Home-Start West Somerset

The Old Coach House
Martlet Road
Minehead
TA24 5QD

01643 707304
office at homestart-westsomerset dot org dot uk
ali at homestart-westsomerset dot org dot uk
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How we can Help

Who can Home-Start help?

If you are mum, dad or carer with a child under five, and are finding things tough at the moment, you can ask for free help.

Our volunteers help parents going through difficult times including:

What do volunteers do?

A Home-Start volunteer will visit you regularly (usually once a week for a couple of hours) and offer:

Who are the volunteers?

A volunteer talking to a mother and child

Home-Start volunteers are people from different backgrounds and vary in age, but all have parenting experience. They:

Many of our volunteers have been helped by Home-Start themselves.

Will anyone else find out?

Home-Start support is confidential. Personal information about you and your family is not disclosed to anyone outside Home-Start without your consent, except where there is a concern about the safety or welfare of a child.

What if I change my mind?

You choose whether or not to accept Home-Start support and can change your mind at any time. A volunteer will only visit on your invitation.

What Next?

If you are a family with at least one child under five you can ask for help. To find out if Home-Start can help you can: