Families with at least one child under 5, living in North Glasgow or North Lanarkshire, are matched with a trained volunteer who provides emotional/practical support to parents/carers who need some extra help coping with everyday life. By supporting parents, we are supporting the entire family. Over half the families we support are asylum seekers, refugees or from BAME communities.
For families facing immediate crisis during the perinatal phase, we provide intensive support for a short period, thereafter families will be transferred to volunteer support.
Our new Home-Start Hub in Maryhill is a safe space where pregnant and new families can access midwifery clinics; Mother and Baby Clinic; infant feeding; Dads Rocks workshops; baby massage; groups; workshops and Home-Start support all under one roof.
We facilitate several group activities for parents and their children – Family Groups and perinatal groups across all of North Glasgow and North Lanarkshire.
Self referrals welcome