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Home-Start helps over 3,000 families and 6,000 children in Scotland every year. Home-Start was founded in 1973.

We are a federated network with 31 independent Home-Start charities across Scotland enabling parents to cope better with whatever life throws at them. In Scotland 31 local Home-Starts and three new satellite teams support more than 3,000 families, with around 5,800 children. Last year 1,441 people volunteered for Home-Start including as home-visitors, group workers, trustees, fundraisers and more.

Home-Start volunteers help families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them. We support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children. Home-Start delivers the Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) approach and is ideally placed to help the Scottish Government and others build stronger communities and brighter futures for all Scotland’s children. We recognise that well-trained volunteers complement the early years workforce, significantly contributing to the support families receive and enabling them to access services when they are most needed. The first Home-Start in Scotland started work in Perth in 1984.

01/04/2022

The Children's Hearing System has been dealing with children and young people in Scotland since 1971, handling cases where interventions might be necessary.

Based on the findings and conclusions of the Independent Care Review, The Promise Scotland has set up the 'Hearing System Working Group': A partnership between Children's Hearings Scotland, Scottish Children's Reporter Administration, The Promise Scotland, and The Scottish Government. This working group has been set up to oversee and guide the redesign of the Scottish Children's Hearing System in line with the The Promise's Plan 21-24 and Change Programme ONE.

The needs of children and families with care experience are at the heart of this redesign process, making sure that the demands of the Independent Care Review and Children's Rights (The UNCRC) will be adequately implemented in the new framework.

Want to learn more? Head to The Promise Scotland's website⬇
Hearing System Working Group: https://bit.ly/3tkRH5M
The Promise: https://bit.ly/3hjvlfh
Plan 21-24: https://bit.ly/3smUNH4
Change Programme ONE: https://bit.ly/3hmRCZK

30/03/2022

Volunteering as Trustee with Home-Start can be a very rewarding experience for anyone, including young people.

If you would like to learn more about volunteering as a Trustee at Home-Start, you can find the full video with Jade here⬇
https://bit.ly/3M2lZCB

Find your local Home-Start in Scotland to get in touch and register your interest⬇
https://bit.ly/3GAocSF

27/03/2022

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing mothers, grandmothers and other mother figures out there! 🥳💜🧡

Today is about you and we hope you'll all enjoy it!

25/03/2022

The Promise Scotland's Design School - What is it and who benefits from it?

The Independent Care Review found that people with care experience can't get the support they need to thrive if they are not consulted during the design process for such support services in the first place.

This is where The Promise Scotland's Design School comes into play: it offers people with care experience the training and skills required to collaborate and help design public support services of Scotland's care system.

With care experienced people being part of the design process, Scotland will be able to ensure those that need support will get the support they need to thrive as and when they need it 🙌

If you would like to get involved you can send an email to The Promise's Design School⬇
📧 [email protected]

23/03/2022

"Thank you very much for coming into my life and for helping me. And for being the support that you have been to me, because I couldn't have done it without you. And especially you, since you've done everything for me!" - Nicole, about Home-Start and her volunteer Debbie

We offer community-based & volunteer-led peer-to-peer support to parents in rough waters, and you could be part of it!

Find your local Home-Start in Scotland⬇
https://bit.ly/3GAocSF

Watch the full video here⬇
https://bit.ly/3HmW4Ci

18/03/2022

Plan 21-24 - What are The Promise Scotland's current plans and goals?

Currently, the 3-year 'Plan 21-24' is being implemented and the progress made is being reviewed by The Promise Scotland. The short-term targets, meaning what is happening now, what will happen next, what still needs to happen and whether the progress made so far has been good & fast enough, are all outlined and regularly updated in the live and dynamic 'Change Programme ONE'.

