Home-Start (Newry and Mourne) - Newry

Home-Start provides support to families at home helping parents to build better lives for their children. Volunteers who are parents themselves are recruited and trained to visit families who have difficulties and or problems related to child protection, mental health, disabilities, drug and alcohol misuse, isolation, multiple births, deprivation and domestic violence. Home-Start supports families across the four levels of need and believes that the earlier you intervene in a childs life the better their chances of growing up healthy and happy. Volunteers go into the family home to help parents and children feel less marginalised and families develop improved coping strategies. Home-Start support is flexible and tailor made as parents co-design their own support, identifying needs and are involved in assessing and reviewing their progress. The following services are available in the Newry and Mourne Area : Family Groups - Children have Toys, Fun and Activities. They do games music and rhymes. Parties and Outings are arranged. Healthy Refreshments are provided and children are encouraged to socialise. Parents can make new friends, have a break from normal routine, share skills and ideas, learn new parenting skills and avail of friendly, confidential support from staff if they have any concerns. Newry Group - Monday-Thursday mornings 10am to 12pm Warrenpoint Family Group - Thursday mornings 10am to 12pm Rapid Response Service is tailored to meet the individual needs of every family. The Rapid Response worker will work closely with parents and offer friendly support to families. This short term, intensive, home based support promotes parenting skills and provides practical guidance to achieve positive change and development for families. The Rapid Response worker is available to support parents in their home if they feel this would help them to gain confidence in establishing new techniques and routine. The worker will carry out a planned piece of work with each family. This will invlove encouraging and supporting parents in a number of specific parenting tasks such as behaviour management, bedtime or mealtime routines, household management, budgeting, nutrition and bonding and attachment. Parenting Project Worker - works closely with parents and offers friendly support to families. Referrals mus meet the criteria that there is at least one child under 5 yrs in the home. The short term intensive home-based support promotes parenting skills and provides practical guidance to achieve positive change and development for families. Contact Home Start on 028 3026 6139