Home-Start Leeds: Supported 147 Families Supported 264 children and young people Held 2 Preparation Courses Had 12 Volunteers complete Preparation Courses Held 15 Learning & Development Sessions for Volunteers Had 81 Volunteers support our work
With Covid-19 still restricting large face to face events we still wanted to organise something special to thank our volunteers for their amazing support and continued contributions. Last week we had these fantastic ‘hug in a box’ packages delivered for not only all our volunteers but also for our wonderful trustees and fabulous staff as …
The next Prep Course due to start on the 8th June 2021 (in the evening) now fully subscribed. Please watch this space for next provisional dates for the Prep Course which is likely to be sometime over the next two months. For further details ring Home-Start Leeds on 01132 442 419 or email [email protected]
There have been good times, when things have turned out well and bad times too, when the ending didn’t turn out as we had hoped. But during all of this, I have received excellent support from many of the co-ordinators. They have always been on the end of the phone, to offer advice, support, and …
During and after pregnancy, women have faced greater likelihood of poor mental health during the pandemic, including anxiety, depression, loneliness and suicidal thoughts, according to a new report commissioned by a coalition of leading maternal mental health organisations. New report raises concerns as services supporting women and babies come under strain. The rapid review of …
Business as usual for us has long involved adapting to and accommodating the increasing and changing demand for the support we provide to families while seeking out the financial underpinning necessary to ensure there is no drop in the quality of that support. The complexity and levels of expertise necessary to continue with excellent service …
We have started to plan changes to service delivery in line with the Government roadmap. The office is now open 9.00am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Most staff have had their second vaccine injection. Our first virtual prep course is going well and we have up-skilled staff members involved with perinatal and safeguarding awareness.
A Big ‘THANK YOU’ from Home-Start Leeds for the grant received from Home-Start UK through the partnership with John Lewis and Waitrose. The monies enabled the scheme to provide an Easter basket of goodies and activities for families. Some quotes from those who took part in the activities: “Thank you so much for the …
We are one of eighteen charitable organisations in Leeds that have been awarded resilience funding and support through Leeds Community Foundation. We aim to use this support to improve our ability to manage the challenge of satisfying higher – and more intense – demand for our services while increasing commensurately the financial resources we need …
Leeds researchers investigating the effects of lockdown on children’s early development were inspired to fund wet weather gear for 28 disadvantaged families after a survey revealed toddlers were missing out on play. Read the full article on the Yorkshire Evening Post…
