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Welcome to Home-Start Manchester.

We are a local family support charity who recruit and train local parent volunteers to provide weekly emotional and practical home visiting support to families with at least one child under the age of 5 years.

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We are closed for the Easter break from 4:30pm Thursday 6th April and reopen on Tuesday 11th April.

If you need support, the following services are available over Easter:
Cost of Living Helpline: 0800 023 2692
Manchester Mind
Free 24/7 Shout text service. Text the word SHOUT to 85258
Samaritans: call 116 123 for free anytime day or night

“My volunteer was like an angel sent to bring me out of a dark place. I don’t want to think about where me and my children would be without her.’’

 To help give children the best possible start in life, Home-Start supports parents as they grow in confidence, strengthen their relationships with their children and widen their links with the local community.

For an insight in to what we do, take a look at this video which looks at how Home-Start families are helped in getting their children ‘school ready’ and the training that volunteers go on in order to support families who are struggling to cope…

Volunteer for us?

We are always keen to welcome new volunteers to the team! Are you: a parent or have parenting experience? able to commit 2-3 hours per week? able to attend an intensive induction training programme? looking to return to work or study, or wanting to give something back to the community? looking to gain new skills… Continue reading Volunteer for us?

Need Support?

Home-Start Manchester recruits and trains local parent volunteers to provide weekly emotional and practical home visiting support to families with at least one child under the age of 5 years. If you are looking for support for you and your family please visit our Support for you and your family… page If you are a professional and… Continue reading Need Support?

Parent Infant Mental Health Project

The Parent Infant Mental Health (PIMH) project is a Citywide partnership project in Manchester between CAPS (Child and Parent Service), Health Visiting and Home-Start. The project looks at Attachment and Brain Development and how important a child’s experiences during the first 2 years of their life are, and how those experiences can have long lasting… Continue reading Parent Infant Mental Health Project