HOME-START CHESHIRE 

Home-Start Cheshire supports families with children under 5 who are experiencing difficulties. We aim to increase the number of families we support in the areas in and around Macclesfield, Poynton, ....more

Home-Start Cheshire supports families with children under 5 who are experiencing difficulties. We aim to increase the number of families we support in the areas in and around Macclesfield, Poynton, Wilmslow, Handforth. The grant funding will pay for Home-Start to run a weekly parenting course in Macclesfield called the CIRCLE programme designed to help parents with low level life skills and will contribute to the salary of a part time coordinator who will run this group and also manage a case load of families who will receive home-visiting support. This project will give parents the skills and confidence to manage their own homes, enable them and their children to live healthier lives and to engage with the resources that are available to them in the community.

Home-Start Cheshire provides practical and emotional support to families who need help to build confidence and resilence and enable children to experience early childhood development opportunities. ....more

Home-Start Cheshire provides practical and emotional support to families who need help to build confidence and resilence and enable children to experience early childhood development opportunities. This project is a seaside trip to offer parents and children from a deprived area the opportunity to experience a trip to New Brighton. The grant funding will be used to pay for a coach, staff time, volunteer expenses, entry to an indoor play area, food and drink and ice creams. As many of our families live in poverty or in low level income households, this project will enable our families, particulalry our children, to enjoy a day out to the coast and have new experiences, including being on a bus trip for the first time with other families, and the day will help to make some special memories and creating unique bonding moments between parents and children.

Home-Start Cheshire supports families with children under 5 who are experiencing difficulties. The grant funding will make a contribution towards the core running costs of the organisation.  

The Nursery Ready project will deliver 1-2-1 assistance in the home of children living in deprived areas of Cheshire whose parent's need support. It will improve children's physical development, ....more

The Nursery Ready project will deliver 1-2-1 assistance in the home of children living in deprived areas of Cheshire whose parent's need support. It will improve children's physical development, confidence, and independence.

Contribution to Core costs

We work with women and and achieve positive outcomes on all 3 of the above objectives but we have chosen building skills and confidence as the focus for this bid because we are going to focus on ....more

We work with women and and achieve positive outcomes on all 3 of the above objectives but we have chosen building skills and confidence as the focus for this bid because we are going to focus on women with a very low base of confidence and skills. Through our intense work supporting both in the home and at the CIRCLE group we will achieve the following outcomes for the women; - from a combination of the budgeting training which will be delivered at the group and 1:1 mentoring on a weekly basis at home, the 6 women will all report an improved ability in prioritising their spending. -as a result of mentoring on how to complete paperwork /make phonecalls etc all 6 women will have increased confidence and self esteem to make phonecalls/ complete forms/ job applications / manage household bills. -after attending basic cooking workshops and practicing at home with Mentor, all 6 women will have increased ability to prepare healthy family meals from scratch. - by attending the group weekly, engaging in activities with other mums and over time supporting new mums at the group, all 6 women will gain increased confidence. - by attending Reading with Children sessions with Bookstart at the CIRCLE group, and then modelling at home with the Mentor, all 6 women will gain increased confidence to support their children's learning. - by attending sessions on relaxation & craft activities all 6 women will gain a range of strategies to cope with stresses / conflict in family life. -by joining in with group activities and regular outings all 6 women will gain increased confidence to meet new people and go to new places.

We will give intense support to 6 women (parents) with extremely low levels of lifeskills and confidence.

Home-Start Cheshire supports families with children under 5 who are experiencing difficulties. We aim to increase the number of families we support in the areas in and around Macclesfield, Poynton, ....more

Home-Start Cheshire supports families with children under 5 who are experiencing difficulties. We aim to increase the number of families we support in the areas in and around Macclesfield, Poynton, Wilmslow, Handforth. The grant funding will pay for Home-Start to run a weekly parenting course in Macclesfield called the CIRCLE programme designed to help parents with low level life skills and will contribute to the salary of a part time coordinator who will run this group and also manage a case load of families who will receive home-visiting support. This project will give parents the skills and confidence to manage their own homes, enable them and their children to live healthier lives and to engage with the resources that are available to them in the community.

towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a support project for families with young children in Cheshire

Home-Start Central & West Cheshire to provide early support and practical help for families and identified a need to support a small group of four families from the Winsford area who have young ....more

Home-Start Central & West Cheshire to provide early support and practical help for families and identified a need to support a small group of four families from the Winsford area who have young children under the age of 5 and have been referred to their service because they are experiencing difficulties or struggling to cope. Each family will receive weekly support visits at home by a trained parent volunteer for up to 12 months as part of an agreed support plan, aimed at preventing the family situation from worsening whilst improving the outcomes for the children and adults within the family The grant pays for a contribution towards staffing and running costs for the project.

A project to support disadvantaged families with children under five, the scheme will include crisis support, home visits, peer-support groups for families, and skills sessions, such as home ....more

A project to support disadvantaged families with children under five, the scheme will include crisis support, home visits, peer-support groups for families, and skills sessions, such as home maintenance, using the Internet and decision making. The scheme will also provide access to a range of helper organisations providing support on health, debt, housing and foodbanks.

towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a home-visiting service for families with young children in Cheshire

Home-Start Central Cheshire (HSCC) in the Crewe and Nantwich areas will recruit and train additional volunteers to offer a first-response service to families. This support will reduce the risk of a ....more

Home-Start Central Cheshire (HSCC) in the Crewe and Nantwich areas will recruit and train additional volunteers to offer a first-response service to families. This support will reduce the risk of a family crisis whilst the families wait to be matched to a suitable volunteer.

This project will support 181 families by building their independence. Voluntary, community and faith sector groups in Cheshire have experienced an increase in families turning to them for support, ....more

This project will support 181 families by building their independence. Voluntary, community and faith sector groups in Cheshire have experienced an increase in families turning to them for support, so the organisation will try to reach families who are not currently engaging with, or known, to local services. The organisation will agree a key worker with the family, set goals and a customised package of support.

This is a development grant which has been awarded so that the applicant can work up a more detailed application.

Specific training for 5 volunteers to support families, who are leaving the refuge, with new home support, and financial/budget advice