Home-Start family fun time

Date published: 24 February 2010

Simon Kitchen, Neighbourhood Health Worker and Cara Shaw, Police Community Support Officer for Longholme ward visited the Home-Start family fun time on Wednesday 17 February at St Mary’s Church Rawtenstall.

Simon and Cara, along with Community Beat Manager Phil Nunn met Jacob and Noah Taylor and talked to families at the fun day.

Home - Start is a service that visits families in their own homes to offer, support, friendship and practical assistance.

Many parents need help, friendship, advice or support during those early years when children are young. There is no rulebook for raising a family and sometimes it can seem overwhelming, particularly if your family is going through difficult times.

Home – Start helps families who may feel isolated in their community, have no family nearby and be struggling to make friends. They may be finding it hard to cope because of their own or a child's physical or mental illness or have been hit hard by the death of a loved one or may be really struggling the with emotional and physical demands of having twins or triplets - perhaps born into an already large family.

If you would like help and support contact:

Home-Start
Suite 301, Kingfisher Business Centre
Burnley Road
Rawtenstall
BB4 8ES
Tel: 01706 214621
Fax: 01706 214580
Email: info@homestartrossendale.org.uk 
Web: www.home-start.org.uk