Volunteering
There are several ways that you can help Home-Start Ealing in a voluntary capacity:
- by supporting a family as a home-visiting volunteer
- by joining the Board of Trustees
- by helping with fundraising
Home Visiting Volunteers
Home-Start Ealing’s home-visiting volunteers come from many different backgrounds and vary in age but all are either parents themselves or have parenting experience and are carefully selected for their friendliness and understanding. All volunteers attend a preparation course before being matched with a family. They then take their own individual skills and experience to the families they visit. Our volunteers offer their time and friendship and accept a parent as they are.
“I have been a Home-Start volunteer for the past year and it has had such a positive impact on the family I visit weekly and also for me personally. It is incredible how much of a difference just a couple of hours chatting with Mum or playing with a toddler can make. It’s hugely rewarding and a great privilege.”
Christine
“In retirement I feared that meaning would be lost from my life. Volunteering for Home-Start Ealing gives my life meaning. “
Sarah
“I have always felt that the help I have given has always been whole-heartedly appreciated. When I have worked with families whose own extended family do not live nearby or are not around, I have always felt that my help has helped to combat loneliness and given that extra help that may have been given by a family member, if they were around.”
Caroline
Board of Trustees
The Home-Start Ealing’s Board of Trustees is made up of local people from a wide range of backgrounds such as law, social care, HR, fundraising, education and business. The main requirements of a trustee are a real interest in the family support work we undertake and a willingness to be involved and active in the running of the charity. The board ensures correct governance and is responsible for the financial security of the organisation.
“I am delighted to be involved with the Board of Trustees of this very worthwhile organisation. We strive to ensure sound management practice and governance to comply with Home-Start UK standards, but more importantly, to provide the best quality service to families and to make a difference to parents and children. The Board of Trustees is a dynamic group of people who are passionate about this charity’s work.”
Support and Friendship for Families
You may find this leaflet useful if you are interested in volunteering to help families: Support and friendship for families – A guide to volunteering. If you can help us we would love to hear from you, please Contact Us. If you are interested in helping us to fundraising please see the next page.
If you wish to volunteer to help Home-Start Ealing please click on one of the two buttons below and download an application form. There are two versions. If you have Microsoft Word on your system download that version, if you do not have Word download and print the PDF version. You can send the forms in by email or by post. See the contact us page for contact details.
Volunteering Application Form
About the Online Volunteering Application Form
Click on the panel below to open an online application form for volunteering with Home-Start Ealing. Provided you use the same computer and browser you can save your form and complete it later. The website will retain any information you submit for seven days before automatically deleting it.
Online Volunteering Application Form
Online Volunteering Application Form
Please note: This form is too large to display and complete on a mobile phone. Please use a tablet, desktop or laptop computer.
Latest Volunteering News
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Volunteer Recruitment
Being a parent has never been easy. It can be lonely, frustrating, heart breaking and over-whelming. Life-changing events can happen to anyone. That is why Home-Start Ealing is ready to support families through their toughest times. Families struggling with post-natal…
Class of 2019!
Welcome to our new group of volunteers who have completed the training and now ready to support families.
Volunteering to help families in Ealing
Our next Volunteer Preparation Course will start in September 2019, on Thursdays for 6 weeks, 9;30am – 2:30pm. The course is designed to prepare you for your role in supporting families within their home. You will learn within a welcoming, relaxed and safe environment…
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