By volunteering for Home-Start Wessex as a Home-Visiting Volunteer, sharing your knowledge and experience, you can transform the lives of young children and their parents in your community.

In return for your time we will provide all the training, guidance and support you need to be effective and make a real difference, whilst also providing you with the opportunity to meet new friends, enhance your wellbeing and develop transferable skills to take into the workplace.

We hope that by coming together, we can keep families connected and supported during their most difficult times.

Alternatively, enquire about our Telephone Befriender course (available to both new and existing volunteers.)

We run a number of groups, both drop-in and referral-only, in the local area to support families through play, helping them build a support network of other parents who they can confide in and share their journey with.

Specially trained volunteers are always needed and appreciated in support of these groups. Find out more about the groups Home-Start Wessex has here.

You will find Home-Start Wessex in attendance at a number of local events to share the incredible work we do with others, fundraising or recruiting other potential specially trained volunteers. A lot of hard work goes into these events, so we would always be grateful for support. They are a fun way to make new connections while doing something different.

As a charity, our board of trustees play a vital role in the running of the charity by ensuring it is operating in the best interests of those it supports.

Currently, we have a number of trustee positions available.

With our exciting new charity retail outlet and online shop venture, support would be greatly appreciated with the set-up, day-to-day shop duties, etc.