Home-Start Runnymede and Woking
There for parents when they need us most...
Because childhood can't wait
What People Say
“Thank you for so much-I think you are an amazing lady and you have made such a difference in my life.”
“That’s the kindest thing anyone has done for me for a very long time!”
“To sum up what my Home-Start volunteer means to me, is a much happier, less stressed family.”
“Thank you so much for all your help and support. You really have changed our lives and we will never forget you.”
“Giving up your time has made a huge difference to us and has made some difficult times so much easier.”
“It’s so lovely to feel that somebody is on our side and is thinking about what is really best for our family and for all of us.”
“Our volunteer has become a real friend. so many services only offer short term help but our volunteer comes every week and has done for quite a while now so they have got to know us.”
“She was such a great listener and it felt like meeting an old friend every week. Something we all looked forward to and really needed. We can’t thank or recommend Home-Start and their team enough! We will never forget what they did for our family and the time we needed it the most”.
“She has been incredible, the bond she made with my daughter is amazing. She has been a god send and the best help”
“We were recommended to Home-Start and I can honestly say that it was a life changer. From the moment they got in touch the empathy and support was outstanding”.
“Home-Start, in conjunction with the Health Visiting Team, helps to support isolated families in developing and building relationships with their children, thus improving family outcomes.”
“Home-Start fulfils a crucial role in supporting families at the early stages so that statutory services are not always needed. Sometimes they work alongside us with a family and sometimes they provide the bridge at the end of our involvement.”
“Home-Start are able to give families far longer term support than we can. It’s good to know the family are still being supported when we have to pull out.”
“Home-Start is excellent. It is wonderful to have something to refer families to in their time of need. Given at the right time it has a huge impact for children and their families. the outcome for this particular family clearly improved their health and wellbeing”.
“I joined Home-Start as a volunteer because I wanted to give something back to society, but now that I have been with my family for a year, I realise how much it means to me. I have found something I am good at and it really makes me feel better about myself.”
“I know that people would expect the families I’ve visited over the past years to express some gratitude, but the reverse is true; I owe the families far more!”
“I love being involved with the families I work with. We have such fun and you can see them relaxing and beginning to open up and to laugh and smile again”.
” I have found my volunteering to be a perfect way to give something back whilst still being able to do the school run and work part-time. It really is only an hour or so a week and it means so much to someone”.
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