Home Start Cymru is a charity committed to empowering parents to make sustainable changes and build resilience, together with guided support from our team of trained volunteers and staff.
We work alongside families offering compassionate and confidential support, tailored to suit the family.
We run charity support services across the majority of local authority areas in Wales working as a team, with parents and carers, providing emotional and practical support. For more information on how to access family support, scroll down to the bottom of the page.
How we help
We offer support to parents and carers in a number of different ways:
- Home Visiting
- Community Support
- Peer Support
- Group Support
- Targeted Support Programmes
In addition to our core support, we offer specialised support through various additional projects. These include specific services in certain areas of Wales and cover the following services:
Neurodivergent support
We provide staff-led targeted 1:1 support for families on the neurodivergent pathway, including ongoing peer group support. Information is shared with families as well as signposting to existing services for more specialised neurodivergent support.
Behaviour Management
Qualified staff deliver targeted sessions to support parents to understand their child’s behaviour challenges and explore ways to manage it. Sessions are delivered with both the parent and child.
Peer Support Groups
We facilitate group support sessions where families come together, share experiences, and build social connections. These groups address specific topics or challenges, allowing parents to learn from one another and provide mutual support.
Refugees/Asylum Seekers
We offer 1:1 staff support for families seeking sanctuary. Families are supported to identify support networks in their communities, build wider and healthy relationships and support their children to transition into education. Ongoing support is offered by volunteers.
Housing and Financial Support
A specific project to support families with housing challenges, as well as financial maximisation guidance. Our family housing support is delivered by trained staff in Wales.
For more information on where these services are, email: info@homestartcymru.org.uk