Home-Start Northampton

Welcome to Home-Start Northampton

Home-Start is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age. Volunteers offer regular support, friendship and practical help to families under stress in their own homes, helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown.

About Home-Start Northampton

This Scheme has been supporting families with young children living within the Borough of Northampton for over 26 years. It was started in 1982.

Between April 2007 and March 2008 66 volunteers helped to support 77 families with 193 children. Health Visitors and other health and social service professionals referred many families to us whilst others referred themselves. We have close links with The Camrose Childrens Centre.

We are fortunate in this county to have 6 schemes, which between them cover the whole of Northamptonshire. Each scheme is an independent registered charity that is funded and managed locally. Home-Start UK, the largest charity in the UK supporting families, provides guidance and training for all local schemes to ensure consistency and quality across the country.

The Management Committee has overall responsibility for managing Home-Start Northampton and ensuring it acts at all times within the constitution and the Home-Start Agreement. Membership of the Committee represents a wide cross-section of the community and includes representatives from statutory and voluntary agencies as well as Home-Start Volunteers.

Contact us at:

Home-Start Northampton

Martin House
24 Hazelwood Road
NORTHAMPTON
NN1 1LN

Telephone: 01604 627692
Fax: 01604 235235
Email: admin@homestart-northampton.org.uk

Home-Start Northampton, a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales no. 5836827.

Registered office: Martin House, 24 Hazelwood Road, NORTHAMPTON NN1 1LN. Registered charity no. 1116665.

Patron: HRH Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, KG, GCVO Local Patron: Lady Lowther

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