Return to home visits

Following the Government’s announcement that Cornwall will be under Tier 1 restrictions from Thursday 3rd December, volunteers will be allowed to make 1hr, fortnightly visits to family homes. All visits must have a fully completed Risk Assessment prior to the visit starting and a diary sheet submitted as soon after as possible. Please use this ‘Home Visiting Guidance‘ issued in September to help complete your Risk Assessment. If these restrictions change we will inform you by email of any new instructions.

John Lewis & Waitrose Partnership

We are delighted to be part of this campaign. John Lewis/Waitrose & Partners are hoping to raise £4 Million pounds by September 2021 to share between Home-Start and Fareshare. 

We have already received a grant of over £800 to provide gifts to our families for Christmas from this fund.

If you are using any social media please use #Givealittlelove to spread the word and use this opportunity to raise our profile in Cornwall. If you can share any of our FB posts/Tweets that would be fantastic. Why not post on your profile that you volunteer for HSK?

Click here for more information

BBC Radio Cornwall

If you didn’t get to hear it first time, you can hear Debbie being interviewed about the Partnership on Breakfast last Monday, scroll along to 2hrs 40mins. 

Christmas Packs for Families

We are making up some boxes of Christmas Goodies to deliver to HSK families in December. We are grateful to BT Truro who for the 5th year are donating toys, books etc for under 5s. Helen will be collecting these on Friday 11th December. Following an article in Waitrose newspaper a group of friends in Truro have made reverse advent calendars for HSK parents. We will use all of these gifts to add to the items that we have purchased with our funding from HSUK to make family boxes. Let us know if you can help with deliveries.

A Few Questions

Thanks to those who have responded. there is still time if you haven’t

Please ask your HSK family/ies the following questions and email/text the replies to your Coordinator:-

1. What would you say was the most difficult thing about lock down for you and your family?
2. During the lock down period what would you say you most missed about the lack of face to face contact with your volunteer?
3. Has contact with your volunteer become more or less important to you since the Covid crisis?  can you tell us why?

Zoom Groups

• Online Group are started on 10th November.  Our groups will run for 6 weeks and encourage families to have fun together, connect,  and increase families wellbeing.  

• Sessions will be from 10—11 am using Zoom.  

  Tuesdays—Twins/Mulitples group and Parent to Parent Support

  Wednesdays—Baby Group for pre-walkers

  Thursdays—Toddler sessions

  There are spaces if your family is interested.

New Session will begin in January.

Volunteer Festive Get Togethers

Jayne, Helen & Clair are arranging small local Christmas volunteer Coffee & Cake meet ups. We are hoping to meet in small groups of up to 6 in Cafe’s across the County. If we haven’t asked you about availability yet please contact us so we can get as many of us together for a Festive Treat as possible.

Peer Support on Zoom

We are inviting all volunteers, staff and trustees to join us on Wednesday 9th December between 2pm-4pm. This will be the end of our digital Preparation course and will give you an opportunity to meet our newly trained volunteers and share your experiences or just say ‘Hello’. Click here to register for the call.

Duchess of Cambridge Reveals Report Findings

Read the findings from the Royal Foundation study into the importance of Early Years here.  #5BIGINSIGHTS