HOME-START LAMBETH

£144,130 over three years (£46,530; £48,000; £49,600) for the salary, project costs and contribution to overheads for a Home Start co-ordinator with a focus on domestic abuse.

Supporting Families

Cost of Living Top Up Grant awarded to support small/medium-size organisations with additional costs incurred due to the cost of living crisis.

‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’

To provide core funding to Home-Start Lambeth, contributing to the costs associated with service delivery

To pilot a summer programme, working alongside Home-Start Southwark, for families with children under 5

This project will support young children with special educational needs and their families who are socially isolated. Young people will benefit from increased social inclusion and improved relationships and well-being.

The funding will be used to pay for the course staff overheads of running the project and vouchers for participants.

Brighter Futures

The group is using funding to continue supporting vulnerable and isolated families across Lambeth. The project aims to address practical needs for families provide regular friendship and emotional support reduce social isolation provide peer support ....more

The group is using funding to continue supporting vulnerable and isolated families across Lambeth. The project aims to address practical needs for families provide regular friendship and emotional support reduce social isolation provide peer support improve relationships and improve the future life opportunities of children. Beneficiaries will improve their resilience knowledge confidence parenting skills social networks and physical and mental wellbeing.

This project will deliver 6 10-week parent/child groups designed to improve the wellbeing and early educational development of 90 young children each year. This support will be targeted at children from families who have been disproportionately ....more

This project will deliver 6 10-week parent/child groups designed to improve the wellbeing and early educational development of 90 young children each year. This support will be targeted at children from families who have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. A babies group will focus on early attachment and interaction, laying the foundations for healthy brain development. Toddler groups will help establish healthy relationships and boundaries and focus on intellectual development, as well as providing two specialist groups for SEN toddlers (either diagnosed or suspected). Sessions will initially be virtual, moving to face-to-face when parents are comfortable and involve learning for children, peer support and confidence building for parents and input from key professionals. In addition to the sessions, Home-Start will provide packs of sensory toys and activities (worth £30) to each famiy.

towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing support services for families with young children from disadvantaged communities in the London Borough of Lambeth.

Support, friendship and practical help for parents of toddlers. Peer support and groups will reduce parental stress, loneliness and isolation and build networks for families and young children. This will support vulnerable children to develop, learn ....more

Support, friendship and practical help for parents of toddlers. Peer support and groups will reduce parental stress, loneliness and isolation and build networks for families and young children. This will support vulnerable children to develop, learn and catch up on experiences they have missed out on.

The project will provide specialist volunteer support and activity groups to vulnerable parents on a low income with at least one child under the age of five. Working in partnership with established local referral partners such as midwives, GPs and ....more

The project will provide specialist volunteer support and activity groups to vulnerable parents on a low income with at least one child under the age of five. Working in partnership with established local referral partners such as midwives, GPs and social services as well as a new specialist charity (Cacoon Family Support) HSL will target expectant mothers and those with newborn children who are struggling with their mental health, many as a result of the pandemic and lockdown. A new cohort of volunteer befrienders will also be recruited and trained to offer parents phone, zoom and socially distanced support, focusing particularly on developing good mother-child attachment, improving social contact and reducing stress and anxiety. The grant will fund 30-hour p/w project coordinator (with a mental health specialism) as well as part of a volunteer coordinator role and input and support from Cacoon, who will jointly host a weekly activity group, train staff/volunteers and provide a pathway for those with higher-level need to access additional 1:1 therapy and services with them.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

COVID19 - This grant will fund baby sensory packs and additional staffing to support children affected by poverty and deprivation who are are isolated at home due to Covid-19, this activity will reduce isolation and improve mental health.

Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Home-Start Lambeth, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.

Homestart Lambeth currently works with over 100 families with complex needs in Lambeth, with just under half of these survivors of domestic violence. Previously this work involved running a range of classes and drop-in sessions and using caseworkers ....more

Homestart Lambeth currently works with over 100 families with complex needs in Lambeth, with just under half of these survivors of domestic violence. Previously this work involved running a range of classes and drop-in sessions and using caseworkers and volunteers to support service users 1:1 where needed. This funding would allow Homestart to move some of their services online and train volunteers to help vulnerable parents access these new services. They will transfer their 12-week course for survivors of domestic violence (Freedom) online and also run baby classes and craft classes for parents with young children, using their volunteers to encourage families who might be nervous or new to attending online groups with strangers. Lastly, they plan to use a proportion of funding (approx 15%) to buy and send out baby sensory boxes, craft/art materials, shopping vouchers and credit top-ups for families worst hit by the economic and social shocks caused by the C19 outbreak.

NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more

NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Unrestricted grant to the organisation

My Lambeth Family

towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing support to disadvantaged families in the London Borough of Lambeth

Support for young children whose families are experiencing complex issues such as mental ill-health and domestic violence. Volunteers visit weekly and help children improve their emotional health, improve cognitive development and reduce isolation.

Resilient and Ready Project (R&R)

Start Right Project 2016/17

Start Right Project

The focus of the charity is to support families in crisis. The funding will contribute to their work with families experiencing domestic violence and abuse, addressing the needs of women and the wider family.

towards three years' core running costs of a Home-Start in the London Borough of Lambeth

Start-Right Project