Our Charity News
Welcome to our charity news blog. Below you will find our Bedfordshire charity’s news on volunteering, making donations & fundraising ideas as well as information on our domestic abuse and PND support services.
Novus Solutions Charity Giving
March 28th, 2016 | donating
A heartfelt thank you to Novus Property Solutions for collecting a vast amount of wonderful Easter eggs for our Family & Children’s Charity! Each year Home-Start Central Bedfordshire helps to support hundreds of vulnerable children across Bedfordshire and Luton. The eggs donated by Novus will certainly put a smile on the faces of these children […]
Thank You Bedfordshire Freemasons For Their Charity Donation
March 14th, 2016 | donating
Alison and Enid our charity’s trustees were presented with a cheque for £1250 from the Bedfordshire Freemasons this month. A heartfelt thank you from all of us at Home-Start Central Bedfordshire to the Freemasons for their charity donation and generosity. Our Family & Children’s Charity provides vital support services to families with young children in […]
A New Home-Start Luton Family & Children Support Milestone…
February 18th, 2016 | volunteer-luton
POSED BY MODELS Over the last 10 months (since April 2015) our dedicated volunteers have supported 51 families with 149 children in Luton. By working at the heart of the family, what we do changes lives. We currently have a waiting list of 19 families with 66 children waiting for our vital support and have […]
Our CEO gives her opinions on why early intervention services are important
February 18th, 2016 | charity
“My granny used to say that ‘a stitch in time saves nine’. This old adage certainly applies to early intervention in tackling problems in the lives of children, parents and families. However in times of austerity and cut backs it can be tempting to reduce early intervention services such as Home-Start. POSED BY MODEL “I […]
Tesco Club Card Vouchers Xmas Donation
December 22nd, 2015 | donating
Home is where the heart is. For more than 30 years, our local charity has been providing practical and emotional support. Uniquely, helping thousands of children and their families throughout Bedfordshire. Home-Start believes that every child deserves a safe place to live and play. Equally important is protection from the effects of poor physical and […]
PND Support – An Interview With Our CEO
July 31st, 2015 | postnatal-depression
Home is where the heart is. For more than 30 years, our local charity has been providing practical and emotional support. Uniquely, helping thousands of children and their families throughout Bedfordshire. Home-Start believes that every child deserves a safe place to live and play. Equally important is protection from the effects of poor physical and […]
Domestic Abuse Definition: Our CEO Shares Her Insights
July 28th, 2015 | domestic-abuse
Linda Johnson, CEO of Home-Start Central Bedfordshire, shares her insights on Domestic Abuse and the work that Home-Start does in supporting victims of Domestic Abuse: © Roger Bradley 2010 (posed by model) We no longer refer to household abuse as solely domestic violence but refer to it as domestic abuse. This is because it does […]
What Is Postnatal Depression
July 6th, 2015 | postnatal-depression
We asked our Bedfordshire charity’s Postnatal Depression Support Groups: What is postnatal depression to you? There are many resources available for postnatal depression. Often, some of the best advice and information can be found from other individuals who have directly experienced postnatal depression. With this in mind, we spoke to our postnatal depression support group […]
Asda in Dunstable Donates To Our Charity
April 25th, 2015 | donating
A big thank you to Asda in Dunstable for including us in their Chosen By You, Given By Us voting scheme! We received a donation towards supporting our charity’s work with vulnerable children and families in Bedfordshire. Here’s Linda our CEO with Kellie, Asda Community Life Champion in Dunstable. If your business or organisation would like […]