Home Visiting – Family Story

Our home visiting service, supports families in the home for up to 6-months. Familes are matched with the right volunteer for them to empower and stand beside them as they navigate positive outcomes fromt he struggles they are facing. Family Story – Home...

Big Hopes Big Future – Family Story

Our Big Hopes Big Future project supports families in the home with being school ready and supporting with all that is needed with the transition to school. Volunteers support in the home for 12 weeks. Mum’s story – supported by a volunteer in January 2026...

Lauren’s Story

Lauren and her partner Will received support through Home-Start Portsmouth when parenting life was getting all too much for a number of reasons. Read her story below: “I worked with people who had learning disabilities so when Layla was six months old I spotted...

Samir’s Story

Samir and her 2 and 3 year old girls were referred to us because Samir was feeling very isolated. She was living in Portsmouth because her husband was in the navy but he had been deployed and she had no support network here and did not know the area. We matched her to...

Amy’s Story

Amy was referred to us because her children had recently been placed on a Child Protection Plan and Amy needed help to focus on making sure she met all the children’s needs. She had recently ended a violent relationship with their father and was determined to make...

Susan’s Story

Susan was referred to us for support with her 2 year old daughter, Hetty, due to difficulties with her mental health. Susan told us that she was not taking her daughter out very much and had not met some of her other needs such as registering with a dentist or...