Home-Start Runnymede and Woking
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Do you know about the Healthy Start scheme?
If you're more than ten weeks pregnant or have a child under the age of four, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk. If you're eligible for the NHS Healthy Start Scheme, you'll be sent a Healthy Start card with money on it that you can use in...
Great directory and source of information
Surrey's Family Help Hub Have you used this service? Are you aware of the guidance, advice, information and directory of local services aware here? It's only new , but already this hub has an amazing amount on it! If you click on "all categories" once you are on...
Surrey Wellbeing Partnership
Looking after everybody including yourself Surrey Welbeing Partnership have a very useful Facebook page which contains ideas and advice on different aspects of family wellbeing. Take a look by clicking on the button below
Hungry Little minds
Ideas for different age groups from Hungry Little Minds Many little things light up hungry little minds. Kids take everything in, and even the smallest things you do with them can make a big difference. They love it when you chat, play and read with them, even when...
Surrey’s Family Help Hub
Help is at hand We all need a bit of help sometimes, especially when managing the highs and lows of family life. Surrey's Family Help Hub is a brand new service to help you find useful information, advice and support for those times when you need it. It's starting...
Baker Izzy makes the local press!
Izzy, our star baker, who baked cupcakes and sold them in the run up to Christmas to raise money for St. Peter's hospital and for Home-Start Runnymede & Woking was this week featured in the Woking News & Mail for her efforts. Once again - WELL DONE Izzy...
Lonliness is a real issue for so many parents
There's nothing worse than feeling alone Many parents struggle with feelings of loneliness and isolation. You don't need to physically alone to feel loneliness either. The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have launched a campaign to try to help...
Never too young to Care!
Izzy's great idea that resulted in £550 for Home-Start! She wanted to do something to raise money for the NHS and for Home-Start so she decided to make and sell cupcakes. She initially aimed to raise £100 to share between the two charities, half...
What a powerful explanation of what Home-Start schemes across the country do!
This video highlights exactly what Home-Start schemes across the country do. It is in the words of children, parents, referers, volunteers and Home-Start staff. It is a really powerful message. Have a watch - it's only short.......
Do you know about Dad Matters?
Dad Matters is a Home-Start Project, based in Greater Manchester, but have numerous resources that are available nationally. They aim to help dads have successful relationships with their families, and to support dads with anxiety, stress and mental health issues....
Explore a supportive online mental wellbeing community with Qwell.
Qwell provides a safe and confidential space to share experiences and gain support from their online community and their qualified professionals. The team of professionals aims to provide early response to emotional wellbeing as well as emerging mental health needs...
OLIO
A food sharing app for your community Have you come across OLIO? It is a way of linking neighbours and local businesses to share food that would otherwise be wasted thus reducing food waste and helping people at the same time. It is completely free and operates...
‘Simply Fun’ activities for home
Here are some simple, fun activities to help keep the little ones engaged and amused while at home: 1.Scavenger hunt;Look for something that is:Hard, Soft, Rough, Smooth, Bendy, KnobblyCollect 3 things which fit these descriptions. 2.Bean Game;Each time you call out...
Video calling tips
Video Calling Tips Video Calling can never be as good as Face-to-Face interaction but there are ways of trying to make sure that it is as positive an experience as possible for all involved. The button below will take you to an article on the "Tiny Happy People" BBC...
Book Trust
Sharing a love of Books Sharing a book of any sort with your child builds a bond through the sound of your voice, your undivided attention and the joy of sharing. Book sharing can start as soon as your baby is born or, indeed, even before that! The Book Trust is...
