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Home-Start is a local community network

Home-Start is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support. We help families with children under five with practical and confidential support.

Being a parent can be lonely

Being a parent can be lonely, frustrating and overwhelming. Home-Start is there for families when they need it the most, because childhood can't wait.

The earliest years make a big difference

The earliest years make a big difference. Home-Start helps to make those years count, so no child's future is limited.

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We’re there for when parents need us the most, because childhood can’t wait.

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Welcome to Home-Start Bradford District

Home-Start Bradford District is an independent charity committed to promoting the welfare of families with young children and providing volunteer-led support in families’ own homes. We know how hard it can sometimes be to raise a family: there are good times and there are not so good times, and we can all need a helping hand from time to time.

We offer help to families when they need a bit of extra support. This could be through:

  • weekly visits to the family home from a trained volunteer, providing emotional support and practical advice in the areas each family needs
  • weekly group sessions exploring parenting skills and providing mutual support and advice from other parents
  • telephone support from a trained volunteer offering advice and helping to engage with other services as necessary.

All families referred will receive an initial assessment visit to explore what support would best suit the needs of the family.

We also run Dad Matters in Bradford, helping Dads better understand their baby, their role as a dad and how the transition to fatherhood may affect them and their family.

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Welcome to Home-Start Bradford District

Home-Start Bradford District is an independent charity committed to promoting the welfare of families with young children and providing volunteer-led support in families’ own homes. We know how hard it can sometimes be to raise a family: there are good times and there are not so good times, and we can all need a helping hand from time to time.

We offer help to families when they are struggling. Trained volunteers visit families on a weekly basis, providing emotional support and practical advice in the areas each family needs.

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Another lovely Connecting Families Group session today with a focus on nature and wellbeing.🌧️ Even though the rain kept us indoors, it didn’t stop us from having a wonderful time. We got creative making bird feeders, 🐦 planted some cress seeds, 🌱made beautiful leaf pictures, 🍃 sang lots of songs, and enjoyed a relaxed atmosphere filled with laughter and chit chat 💬A huge thank you to our lovely volunteers who helped out: Anam and Rachael - we couldn’t have done it without you!We also sent our mums and volunteers home with some positive word searches and mindful colouring sheets, which everyone was excited to try out 💕And how lovely is this — one of our bird feeders is already proudly hanging in a family’s garden 🐦‍⬛ ... See MoreSee Less
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Mohammed is at Farcliffe Family Hub this morning for their birth registrations to meet new dads.Dad Matters Bradford Dad Matters UK Home-Start Bradford District FYI Bradford District Bradford West Family Hub ... See MoreSee Less
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