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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 ...
Volunteer Family Mentors
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Summary
Home-Start Herts is a small, local family charity seeking kind and caring volunteer family mentors to help deliver its support service in Hertfordshire.Detailed description
Home-Start Hertfordshire are seeking warm and welcoming volunteer family mentors with a “can do” attitude and a sympathetic listening ear to support its 1:1 home visiting service to vulnerable families throughout Hertfordshire.
Home-Start Hertfordshire volunteer family mentors offer individual practical and emotional support to families in their own home for 2 - 3 hours a week. Full training will be provided to all volunteers, dates available in September 2024.
Families supported by Home-Start Hertfordshire have been referred due to challenges they have been facing. We offer non-judgemental, tailored support from trained volunteer family mentors so that families can learn to cope with whatever life throws at them, they can gain confidence and give their children the best start in life.
Home-Start also run family groups which provides a safe and supportive environment where families can relax and children and parents can play and socialise.
Training will be provided & DBS checks undertaken. Please get in touch for more information
What we will provide to volunteers
💸 Reimbursement of costsAbout Home-Start Hertfordshire
Children who are raised in a stable, loving, family environment are more likely to have a positive and healthy future. Being a parent isn’t easy and sometimes life can get in the way. Circumstances throw you off course and everything else can take a back seat. A young child caught up in this can miss out on the love, routine and stimulation that are so vital for their future.