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Contact us on 020 8487 8500 or email info@homestart-rkh.org.uk to get support
Supporting you and your family
Being a parent is never easy. Without support, families can feel alone or isolated.
We are here to offer compassionate, confidential support to families facing difficult challenges, such as:
- Emotional health difficulties, like post-natal depression or anxiety.
- Struggles with financial problems, relationship challenges, or poor housing.
- Parents finding the early years of their children’s lives tough and needing some extra help.
- Caring for children with disabilities or developmental delays.
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Supporting you and your family
Being a parent is never easy. Without support, families can feel alone or isolated.
We are here to offer compassionate, confidential support to families facing difficult challenges, such as:
- Emotional health difficulties, like post-natal depression or anxiety.
- Struggles with financial problems, relationship challenges, or poor housing.
- Parents finding the early years of their children’s lives tough and needing some extra help.
- Caring for children with disabilities or developmental delays.
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Parents supporting parents
As a local volunteer based charity, we really understand families and our local communities. We support families who:
- Have at least one child under the age of five, including mums-to-be in the third trimester of pregnancy.
- Live in the borough of Richmond, Kingston or Hounslow.
All our volunteers are parents themselves or have parenting experience. We carefully match one volunteer to each family and they offer support once a week. Whether it’s a listening ear, sharing ideas, or connecting families with helpful resources, our volunteers are here to help navigate the challenges and celebrate the joys of family life.
We offer a variety of support options to suit different family needs, including home visits, ‘walk and talk’ sessions, telephone support, and family play-and-support groups.
How to get help
If you are a family with at least one child under five you can ask for our help in any way that is best for you.
To have an initial chat and find out if this service is right for you, you can click the ‘Get support for myself’ button below, telephone us on 020 8487 8500 or email info@homestart-rkh.org.uk. You can also find out more about us from your Health Visitor, Midwife, GP or Family Support Worker/Social Worker, or ask a friend or family member to contact us for you.
If you are referring a family to our support or are ready to ask for help, please click on the ‘Refer a family for support’ button and complete the online form.
A member of our team will be in touch soon to talk your situation through.
Family group sessions
Our family group play and support sessions are held every week during term-time at Children’s Centers in Richmond, Kingston and Hounslow. During the sessions we sing songs, tell stories, play games and have fun.
The groups provide a safe and nurturing environment for families to share parenting ideas and support one another, and all the activities are carefully designed to foster children’s development and confidence.
Interested in joining one of our sessions? Call us on 020 8487 8500 or drop us an email at info@homestart-rkh.org.uk.
Testimonials
We have no local family support and are first time parents. I experienced post-natal anxiety, which significantly impacted me and my family. This was a much needed support and I very much appreciated all of the advice, reassurance and time of the Home-Start staff and volunteer.
I am so grateful for your calls…your work makes a difference!
Your support is invaluable. Knowing that you will call, knowing that you care, makes me feel so much stronger.
Your calls are such a lifeline. I can’t tell you how helpful it is just to be able to talk things through each week, to have someone to listen.