Home Start - Edinburgh

Brief description:

Home-Start volunteers visit families once a week for a couple of hours in their own homes, supporting parents in situations as diverse as isolation, bereavement, multiple births, illness, disability or who are just finding parenting a struggle. They provide non-judgemental practical and emotional support and help build the family’s confidence and ability to cope.

Organisation name:

Affiliated to Home-start UK

Type of break:

Befriending

Care needs catered for:

Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Carer Support, Dementia, Drug or Alcohol Misuse, Hearing Impairment, Infirm and Elderly, Learning Disability, Medical Condition, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual Impairment

Ages catered for:

Children, Young People, Adults, Older Adults

How do people access your service:

Self refer or referrals accepted from social workers, GP or any other agency. This service specifically covers Leith, Lochend, Craigentinny and Portobello only, i.e. North East Edinburgh.

Full service description:

Home-Start Edinburgh provides support to parents with young children at home, and recruits and trains volunteers to provide this support, Additionally, as part of its on-going programme, HSE runs regular parent and children groups and arranges social events for referred families. Being a parent, whatever your age, background or other circumstances, isn’t always easy. This coupled with other pressures in life such as illness, stress or financial worries can make parenting even more difficult and overwhelming. Home-Start visits families once a week for a couple of hours in their own homes, supporting parents in situations as diverse as isolation, bereavement, multiple births, illness, disability or who are just finding parenting a struggle. They provide non-judgemental practical and emotional support and help build the family’s confidence and ability to cope. All of our volunteers are trained over a 6 - 8 week period, are checked under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) legislation and have parenting experience.

Organisation providing this information:

VOCAL

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