Stacy and Jo
Stacy had recently moved to the area when her Health Visitor referred her to Home-Start. She has 5 children, the youngest being lively two and a half year old twins. Stacy was finding it hard to go out with the children and was unsure about what was available for them in the community. A co-ordinator from Home-Start visited Stacy at home and explained to her how Home-Start could help her with these issues by providing her with a volunteer who would visit weekly for about 2 hours. Stacy wanted this support and was matched with Jo, her Home-Start volunteer.
Since then, Jo and Stacy have met up weekly. Sometimes they just have coffee and chat about how things are at home; often they take the children to the park to burn off some steam. Jo has helped Stacy access Sharps Copse children’s centre and become actively involved in the groups that run there. Stacy has become more confident taking the kids out through Jo’s support and has now got herself a part-time job.
Stacy’s Story
“It felt a bit weird at first having a stranger come to help, we had never had any help with our children before. I wasn’t sure what we would do together. However, just going out once a week to the park made a big difference. The children really enjoy having Jo around and playing games with her. I also enjoy having chats with Jo over coffee.” Stacy has found that having the home-visiting support enables her to give individual attention to the children, whilst Jo plays with the others, and the Home-Start support has helped Stacy realise that she can take the children out by herself.
Since then, Jo and Stacy have met up weekly. Sometimes they just have coffee and chat about how things are at home; often they take the children to the park to burn off some steam. Jo has helped Stacy access Sharps Copse children’s centre and become actively involved in the groups that run there. Stacy has become more confident taking the kids out through Jo’s support and has now got herself a part-time job.
Stacy’s Story
“It felt a bit weird at first having a stranger come to help, we had never had any help with our children before. I wasn’t sure what we would do together. However, just going out once a week to the park made a big difference. The children really enjoy having Jo around and playing games with her. I also enjoy having chats with Jo over coffee.” Stacy has found that having the home-visiting support enables her to give individual attention to the children, whilst Jo plays with the others, and the Home-Start support has helped Stacy realise that she can take the children out by herself.
