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New! Home-Start Closure Hits The Headlines!

Our impending closure was reported on Drivetime, Three Counties Radio on Wednesday 1 February. Click here to listen again.

We were also featured on BBC News Look East on Thursday 2 February and in the 1 February issue of MK News (page 11).  Many thanks to the families, volunteers and trustees who kindly gave their time to support us.

Don't forget that if you haven't already, you can still support us by signing the e-petition set up by one of our volunteers.  Click here to 'sign'. 

New! Home-Start to close on

31 March 2012!

After 15 consecutive years' service to the community and after helping nearly 1300 families we will be closing on 31 March 2012 when our current contract with Milton Keynes Council expires.

We have received amazing support since we announced we were 'at risk' and many people have signed our e-petition.   Click here if you still wish to 'sign' the petition and to read some of the lovely testimonials that have been posted. 

Thank you for your support over the past 15 years.

Important! Save Home-Start!

Please sign our e-petition....

One of our volunteers has set up an

e-petition on the Milton Keynes Council website in order to save our valuable service.  If you work, live or study in Milton Keynes, please do take a few minutes to register your support.  Click here to 'sign'. 

Funding Crisis features in MK Citizen

Our current funding crisis is featured in the MK Citizen issue dated 12 January.  Click here to read more. 

Risk of Closure

Home-Start is at risk of closure in Milton Keynes from 1st April 2012 following Milton Keynes Council's decision not to support our work with core funding.  Unless the Council can be persuaded to change its mind, Home-Start in MK will take no new referrals from January.  MK Council "Early Help" resources will be directed towards families with children aged 5-18 years, planning to support those with under 5s through the Children's Centres only.

We have written to all families, volunteers and referrers and welcome your support: if you wish to petition your local Councillors and MP, please do so - contact us if you need any help.  See our Impact Document for details of the impending lost value to the community.  This has been sent to all Councillors and our two local MPs.

We are devastated.

Volunteer Training Dates

We regret that at the present time we are not taking applications for volunteers.. 

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Home-Start in Milton Keynes

Our Vision: "Befriending families in Milton Keynes – supporting parents to give their children a safe, healthy and happy start in life"

Home-Start Milton Keynes supports families who are finding it difficult to cope with the stresses of bringing up a young family. Trained volunteers, who are parents themselves, visit and support families in their own homes. They offer time, friendship and help with the everyday difficulties that parents with young children face. The support is available to a parent or carer with at least one child under 5, provided they meet the required criteria.

Home-Start Milton Keynes, based in Central Milton Keynes, was opened in 1996.

For further information, please telephone us on 01908 230030 or email us on office@home-startmk.org.uk

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Listen to us!

Home-Start featured on BBC 3 Counties Radio in October 2009 - click here to listen to the interview with Steph Ellis, Senior Co-ordinator and one of our families who was brilliant so early in the morning!

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Our Supporters

Click here to see the organisations that currently support us.

Useful Links

• PDF Leaflet: Helping parents build better lives for their children – a leaflet explaining what we do and how we do it
• Home-Start Resources

Links to other websites:

• MK Web
• MK Voluntary Sector Gateway
• Home-Start UK
• Net Mums

• Parks Trust
• Families Information Service
• Go On - Make Online Easy
• MK Multiples
• Change4Life
• Consumer Credit Counselling Service
• Revenue Benefits