Home-Start Angus
There for parents when they need us most, because childhood can't wait
Getting Support
Do you ever feel like this?
Struggling to cope with relationship problems
Having a hard time coping with your or your child’s illness
Isolated and struggling to make friends
Suffering with depression and finding it hard to talk to anyone
Overwhelmed by the loss of a loved one
Tired, unhappy, exhausted
We can help
If you are expecting or bringing up a child under 5 then we can help. We support over 100 young families a year across Angus through our Home-Start volunteers. Our volunteers all have parenting experience – so they understand what you are going through
They will visit you in your own home, usually once a week. You decide what you will do together.
Our Home-Visiting Volunteers
A carefully selected and trained volunteer, who has parenting experience can visit you regularly for 2-3 hours a week in your own home. Our volunteers are there to offer emotional and practical support. Our support is confidential, flexible and responsive to your needs and can include:
- being a listening ear
- adult company
- helping and playing with your children
- giving reassurance
- helping you to find out about and access other local amenities and services
- giving encouragement and motivation
- giving practical help
There are many reasons why you may choose Home-Start. Perhaps you are:
- feeling isolated, maybe with no family nearby and struggling to make friends
- suffering with post-natal depression and maybe finding it hard to talk to anyone about it
- having a hard time coping with your child’s illness or disability
- affected by the death of a family member
- struggling with the emotional and practical demands of twins, triplets or children under 5
- finding it hard to cope with relationship difficulties
- feeling exhausted or depressed
- coping with your own illness or disability
Family Group Support
If you feel meeting other parents and children in a safe environment would help you feel less isolated you could come along to one of our groups. Visit our Family Groups page for more information.
All you have to do is ask
If you think we could help, why not find out more? Talk to your midwife or health visitor or contact us yourself through our contact page.
What happens next?
After asking for our support a member of our staff team will meet with you to discuss linking you with either our home visiting service and/or one of our groups.
Next: Family Groups
We are proudly supported by
NHS
