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We would like to say a big thank you to all that voted for us and to the Asda Foundation where we received a donation of £200. We have been very busy and creative supporting families through these unusual times and this donation will help us support many more families who are struggling to cope….

John Lewis is donating nearly 5000 items of warm clothing to families in need as the UK’s freezing temperatures continue this week. The clothing will be distributed through local Home-Starts across ten key locations in the UK, where many vulnerable communities have been affected most during the pandemic. Fuel poverty has become a growing issue

HOME-START JOINS CHILDREN’S CHARITIES IN WARNING THAT SUPPORT FOR PARENTS IS VITAL AS MORE THAN HALF OF PARENTS OF UNDER 5s ARE STRUGGLING TO COPE New research reveals over 60 per cent of parents of under 5s feel they are letting their children down as anniversary of first lockdown approaches Parental loneliness continues to increase

As a member of the End Child Poverty coalition, Home-Start Scotland has joined with a host of other charities in calling for all political parties in Scotland to commit to action to stem rising tide of child poverty. All political parties in Scotland should commit to at least doubling the value of the new Scottish Child