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Support from Home-Start Hull

Befriending is offered at times of stress by trained volunteers who work towards increasing the confidence and independence of parents.

Being a parent has never been easy. It can be lonely, frustrating, heart breaking and overwhelming.

Life-changing events can happen to anyone. That is why Home-Start Hull is ready to support families through their toughest times.

Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside you to help you to overcome the challenges you are facing. We work with you to build on your strengths and give you the support that you tell us that you need.

Our support is for an initial period of 6 months, after which we will review with the family.

How to Get Help

Home-Start support is completely free, you do not have to pay for any of our support and it is entirely voluntary.

It might be suggested to you by a health visitor, a doctor or another professional but it is entirely up to you if you want to work with Home-Start.

We are very experienced in matching families with volunteers who we think will understand your situation and be able to work with you. If either you or the volunteer is not happy you can end the relationship and try another match.

All of our support is confidential. You don’t have to tell anyone that you are being supported by Home-Start, and we will never tell anyone else unless you say that we can.

There are two versions of the form, one you can edit using MS Word, the PDF version you can print and fill in.