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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
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.
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
Being a parent can be lonely, frustrating and overwhelming. Home-Start volunteers work alongside families to give compassionate and confidential support
Welcome to Home-Start North Somerset
Home-Start North Somerset offers free, confidential support, friendship and practical help to parents in North Somerset. 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 if they are also coping with issues such as isolation, anxiety, post-natal depression, their or their child’s illness or disability, or multiple births.
That’s when parents need support. That’s when Home-Start North Somerset can help.
Our home-visiting service matches families with a carefully selected and trained volunteer, who has parenting experience themselves. The volunteer visits the family regularly 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.
We also run a range of support groups for parents. To find out more about our services please see our Getting Support page.
Families must have at least one child under 5 for us to be able to support them.
Get Support
Being a parent can be lonely, frustrating & overwhelming. If you need support, give us just a few details and we will contact you.
Volunteer
By volunteering a few hours each week you can transform the lives of young children and their parents. We’re recruiting now – join us!
Refer someone in need
If you are a health visitor, family support worker or other professional working with families, we’re ready to respond to referrals.
Latest News
Community Connector Project
Home-Start has recently appointed a Community Connector for Central Ward in Weston. Katina James has been carrying out research about the services that are available to families in the ward. Here, she gives us an insight into her work. "The Community Connector project...
Celebrating 20 Years of Home-Start North Somerset
A message from Julie Parsons, Senior Organiser In 2025 we proudly celebrate 20 years of Home-Start North Somerset. Since our beginnings in 2005 we have: supported over 1000 North Somerset families worked with 2000 children under the age of 5 trained 350 volunteers And...
Baby-Start moves to Pill
Baby-Start, our drop-in support group for parents and under-2s, has moved to Pill! The group (which was running in Nailsea) relocated as from 1st May to the Salvation Army hall in Pill. Baby-Start is a relaxed, welcoming drop-in session which aims to build parents’...
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