Home-Start Babergh Staff

Our energetic and pro-active staff are the link between the Board of Directors and our volunteers. Duties include dealing with referrals, placing volunteers with families, overseeing the running of family groups, liaising and attending meetings with other agencies, seeking and processing funding and grants - and, quite often, volunteering themselves for sponsored activities to raise funds!

They are:-

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Sarah Mann

Scheme Leader

Sarah joined the team during March 2008 and has a wealth of secretarial and administrative experience, including working within the Suffolk Police Authority and at a local school. She was appointed as Scheme Leader in April 2011.

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Jane Farrow

Co-ordinator and Family Group Leader

Jane joined the scheme (then known as Home-Start Sudbury & District) in September 2002 as both Co-ordinator and Family Group Leader. Previously Jane worked with young children in a school environment and now manages our three Family Groups.
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Carol Long

Co-ordinator

Previously a Home-Start Babergh Volunteer, Carol joined the staff during January 2007, becoming Co-ordinator in January 2008. She is a registered Mental Health Nurse and has worked in this field since 2000, after a number of years in General Nursing.
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Alix Brain

Family Group Playworker

A Home-Start volunteer since 2002, in November 2009 Alix joined the staff as our Family Group Playworker. She has already been involved with the Great Cornard Family Group as a volunteer, and will now work with all three Groups, strengthening the support they give to the parents and children who attend.