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About your local Home-Start

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Welcome to Home-Start Hull

Home-Start Hull is a voluntary organisation offering both practical and emotional support to families with at least one child under five living in Hull. Since 1982, our team of home-visiting volunteers, who all have parenting experience themselves, have been supporting families once a week for 2-3 hours.

Our volunteers are carefully recruited, checked, trained and supported by our experienced staff team. Along with our core work, we have some exciting projects which allow us to offer further support to families in our community.

We are here to support you when you need it most. We know that a child’s early years are irreplaceable and we want to help you make the most of these precious moments.

Home-Start Hull is part of the Home Start UK network. To find out more about the Home-Start network please visit www.home-start.org.uk

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Helping families in Hull since 1982

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We’re here for parents when they need us the most

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Discover Volunteering

Our volunteer driven support makes us totally unique, could you be our next volunteer?

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Why volunteer for us?

Over the last 52 years, Home-Start volunteers have improved the childhoods of 1.5 million children

Volunteer opportunities

Check out the various roles Home-Starts offer so that you can support families and children in your community.

Family Voices

She has supported me to put tools in place to help me with my mental health and anger outbursts. I feel better for it and I’m a lot happier which is making my children happier too.

Home-Start Hull Parent

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QA Assessment 2025 Staff and Volunteers

Home Start Hull are thrilled to have achieved a very good outcome for the Quality Assurance Self Assessment 2025 – Staff and Volunteers. A very good outcome is achieved when all indicators are fully met by the narrative and supporting evidence. Our volunteering offers…

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Cups and Scoops

Cups and Scoops

Now Weekly! Every Saturday at Cups and Scoops  dads with under 2’s can look forward to a hot drink and butty in a safe space. Perhaps you want to chat with other dads about the upcoming World Cup, or just have a few hours to yourself whilst the little ones play. Our…

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Help us change a child’s life

Fundraise for us

By supporting Home-Start, you are helping us change the lives of children across the UK. There are many ways for you to get involved, whether it’s making a donaiton, asking your friends and family to sponsor you in a challenge, getting your business involved or running your own event.

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Resources for parents

we can help you regain confidence and be the parent you want to be. Find out more about some of the areas we can help with.

Support for parents

Being a parent has never been easy. It can be lonely, frustrating, heart breaking and over-whelming. All parents struggle at one time or another. You are not alone. Home-Start’s expert staff and trained volunteers work alongside families just like yours to give non-judgmental, compassionate and confidential support.

Celebrating Dads

Celebrating Dads is back!

Celebrating Dads is back! On 27th June 10:30- 2:30 we’ll be at The Deep Education Centre alongside other incredible organisations, providing support and advice to dad’s and families in a fantastic setting! This is a FREE event with refreshments and activities, but…

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QA Assessment 2025 Staff and Volunteers

Home Start Hull are thrilled to have achieved a very good outcome for the Quality Assurance Self Assessment 2025 – Staff and Volunteers. A very good outcome is achieved when all indicators are fully met by the narrative and supporting evidence. Our volunteering offers…

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Home-Start’s expert staff and trained volunteers work alongside families just like yours to give non-judgemental, compassionate and confidential support

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My volunteer has really helped me to be more confident, I can now catch a bus with both of my children and not feel anxious.

Home-Start Hull Parent

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With thanks to our supporters

Hull Health and Care Partnership
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