HOME-START is  for a family with at least one child under five years of age.

Caring for children, particularly the under fives, is not always easy and can, at times, be very stressful.

Most parents can recall days when they would have liked to chat things through with a friend or to have someone to provide that extra pair of hands.  

Home-Start Volunteers, mostly parents themselves, understand very well that need and are ready to offer help and friendly flexible support.

Home-Start Uttlesford is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity which respects the identity, rights and value of each individual. 

Home-Start Uttlesford is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (No 4689133).

Registered Office: The Quorum, Barnwell Road, Cambridge, CB5 8RE.

Home-Start UK

A charity registered in England & Wales. No: 1097508.

Patron: HRH Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Oglivy, GCVO.

• You may be feeling isolated in your community, have no family nearby and be struggling to make friends
• You may be finding it hard to cope because of your own or your child's illness
• Mothers who may have post natal depression
• You may be a Lone Parent
• You may have been hit hard by the death of a loved one or
• You may be really struggling with emotional and physical demands of having twins or triplets - perhaps born into an already large family.

Help is at hand. There is no stigma attached to Home-Start's help - the fact that almost 25% of families refer themselves to us is proof of that.

We try to support any family who needs us, as long as they have at least one child under five. 

When you ask for Home-Start's help you can also be sure of total confidentiality.