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The earliest years make a big difference. Home-Start helps to make those years count, so no child's future is limited.

Home-Start is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support. We help families with children under five with practical and confidential support.

Welcome to HomeStart Craven

HomeStart Craven is a registered charity, part of the Home-Start UK network of federated charities. Home-Start has a long history of providing support for parents and their children through a team of trained volunteers who provide practical and non-judgmental support for families.

HomeStart Craven offers support, friendship and practical help to families with children in the Craven area. Home-Start believes that parents play the key role in giving their children a good start in life, however we recognise that parenting is a challenging and demanding role. We are here to support parents in this key role, and provide the support and friendship they need.

helping young families with a wide variety of needs - HomeStart Craven

What we do

HomeStart Craven aims to support parents in their parenting role, and in doing so promote the best outcomes for their children and the family as a whole.

Home-start’s approach is to support early intervention, as the early years are seen as the most important years, and every child deserves a good start in order to maximise their future potential.

HomeStart Craven offer both 1:1 volunteer support in the home, tailored to the needs of each individual family, and a range of groups for parents and children under five years old to attend.

helping families in the Craven area

By volunteering just a few hours each week you can transform the lives of young children and their parents in your community.

You can help us change a child's life

We believe that the best possible start in life for a child begins at home with their family. A nurturing, loving, stable family and home environment strongly determines a child’s future life chances. Children whose parents are struggling to cope can miss out on the love, routine and support that are vital for their future.

HomeStart Craven offers support, friendship and practical help to families with children in the Craven area. Home-Start believes that parents play the key role in giving their children a good start in life, however we recognise that parenting is a challenging and demanding role. We are here to support parents in this key role, and provide the support and friendship they need.

helping young families with a wide variety of needs - HomeStart Craven

You can help us change a child's life

Each year we have to turn away parents and children because we don’t have the funds to help them all. HomeStart Craven depends heavily on donations from people like you to fund our work with parents and children. Everyone needs help at some time in their life… please help us to make a difference to a child’s life today.

Can you help us?

There are multiple ways you can help fundraise for Home-Start:

You can make a one off donation by cheque at any time - feel free to secure post it to our office address at the bottom of the page!

We would very much like to hear from you if you wish to make a regular donation - get in touch here

Many people have participated in events to help raise vital funds for our work.

If you have an idea for an event, please contact us

Many people seek to make a lasting charity gift through their Will. A legacy to Craven Home-Start can be left through a will in order to help us continue to support local families across our communities.

We recommend you find advice on writing or amending your Will from somewhere like Citizens Advice.

If you are writing your Will, the details you will need are:
Craven Home-Start,
The Home-Start Office,
Cowling Village Hall,
Acre Road
COWLING
North Yorkshire
BD22 0FN

Our charity number is 1138830

Thank you so much if you are able to remember us in this way. For more information, or to talk more, please get in touch.

Contact Us

Whether you need help from HomeStart Craven, would like to volunteer with us, would like to fundraise, or anything else, please get in touch with us using this little form!

Address
HomeStart Craven
The Home-Start Office
Cowling Village Hall
Acre Road
COWLING
North Yorkshire
BD22 0FN