Michelle Celebrates 18 Years with Home-Start!

A Senior Co-ordinator with 18 years of experience ……. I almost have to turn around and look behind me to see who they are talking about! It’s so hard to believe that it’s been 18 years! But my history with Home-Start goes back much further. I am the same age as...

There when I needed you

My Story by Kat Brown “After having my third child, recovering from a C-section, and being deprived of sleep, I felt so sad, alone, anxious, depressed, trapped, and isolated. I found it hard to bond with my baby and I spent everyday crying.  My husband had to go back...

6 Tips on Setting Healthy Boundaries in Your Life

Can you relate to finding it hard to say ‘No’? This word can be thought of negatively, when really it is perfectly ok to say it and set healthy boundaries. Often in life we can find ourselves taking on too much, whether that’s responsibilities, or within our social or...

Covid-19 Response

Covid-19 has placed the greatest strain on families who are already vulnerable and so since the start of the pandemic in March, Home-Start Wessex has had an essential role to play.   As many other healthcare and children’s services were forced to suspend their...