Request reasons vary with sometimes more than one reason for a request for support. However, they often include one or more of the following:

• Multiple births
• Disability/ill health
• Loneliness/isolation
• Depression/postnatal depression
• Help with parenting skills
• Relationship problems
• Domestic abuse
• Families affected by alcohol/substance use

Please arrange to speak to one of the team using our admin email (admin@homestartstirling.org.uk) to discuss a request for support in confidence, the team will be able to give full guidance on the process.  The family must consent to this being discussed.

• Request for Support form
• Support Options form
• Policy Document (which explains our service and eligibility criteria)
• Privacy Statement (to ensure we remain GDPR compliant)

When submitting a Request for Support, please email the completed paperwork to admin@homestartstirling.org.uk.

Please send both the Request for Support form and the Support Options form together. We are always looking for ways to reduce barriers for families and extend our reach. Some families may find it easier to engage with a shorter-term, more targeted package of support. While the support we provide has not changed, the Support Options form helps give a clearer picture of the different ways we can support families.

A parent can request support by contacting us through any of the following methods;

Phone – 01786 498466, email – admin@homestartstirling.org.uk, through our “contact us” box or a private message through our Facebook page.

The help offered will vary according to the specific needs of the family.

There is no limited time for Home-Start support, support is only ended when it is agreed that it is no longer required or a family no longer meets our criteria.  Whatever way, we try to do end our help in a sensitive and manageable way.