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Home-Start Aims

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HOME-START AIMS

Home-Start aims to increase the confidence

and independence of the family by: 

Offering support friendship and practical assistance.

Visiting the families in their own homes, where the dignity and identity of each adult and child can be respected and protected

Reassuring parents that experiencing difficulties in raising children is not unusual

Encouraging parents to enjoy family life and developing a relationship with the family in which understanding can be developed and time can be shared

Encouraging and confirming the strength and emotional well-being of the parents for the ultimate benefit of their children

Encouraging families to widen their network of relationships and to use effectively the support and services available within the community and  within their own extended families