Plan 21-24 is based on the Care Review's findings, conclusions and calls to action. These were summarized in 5 Fundamentals and then translated into 5 Priority Areas. The goals and changes to be achieved over the period of 2021-2024 all have one common end goal: create a country in which care-experienced children are loved, safe, respected and realise their full potential. 💜🧡

Want to learn more? Head to The Promise Scotland's website⬇
The Promise: https://bit.ly/3hjvlfh
Plan 21-24: https://bit.ly/3smUNH4
Change Programme ONE: https://bit.ly/3hmRCZK

16/03/2022

Are you looking to get more involved in your local community? Becoming a home-visiting volunteer with Home-Start allows you to support a local family in rough waters while also learning new skills yourself!

We offer community-based & volunteer-led peer-to-peer support, and you could be part of it. As a volunteer, you'll receive comprehensive training before being matched with a family, ensuring you are well prepared for your volunteering role.

Find your local Home-Start in Scotland⬇
https://bit.ly/3GAocSF

Would you like hear what our Home-Start Volunteers have to say?⬇
https://bit.ly/3Hjqlm3

11/03/2022

There are many harmful stereotypes around children in care and adults with care experience. Often labeled as 'lost causes' or seen as 'permanently damaged', people with care experience are confronted with this kind of stigma throughout their lives. As , we are committed to help drive positive, lasting change.

In line with The Promise Scotland’s 10 principles of intensive family support, we offer non-stigmatising & compassionate support to families in and on the edge of the care system. We build trusting and supportive relationships with families and provide stability and support until they no longer need us anymore.

09/03/2022

Volunteering as Trustee is a great way to learn new skills and develop and share one's expertise while supporting a good cause your local community can benefit from. 🙌

Our Trustees are an important part of Home-Start as it is their expertise and guidance that brought us to where we are to day. We couldn't do it without them!

Join a local Home-Start near you to start your volunteer journey with us! https://bit.ly/3GAocSF

Would you like hear what our Home-Start Trustees have to say?⬇
https://bit.ly/3IChD3f

08/03/2022

It's on every one of us to help create a world where there is no gender bias and where diversity and inclusivity are valued.

Today on , we would like to encourage you to celebrate with us and show solidarity! 😊

04/03/2022

Last month's workshops with Who Cares? Scotland's Carmel Jacob, and 's Claire O'Hara and Michael Wield both part of Home-Start Scotland's learning & upskilling programme for 2022. As we are committed to our role as , developing our expertise around stigmatising language is an important aspect of our journey.

What we say and how we say it matters; especially in the care sector where children have often experienced trauma early in life. The way we speak about care-experienced individuals can have a big impact on them and how they learn to view themselves and the world around them.

Find out more about this topic and what you can do to help change the language of care⬇

*️⃣ Carmel Jacob's published article on the importance of changing the language of care: https://bit.ly/3fdKnSz

*️⃣ Resources by : https://bit.ly/3FBhDOx

The Promise Scotland

02/03/2022

"I have been a volunteer for 21 years. I’m now 86 and hope to continue. It’s so worthwhile". - Edna, Home-Start Volunteer

If you would like to get more involved in your local community, we would like to encourage you to consider volunteering with your local Home-Start!

We offer community-based & volunteer-led peer-to-peer support to parents in rough waters.

As a volunteer, you'll receive comprehensive training before being matched with a family, ensuring you are well prepared for your volunteering role.

Would you like hear what our Home-Start Volunteers have to say?⬇
https://bit.ly/3Hjqlm3

Find your local Home-Start in Scotland⬇
https://bit.ly/3GAocSF

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Tuesday	9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5pm
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Friday	9:30am - 5pm

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In Scotland 31 local Home-Starts and three new satellite teams support more than 3,000 families, with around 5,800 children. Last year 1,441 people volunteered for Home-Start including as home-visitors, group workers, trustees, fundraisers and more. Home-Start volunteers help families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them. We support parents to help improve their confidence, reduce social isolation, recover from setbacks and build better lives for their children. Home-Start embarces the Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) approach and is ideally placed to help the Scottish Government and others build stronger communities and brighter futures for all Scotland’s children. We recognise that well-trained volunteers complement the early years workforce, significantly contributing to the support families receive and enabling them to access services when they are most needed. Home-Start was founded in 1973. The first Home-Start in Scotland started work in Perth in 1984.