Home-Start North East Aberdeenshire

Home-Start helps families with young children deal with whatever
life throws at them!

Please note the hours stated are the hours the office is manned.

Home-Start North East Aberdeenshire is part of an international organisation that has been operating since 1985.
The local scheme was founded in Fraserburgh in 1995 and extended it’s service into Peterhead in January 1999. It is managed by a Board of Trustees made up of representatives from local voluntary and statutory agencies and interested members of the community.

What is Home-Start?

Home Start North East Aberdeenshire is a voluntary organisation in which volunteers offer regular support, and practical help to families with young children who are experiencing difficulties.

What do Volunteers do?

Volunteers visit families in their own homes, where there is at least one child under five years of age.
They form relationships with the families in which time can be shared and understanding developed.
Playing with the children, talking and listening, helping in and out of the home, all kinds of help can be offered.

Volunteers?

Home-Start volunteers are people who are parents themselves or who have parenting experience and understand the stresses of bringing up children, which can be a difficult and demanding job!
No specific qualifications are required, all volunteers are good listeners, warm and compassionate and aware of the needs of families.
Before a volunteer goes to work with a family they must attend a training programme. It is Home-Start policy to rigorously screen all volunteers before they are matched with families.
Regular support and on-going training is offered to all volunteers by the co-ordinator.

Which families can
Home-Start help?

If you are a mum, dad or carer with a child under five, and are feeling things are tough at the moment, you can ask for help.
We help parents going through difficult times including:
Loneliness and isolation
Relationship problems
Coping with twins, triplets or several pre-school children
Ill health, disability or special needs
Lone parenting
First-time parenthood or new babies
Postnatal illness
Children’s behavioural problems
Families from all backgrounds or are new to the area.
Families can refer themselves or can be referred by their health visitor, social worker or other professional working with the family.

Home-Start NEA offers its services in Fraserburgh, Peterhead and surrounding rural areas.