Our Services

Parent to Parent

We are currently accepting referrals for Families based City Wide in Leeds who need support to:

  • Improve child’s behaviour- build resilience and coping strategies, bonding with parent, enjoy play, social interaction with peers and other adults.
  • Reduce isolation through volunteer support to enable access to social activities and health appointments.
  • Improve child’s health and wellbeing to include healthy eating and exercise, self-awareness

Families are encouraged to develop independence through Volunteer support. 

Parent to Parent is looked after by Hannah, Kacie and Michelle. Parent to Parent is funded by the Big Lottery Community Funding.

Parenting Courses

We are currently funded to provide a number of Parenting Courses to support Leeds Families with children age 11 years and under – these can be offered in small groups or on a one-to-one basis. Parents attending Courses will:

  • Build on their understanding of and learning about positive parenting skills 
  • Be able to understand possible barriers to positive parenting and know how to act 

Parent Courses are looked after by Michelle.

If you you or someone you support would benefit from attending courses on ‘Early Years 0-4 years’ or ‘Primary years 5-11 years ‘ please contact us.

Parent Courses are funded by the Lightbulb Trust and Leeds Community Foundation

Perinatal Service

To promote and support the importance of early attachment by educating and empowering families who feel low in mood, stressed following a birth of their baby.

The Perinatal Service is looked after by Nicola and Jade.. Perinatal is funded by Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service / NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Car Board

Dad Matters Leeds

Dad Matters Leeds supports Dads to have the best possible relationship with their families.

Dad Matters Leeds is looked after by Mohammed. Dad Matter Leeds is funded by Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service / NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Car Board

Community Dads Leeds

Community Dads Leeds supports Men/Non-Birthing partners to have the best possible relationship with their families from the following Leeds communities: 

the City’s Deprived communities  from Communities of Culture with an emphasis on Dads from ethnic minority backgrounds  LGBTQIA+ Communities Non-Birthing Partners

Community Dads Leeds is looked after by Mohammed. Community Dads is funded by the Flint family Fund and Leeds Community Foundation.

Leeds Doulas

Home-Start Leeds is developing a Douala Service for Leeds.

The service will support Mum 6 weeks either side of baby’s birth – the service will be referral only through Leeds Maternity Services. We are currently supporting Women who have been Trafficked or who are living in a Refuge

Leeds Doulas is looked after by Nicola.

Please note we are only taking referrals on an exceptions basis – please call to discuss

Family Ties (inc New Start Support)

Launched in January 2023 our new service supports:

  • Kinship Carers – non-parents including Grandparent, Siblings and Friends looking after non-birth children
  • Reunification Parents – parents being reunified with their children after a period of time in Kinship or State Care.
  • New Start Parents – supports parents during pregnancy when there are concerns in relation to the care, safety and well-being of the infant, particularly those subject to a ‘Child and Family Pre-Birth Assessment’.

Family Ties is looked after by Clare and Rachel. Family Ties is funded by Reaching Communities Lottery Funding

Dad Matters Calderdale

Home-Start Leeds has been commissioned to provide a Dad Matters service across the Calderdale Council area.

Dad Matters Calderdale will support Dads to have the best possible relationship with their families.

Dad Matters Calderdale is looked after by Matthew. Dad Matters Calderdale is funded by Calderdale Council

Families Through the Gate

Families Through the Gate is a Pilot Project funded for 2 years to help Home-Start Leeds diversify its offer to Leeds Families.

The service with support three groups of Women:

  • Women leaving a ‘Mother & Baby Unit’ and returning to Leeds
  • Women being reunited with their children after time in Prison 
  • Women with a child whose partner is in Prison 

This is a referral only service via Prison Authorities, Prison Chaplaincy and Jigsaw at HMP Leeds. We will also be working with Leeds Beckett University through a ‘learning partnership’ for students.

Families Through the Gate is looked after by Nicola. Families Through the Gate is funded by Leeds Community Foundation