We’re there for parents when they need us the most, because childhood can’t wait.
Being a parent can be lonely, frustrating and overwhelming. Home-Start volunteers work alongside families to give compassionate and confidential support
Home-Start's team of trained volunteers make sure a child's early years count. By volunteering a few hours each week, you can transform the lives of young children and their parents in the community
The earliest years make the biggest difference. Home-Start makes sure those years count, so that no child's future is limited
Volunteers are central to the work of Home-Start. They provide invaluable friendship, emotional and practical support to parents in need.
Home-Start is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through their challenging times. We are there for parents when they need us the most because childhood can't wait
The earliest years make the biggest difference. Home-Start makes sure those years count, so that no child's future is limited.
Being a parent can be lonely, frustrating and overwhelming. Home-Start volunteers work alongside families to give compassionate and confidential support
We support families in North and West Dorset and South Somerset
Making a difference in Blackmore Vale
Number of Children Supported in 12 yrs
Number of Families Supported in 12 yrs
Volunteers Supporting Families in 2022/23
Number of Children Supported
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Volunteers Supporting Families
Period: 2019-2020
Home-Start Blackmore Vale provides support to parents with at least one child under 5 who are going through a difficult time. Being a parent, whatever your situation, can be very challenging, especially when children are young. Many parents feel exhausted and overwhelmed by the stresses of family life. For some parents it’s a particular struggle because they are also coping with issues such as post-natal depression, their or their child’s illness or disability, isolation or multiple births. That’s when parents need support.
That’s when Home-Start Blackmore Vale can help. A carefully selected trained volunteer, who has parenting experience, can visit regularly and offer emotional and practical support. 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 go through the pages of this website to find out more about our service, how to become a home-visiting volunteer or assist with supporting a group, or by becoming a trustee of the charity.
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Latest News from Home-Start Blackmore Vale
Below here we have the last three news items published by Home-Start Blackmore Vale. The latest information is at the top left of the section below, with older information to the right and down the page. To open an item, click on the title, image (if one is present), or the read more link.
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Spa and Well Being Day a huge success…
On the 23rd January 2024, we held our first ever nurturing Spa and wellbeing day. Held at the sensational Silverlake spa, the day was a huge success. The morning of the event the mums gathered from various parts of Dorset, having done the school run and normal start...
Royal Pearly King and Princess collect for Home-Start Blackmore Vale
For the second year running, shoppers at Waitrose in Gillingham found the Pearly King of Harrow collecting by the exit, this year accompanied by his daughter the Pearly Princess of Tunbridge Wells. Several could not believe their eyes and several posed for pictures....
Home-Start Blackmore Vale extends its services to families in Dorset
Home-Start Blackmore Vale is now providing support to families in West Dorset following the recent closure of Home-Start West Dorset. The independent charity, Home-Start Blackmore Vale, has stepped in, alongside Home-Start Wessex, to ensure that help and services are...
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