Operations Manager- Full time Salary NJC grade 26 – 30, starting at £29,636 per annum Based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire Home-Start Hertfordshire is a dynamic voluntary organisation resulting from the merger of six locally based Home-Start schemes. The current organisation is in its sixth year of service delivery. Through our volunteer Family Mentors we support […]
Home-Start Herts Operations Manager, Maggie Charles, discusses how we adapted our family support services during this pandemic and the positive impact we have made during these very difficult times. If you would like to make referral please follow this link; https://www.home-startherts.org.uk/contact-us/ […]
On the weekend of 15/16th August people all over the UK will be joining in with My Prudential Ride and raising money for the UK’s charities. Who you join in with is up to you; join in by yourself, with a friend or with children in a family unit. You can also choose your challenge, distance and mode of transport at […]
Many of the families we support were already struggling with mental health, isolation and anxiety, and we have seen some of them pushed to absolute breaking point. Our real concern now is about what happens as lockdown eases; we know there are families who will have silently fallen apart behind closed doors, we also know […]
Every Sunday at 7pm, Home-Start supporter and famous voice-over artist Bob Golding has been entertaining children whilst reading a bedtime story and due to popular demand the stories will now be live twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays at 7pm. Bob is excellent at engaging children and magically transports them into a whole new world with his […]
Fundraising for all charities is a challenge at the best of times and at Home-Start Hertfordshire we rely on the revenue generated from our public events to boost our revenue. People have sky-dived, participated in the Pancake Race, cycled, attended quizzes and enjoyed a Murder Mystery Evening, digging deep in their pockets to support the […]
In light of the current situation with Coronavirus and advice from government, Home-Start has taken the decision to suspend all home-visiting and family groups with immediate effect. Volunteer Mentors will offer their Home-Start families weekly telephone support. Volunteer Managers will continue to keep the Volunteer Mentors updated with any information from the families. Group Leaders […]
Covid-19 Advice Please be sure to follow these common sense precautionary measures to reduce the spread of the virus: Do • cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze • put used tissues in the bin straight away • wash your hands with […]
Another fantastic Pancake festival! This year we had a record 30 teams turn out to race in what were reasonably good weather conditions, in fact the best in the last four years! The races started off relatively relaxed, but as expected, soon became competitive as teams qualified and went through to the semi-finals. The crowds […]
Home-Start are recruiting Volunteer Mentors to support families across Hertfordshire. If you are a mum, dad, grandparent or carer then you may have the skills we are looking for. Our 6-8 week course will give you the skills and information you’ll need to support families. Click image to enlarge. […]