Home-Start Cotswolds

Be part of a national network committed to family wellbeing! We offer a genuinely rewarding and positive work environment. This could be hybrid, but you need to work some hours on a Mon & Tue in our Cirencester office. Full info at home-start-cotswolds.org.uk/news #cotswolds #charityjobs

Our Reconnect group provides free, non-judgmental support for mums who are experiencing mental health difficulties and have a child aged 0-2 years. Please share!

We're thrilled that The Rotary in the Rissingtons annual quiz night is going to raise funds for us!! Follow the link for more info and to buy tickets ticketsource.co.uk/rotary-club-of… It will be a great night and you will be helping us to support more families with young children 😊

Our award-winning Baby and Me postnatal groups are back in Fairford, Tetbury and Bourton! 'The leads are kind and considerate; you're never made to feel bad if you are running late or your baby is not behaving angelically!' To reserve your place, call or email asap 😊 #cotswolds

Two of our long-standing volunteers (Bridget and trustee Carolyn) were thrilled to attend the carol concert at Westminster Abbey, hosted by the Princess of Wales and The Royal Foundation, last week. Watch 'Royal Carols: Together at Christmas' on ITV1 / ITVX 7.45pm, Christmas Eve!

Last week we hosted 2 Christmas lunches for our amazing volunteers. The first was a delicious festive meal in Ciren, cooked by the talented Melini Tim of The Kitchen Club Generation. Two days later, Coordinator Liz hosted a trip to @CotswoldFarmPrk and another scrummy meal!

What better time to advertise our upcoming training course for new volunteers than today, International Volunteer Day! If you want to help change the lives of families with young children in the Cotswolds, please get in touch. Details below! #InternationalVolunteerDay #cotswolds

READ | @One_Glos partners have today published their Winter Plan. Find out how we are working as one through this challenging period to provide the best possible care and support people with their health and wellbeing nhsglos.nhs.uk/news/health-an…

Delighted @homestartuk feature in this year's #SmileyAwards among so many brilliant charities! recharge your humanity and faith in people with a few mins watching this powerful video of a Home-Start family/volunteer reunion. Then please vote for us! :) smileycharityfilmawards.com/charities/home…

It's the #HiddenHardship Exhibition drop-in tomorrow in Moreton in Marsh, come and found out more about people's experiences of hardship in the North Cotswolds - full details at: hiddenhardship.coventry.ac.uk/index.php/next… Pls RT @HomeStartCots @CotswoldFriends @NthCotsFoodBank

Excited that we will benefit from entry fees to this! @_dearlypreloved instagram.com/p/Cz9ZL2qIRQP/…

We're hiring! Do you have superb organisational skills, proficiency in Office 365, great time management and excellent attention to detail? Want to help families with young children facing difficult times? Full details at home-start-cotswolds.org.uk/news 😊 #cotswolds #charityjobs

Thank you Home-Start UK and @WhiteStuffUK for giving us a £2,500 'Empowering Women' grant, which will help fund our 'Reconnect' group. It runs over 10 weeks, supporting mums who experience mental health difficulties such as anxiety, depression and social isolation🙂 @homestartuk

Thank you so much White Stuff!!! (so cute)

Don't forget to come to our Information Morning if you'd like to know more about being a Home-Start volunteer. 10.30am on Wed 8th Nov - details below. Alternatively, pls go to our website or call 01285 885391 for an application form😊 #gloucestershire #volunteer #cotswolds

Look who's going to be helping us raise awareness and recruit more vital volunteers to help families in the Cotswolds!!🤩 Thank you Ben - we're really looking forward to working with you😊 @ActualBenMiller #Gloucestershire #Cotswolds @homestartuk

Our amazing volunteers change the lives of families with young children, by visiting them for just a few hours, once a week. Could you do the same thing? See below for more info... @cotswolds_radio #volunteer #Cotswolds @BBCGlos

Our award-winning 'Baby and Me' postnatal group starts again in Fairford on 17th Oct! If you know anyone with a new baby - or who is expecting - please share this with them. It's a lovely friendly group #Cotswolds #Gloucestershire @GlosLiveOnline @GlosFIS @glosLMNS @One_Glos

Our Reconnect group is for the mental wellbeing of mums with a child aged 0-2 yrs. We focus on peer support and creative activities to give mums a break and help them find ways to cope with the challenges they're facing. @One_Glos @botwpc @MumsnetGlos #Cotswolds @cotswolds_radio