Home-Start Stroud District is a local charity which supports parents who are going through challenging times located in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire and we are currently developing our service in Quedgeley & Kingsway in Gloucester.
Being a parent, whatever your situation, can be very difficult, especially when children are young. Many parents feel exhausted and overwhelmed by the stresses of family life, particularly if they have little support from family and friends when they need it most. For some parents it’s a particular struggle because they are also having to cope with issues such as post-natal depression, their own or their child’s illness or disability, isolation or multiple birth.
That’s when parents need support.
That’s when Home-Start Stroud can help.
A carefully selected volunteer, who has parenting experience themselves, regularly visits a family, in their own home, offering emotional and practical support through difficult times for as long as it is helpful or needed. This friendly parent-to-parent support is a simple yet effective way of enabling families to get back on track.
Please take a moment to browse through the pages of this website to find out more about our service, how to become a home-visiting volunteer or how you could offer your time by becoming a trustee of the charity.
Maybe you could make a donation, join our fundraising initiatives “Easy Fund Raising”, “Give as you live” or hold a fundraising event on our behalf. Follow our Fundraising link to find out more.
Registered Charity
Home-Start Stroud District: Charity no. 1107019.
A company limited by guarantee, registered in England. Company no. 05282509
Follow this link to locate our entry on the Charities Commission website. Home-Start Stroud
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The CCG and partners are working with Active Connections to develop an anti-stigma media campaign aimed at supporting the mental health of dads/partners, including those looking after a mum with poor mental health following the birth of a baby. This will be through the development of a series of videos to be shared via social media channels: the links to the social media pages are at www.facebook.com/Notaloneuk and twitter.com/NotAloneUK .
They are seeking volunteers from dads who would like to talk about their experiences. If this is something of interest or you would like further information, please contact Michael Squire - Mikesquire@activeconnections.org in confidence.
Thanks in anticipation of your help.
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Do you live in the Stroud District or Quedgeley? Would like you like to have the chance to make a life changing difference to the lives of local families and give children the best start in life? Then sign up to our volunteer prep course and volunteer with us!
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Gloucestershire Breastfeeding Supporters' Network
As World Breast-feeding Week comes to a close we'd just like to say how proud we are of all the mums who come through our doors, and of those who don't because they found their support elsewhere...
We're especially proud of these Gloucestershire mums and grateful that they shared part of their journey with us... 😍😍😍
Who are you proud of?
Does anyone else have a stomping ground to recommend to us and other families?
We can keep adding to the 'Places to go' page, so we never run out of ideas 🙂
toddlealonginstroud.co.uk/places-to-go/
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