What We Do

We support families in the Stirling area

Support for families in the Stirling Area

Supporting families from across the local area who have young children and are experiencing challenges.

Home-visiting Service

Our volunteers provide weekly support within the family’s own home with practical help, listening and companionship.

Our Group Services

Our Group Services are available to any parents supported by Home-Start Stirling. They aim to reduce social isolation and increase parent's skills

Did you know?

In Stirling alone, since we first opened in 1999, we now currently support throughout the year 70 families and around 160 children from all sectors of the community and for many varied reasons.

Support for families in the Stirling Area

Home-Start Stirling supports families from across the local area who young children and are experiencing challenges.

Families need support for many different reasons including being affected by isolation, mental health difficulties, physical disability, poverty and domestic abuse. Using a flexible approach we aim to build confidence in parents so they can provide their children with the very best start in life.

To Home-Start Stirling, every family is unique and we respond to each family’s individual needs through our services of home-visiting support, group work and social events.

Home-Start Schemes are rooted in the communities they serve – managed locally but supported by the national organisation which offers direction, training, information and guidance to schemes to ensure consistent and quality support for parents and children wherever they are.

Home-Start Stirling has a proven, lasting, positive impact on the development of children and on the health and welfare of the family.

Home-visiting service

Our volunteers are generally parents themselves, trained and supported by our Co-ordinators, and are carefully matched to a family. Our volunteers provide weekly support within the family’s own home with practical help, listening and companionship.

There is no time limit to our support and staff will also visit families regularly to review the service and support provided until everybody agrees that the service is no longer required.

If you would like any more information about the Home-Visiting, please call the office number (01786 498466) or enquire through the ‘Contact Us’ form.

Group Services

At Home-Start Stirling we offer two forms of group support, both of which are facilitated by our Group Coordinator.

Wee explorers is a weekly group for our families with children under the age of five years. At Wee explorers we promote positive play opportunities with the aim to reduce social isolation and promote positive interaction between parent and child. Our Wee explorers group is open to anyone supported by Home-Start Stirling and offers a welcoming and supportive environment to those who attend.

Bump-Start is our ante-natal group which follows the ‘Togetherness’ evidence-based programme. This group is open to all pregnant people who would like more support to bond with their bump; promote their own wellbeing and feel confident about the arrival of their new baby. Once baby is born we offer a Newborn Behavioural Observation session and a block of Infant Massage for you to enjoy together.

If you would like any more information about our group services, please call the office number or enquire through the ‘Contact Us’ form.

Did you know?

Home-Start’s in Scotland support over 2100 families* with over 5500 children* supported by more than 1500 volunteers*. In Stirling alone, since we first opened in 1999, we now currently support throughout the year 70 families and around 160 children from all sectors of the community and for many varied reasons.