our trained volunteers.
- Family Groups, run by our trained staff and volunteers, where parents can meet with those of other young children.
Home-Start Babergh is one of several regional "Home-Starts", operating within guidelines established by the parent organisation, Home-Start UK.
Home-Start Babergh consists of a board of directors, a staff, managed by a Senior Co-ordinator appointed by the board, and a team of volunteers who, in the main, visit families in their homes. All have undergone training appropriate to their individual roles, and all conform with child protection guidelines and legislation.
Our patron, Sheila Ravenscroft, writes:
"I was first made aware of Home-Start via a friend who was involved in setting up Home-Start Mid Suffolk, near my own home, and it struck me what an important organisation it is. The support Home-Start Babergh provide for so many families who are finding everyday life difficult to cope with is invaluable. Home-Start Babergh helps so many families throughout the area, who for one reason or another, need someone to turn to. Having raised four children myself, I realise that even with the largest support network it is not always the easiest of tasks! If, in being a patron of a charity that does such good work, I can be of any benefit to Home-Start Babergh then I am most enthusiastic to step into that role."
