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Home-Start offers support, friendship and practical help to families with young children across Clackmannanshire.
Home-Start offers a unique service, recruiting and training volunteers, who are parents themselves, to visit families at home who have at least one child under 5 to offer informal, friendly and confidential support ...read more

Referrals

Thinking of making a referral?

Are you a first time referrer? You may be interested in looking at our booklet A Referrer's Guide to the UK's leading family support service.

Families are also able to refer themselves

Once a family has been referred and a referral form has been completed, Home-Start Clackmannanshire will arrange to visit the family to discuss their needs and answer any questions they may have.

Home-Start Clackmannanshire will then 'match' the family as quickly as possible with a suitable volunteer, who will be introduced to the family and will visit weekly at an agreed time for as long as there is a need.

Reasons for referral

Referral reasons vary - sometimes there is more than one reason for referral. However, they often include one or more of the following:

  • Multiple births
  • Disability/ill health
  • Loneliness/isolation/new to the area
  • Depression/post natal depression
  • Help with parenting skills
  • Relationship problems
  • Domestic abuse

The help offered will vary according to the specific needs of the family. Friendship, talking, listening, playing with the children, helping in the home or accompanying the family on outings or for appointments may all be offered. The length of time that a volunteer offers support will also vary, with some families only needing support for a short time whilst others may need help for much longer.

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Home-Start, a company limited by guarantee
Patron: HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy, GCVO
Registered Charity No: SC011370, Company No: SC280850