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What Our Families Say

We are honoured to share these comments with you as we believe this is the real proof of the difference Home-Start Hastings and Rother makes to its families:

“It’s my lifeline. My volunteer is wonderful and has made such a difference to my life and how I act with my toddler.”

“Without my volunteer helping me with my toddler and disabled child, I couldn’t go anywhere.”

“I had very bad post natal depression and couldn’t go anywhere. With my volunteer encouraging me, I can now go out on my own.”

“My volunteer helped me get organised and stop being so irritable with my children because I was living in a muddle.”

“My volunteer has given me ideas of what to do with my very lively toddler and places to take him so he isn’t so destructive. She’ll go with me the first time if I need her.”

“I couldn’t be bothered to talk to my baby until my volunteer came and now I didn’t feel so down and rubbish at everything.”

“It’s wonderful to have someone who understands and really listens to all my problems, especially as I’ve no family at all."


"There is so much relief in knowing that my volunteer is coming and for a few hours I can have some support and can relax and enjoy my children instead of feeling like screaming at them all the time.”

A Home-Start Family, Hastings