Marking Trustee Week – November 2021
#HomeStartTrustee #HomeStartHero Trustees week is an annual event to showcase the great work Trustees do and provide opportunities for everyone to get involved and make a difference. We at Home-Start Surrey wish to thank our Trustees for playing a vital role,...
Home-Start stopped our lives falling apart
Dad of one, Sam Kerman, explains how Home-Start helped his family cope during lockdown and saved him from reaching crisis point. “My wife Vic has a number of health issues that limit her mobility. In the past year, she’s only been out of the house two or three times....
A mum with COVID scared she’d never meet her new born babies
Ndey Hydare is a single parent to ten-month old twins. Two months before she was due to give birth Ndey caught COVID. Rushed to hospital, Ndey was given an emergency C-section. Close to death she was unable to hold her much longed for children for the first weeks of...
A week in the life of a Home-Start volunteer
When Covid-19 struck, Home-Start had to rapidly adapt the way it supports families, moving from face-to-face support to remote contact. For the 13,500 Home-Start volunteers providing confidential, compassionate and non-judgemental support, this brought many new...