A CHARITY which helps families with young children in the Lutterworth area is looking for new recruits.
Home-Start South Leicestershire is looking for new volunteers to take part in its annual eight-session preparation course, which takes place within school hours starting on Wednesday April 30.
The charity supports families facing difficulties as new parents, or with complex situations in their lives ranging from financial crises, isolation and loneliness, managing mental or physical ill health, and living with disabilities and long-term conditions.
Charity Manager Stella Renwick said: “Warm, non-judgemental emotional and practical help is central to the services given.
“Families are under increased strain currently, with the cost-of-living crisis and welfare reform, which further compounds the stresses involved in raising children, especially in those crucial early years.
“The help given by volunteers is bespoke to each family based on their individual circumstances. So, you could be going for a play in the park with the children, helping the family get out to the library or be a listening ear to a parent feeling stressed.
“We need volunteers from a range of backgrounds because we have lots of different families, and a suitable match of family to volunteer is crucial.
“We’re hoping to attract more male volunteers this year, as they are currently under-represented in our charity and an absent positive role-model in many families.”
The charity encourages applications from anyone with a couple of hours a week to spare, personal experience of parenting, and who is interested in making a new connection to help a local family.
Full training is provided, as well as ongoing support and occasional social events to meet other volunteers.
Visit www.home-startsouthleics.org.uk, email [email protected] or call 01858 467982 for more information.
