About Home-Start
Who we are
Home-Start West Northants is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age and living in the West Northamptonshire area.
Home-Start West Northants was formed through the merger of Home-Start Daventry and South Northants and Home-Start Northampton in April 202
Our volunteers offer regular support, friendship, and practical help to families, under stress, in their own homes, preventing family crises and breakdown.
Our support is informal, friendly, and confidential; delivered through carefully selected and prepared volunteers, who are parents themselves. Home-Start believes that children need a happy and secure childhood and that parents play a crucial role in giving their children a good start in life, helping them achieve their full potential.
Through the offer of support, friendship, and practical help to parents with young children, Home-Start West Northants supports parents in growing in confidence, strengthening their relationships with their children, and widening their links within the local community.
Helping families in West Northants since 1996
Families helped
Children supported
Volunteers
What we do
With the help of volunteers, Home-Start West Northants offers support, friendship, and practical assistance to local families. We are committed to making our service as accessible as possible to the many diverse communities we work with and to families who find it difficult to reach out for support for themselves, for whatever reason. We work in partnership with families to develop confidence, positive relationships with their children and widen links within the community. We ensure that the resources are sustainable and of the highest quality to provide our services to families and support volunteers.
Areas we cover
We support families living across Daventry, Towcester, Brackley and Northampton regions in West Northamptonshire.
“Home-Start raises self-confidence, improves social networks, reduces difficult behaviour on the part of the child and improves mental and physical health” – Every Child Matters Government Green Paper.
Case studies
Nyree’s story
I began to struggle after my baby was born and was referred to Home-Start by my Health Visitor. I had never heard of Home-Start before. The...
Claire’s Story
I needed Home-Start support because I felt alone with 2 little boys, my family being a long way off and my husband working long hours. I was...
Current vacancies
If you are interested in any of these opportunities please contact us
Family support volunteers
Our Volunteers are trained and given expert support from our staff team so that they can provide the best support for parents and their children.
Through a careful matching process, Home Visiting Volunteers can build a strong and trusting relationship with a family they may go on to support for many months.
We help families from all backgrounds through their most challenging times and just a couple of hours a week can transform the lives of parents and their children.
Our Volunteers provide non-judgmental, compassionate and confidential support, giving families the right help at the right time and in a way that suits them.
By volunteering your time and experiences for just a few hours each week you can even change lives, including your own. We know from research the benefits to our volunteers; in developing new skills, building confidence and relationships and also supporting training and placements for work and study.
Visit our Volunteer Page for more information and get in touch.
Become a Home-Start Trustee
Home-Start West Northants is an independent local charity and being a trustee is all about the governance of the charity. Could you help plan and oversee how we will support families in your community?
You’ll have a wide range of duties and be responsible for making the charity effective, providing overall direction and maintaining sound management of funds. If you have any of these skills:
- general business management
- financial or legal expertise
- IT knowledge
- human resources experience
- PR and media skills
- knowledge of family support issues in the community
then we’d love to hear from you.
To find out more please contact us
Our Leadership Team
Together, they ensure we’re here for families when they need us most, that our volunteers are trained and supported and that our service remains effective, reaching as many in our communities as possible.
Zoe Reynolds – Manager
Krystina Stevens – Office manager and administrator
Kerrie Purr- Lead Co-ordinator
Aimee Emmett- Coordinator
Natalie Smith – Co-ordinator
Jessica Cardosa- Group Coordinator
Anna Kryvenko- Family Support Worker
Heidi Galway- Family Support Worker
Our trustees
Our Board of Trustees, like other volunteers, give their time and experience to make our organisation the best it can be.
Our Board is responsible for setting the direction of our organisation, strategic decisions, governance, legal compliance and leadership. Working closely with the Manager and the staff, Trustees are essential to the operation of our charity.
Anyone interested in bringing their skills and experience to our Board is invited to make contact with our Chair to discuss any opportunities or to express an interest in future vacancies.
Julia Halliwell- Chair
Wayne Lawrence- Safeguarding
Chris Lofts- GDPR
Serena Di-Rienzo
Fiona Seymour
Ruth Curzon
Di Cripps
Patron: Dr Johnny Wake – Courteenhall Estates
Patrons – Ollie Sleightholme and Lucy Sleightholme
Home-Start West Northants Complaints Policy
Home-Start West Northants is committed to developing the quality of its services. The Complaints Procedure enables referrers, volunteers, families being supported by Home-Start West Northants and other stakeholders and to make complaints about the service and to have their complaints considered.
If you are dis-satisfied with Home Start West Northants
Contact the administrator on 01604 627692 or enquiries@homestartwestnorthants.org.uk, or download the documents in this section in the adjacent panel.
- You will receive a complaints policy explaining the process.
- Complaints form
- Return the form either to the administrator or by post to PO Box 7950, Towcester, NN12 9BX
All complaints received will be reported to the full Board of Trustees.
Please find in the adjacent panel, two buttons that will download the form, one is a PDF file for printing the other one is MS Word which you can edit and send to us. The third button is the Complaints Procedure document which is in PDF format. This will open in a new window. Close the window to return to here.
Become a Home-Start Volunteer today
Home-Start’s team of trained volunteers make sure a child’s early years count. By volunteering just a few hours each week you can transform the lives of young children and their parents in your community.
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