About us
Home-Start Knowsley is an independent charity established in 1999 to support local families with at least one child under the age of eleven. We offer a proven model of peer-led early help in the home to prevent crisis and build family resilience. We aim to ensure that every parent has the support they need so their children have the best start in life, including a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment to thrive in, reducing the risk of ACES.
One of our organisation’s strengths is the diverse range of services and support programmes we are able to offer throughout Knowsley. As an early intervention charity, we help families to flourish by supporting them to prioritise what they would like to achieve and put an Individual Support Plan in place that is meaningful and identifies strategies that will make lifetime changes for all the family.
How we can help
A trained volunteer offers friendship as well as practical and emotional support. This is done in the family home and enables the family to cope with the pressures they are facing, and can help to reduce any crises.
Individual support by trained volunteers
Volunteers or Family Support Workers support families and their children in a way the family finds most useful. This could mean time to talk, help with the children, getting out into the community, practical help, reassurance or even the chance to meet other families.