Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West

Joined September 2011
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We are very excited to invite parents 25 and under to meet us at the zoo. If you or anyone you know would like to join us please contact catrionam@hsew.org.uk We want to have fun and a chance to chat about things you’d like to get involved in. Thanks @EdinburghZoo for having us!
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We'll be taking a break for the holidays from 12 noon today: Thursday 23rd December. We'll answer any messages when we're back on the 5th January. Wishing a healthy, peaceful and enjoyable festive season to all our families, volunteers and supporters!
We're so grateful for all the support we receive that allows us to do what we do. Thank you! #BecauseChildhoodCantWait
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Thanks to @EdinburghHSCP @Health_in_Mind and @iThriveEdin #ithriveedinburgh for helping us access these really useful booklets for our family parcels. If you got an early delivery without the booklet don’t worry as they are also accessible online ithriveedinburgh.org.uk/coor…
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HomeStartEdinWSW retweeted
Great 2c @bt_uk @HSEastLothian @HomeStartEdinWS in news from @EdinChamber & our @VivWate @homestartuk quoted "Our goal is to make sure no parent feels alone, by standing alongside families with compassionate, non-judgemental community-based support." edinburghchamber.co.uk/digit…

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It’s always nice to hear back from funders that they’ve enjoyed reading our report and found the quotes and information about the impact of their funding helpful so thanks @corrascot
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Thanks so much to @WeAreOpenreach for this special delivery for families this Christmas! @HSScotland @homestartuk #festivereach #BecauseChildhoodCantWait
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Exciting opportunity to use your skills! Could you be out next Chair - why not check it out? reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp…

Make Your Voice Heard: Save the Children are carrying out a survey for parents with a child under 2 and who receive Universal Credit/Scottish Child Payment. Want to know more? forms.office.com/pages/respo…

This looks interesting - hope you get a good turnout @FathersNetScot Not sure if we will make it but good to hear you will be publishing results and making things available on YouTube in due course….
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Join Fathers Network Scotland and hear about the preliminarily findings from the latest dads survey, conducted during Oct & Nov, and see how things have been changing for Scottish dads and their families over the last 18 months. - Dads Survey Results us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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And we recognise this face 😉 Why not get in touch and find out if you could be a Trustee with Home-Start Edinburgh West as South West??
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Have you ever thought about becoming a Trustee? So grateful to everyone who is/has been on our Board and if you’d like to know more about the opportunity to work with Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West please just get in touch.
We would like to say a big THANK YOU to all of our Trustees across Scotland! 🥳 None of the support we provide to local families would be possible without your hard work💜 #TrusteesWeek2021 #HomeStartTrustee #HomeStartVolunteer #HomeStartHero #BecauseChildhoodCantWait
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Dads have your say!
There's still time to take part in the latest Dad Survey. We know that during the second lockdown many dads enjoyed having more time with their children. How are you feeling now? Complete the survey at bit.ly/3oWJl3w
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These are great resources and if you don’t already have a Turas account it is easy to set one up…..
NES Perinatal and infant mental health training resources including seven e-learning modules and the perinatal mental health curricular framework can be found here nes.scot.nhs.uk/our-work/per…
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HomeStartEdinWSW retweeted
Public services play an important role in eliminating poverty in Scotland. Services such as public transport, childcare, and broadband have a profound impact on our lives and should be available and affordable to everyone. #ChallengePovertyWeek #BecauseChildhoodCantWait
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If you don’t have a TURAS account it’s very easy to set one up and well worth it to access these interactive modules……
Have you seen our emodule “Working with children and young people affected by trauma”? Access for free at bit.ly/3mDQ0wP - developed with @scotgov to support early recovery and support your trauma-skilled practice #TransformingPsychologicalTrauma #WorldMentalHealthDay
So important to look after our emotional health and well-being. As we go through life some days work out better than others don’t they? Great tips to check out here: mentalhealth.org.uk/publicat…
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And as soon as your baby is born, they're able to begin conversations with you……… #HomeStartTipsForParents
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So we are asking could you join our Trustee Boards? Thanks to @Homestartleith for coordinating this for us. Why not check it out?volunteeredinburgh.org.uk/vo…

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