Home-Start Essex – April to June 21 Support in West Essex – Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford District

To make a referral please use our referral form available here: https://home-startessex.org.uk/referral/ and email it to [email protected] For more information & if you have any questions, please contact the named member of staff below. Type of support Support Summary and Contact Details Families currently being supported by volunteers with weekly telephone support for emotional support and/or school readiness; and with door-step deliveries when required. Contacts for Epping Forest and Harlow: Claire Strudwick – [email protected] Home Visiting Donna Osborne – [email protected] Telephone Befriending Contacts for Uttlesford District School Readiness Madi Wilkie – [email protected] Jo Pease – [email protected] Information on these projects can be found here: • https://home-startessex.org.uk/home-visiting/ • https://home-startessex.org.uk/telephone-befriending/ • https://home-startessex.org.uk/school-readiness/ Family Groups are closed groups and are available to Home-Start Essex families who want to meet other parents, build connections and gain peer support from others. More information can be found here: https://home-startessex.org.uk/family-group/ Family Groups Nursery rhymes; crafts; cooking; Tiny Sing sing-alongs, activities, and school readiness. Epping Forest and Harlow (online group) – Wednesday (AM) and the contact is Donna Osborne Great Dunmow – Monday (AM) and the contact is Jo Pease To make a referral please use the form found on our website (detailed above) Wellbeing Coordinator Lisa Pawlowski will be delivering our wellbeing groups. The groups aim to support parents’ wellbeing and mental health through providing relaxation and stress management techniques. Wellbeing Groups & Support For more information on our wellbeing support go to: https://home-startessex.org.uk/wellbeing-groups/ Dates for our next groups, running for 6 weeks are: Dads Group starting April 20th 7.45pm Mums Group starting April 21st 10am

1 HSE Support in West Essex - April to June 21 Core Documents/Service Delivery/Delivery Timetables Home-Start Essex – April to June 21 Support in West Essex – Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford District Mums Group starting April 23rd 10am. There is also a private Facebook Group for families being supported by our Wellbeing programme - www.facebook.com/groups/hsewellbeing. Lisa posts on this with Home-Start activities, motivational and wellbeing uplifting messages too. This can include ways to help ourselves with anxiety, stress etc. An excellent way to also encourage peer support throughout Essex and families to stay in touch who have joined the group should they wish. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Lisa on [email protected] To make a referral please use the form found on our website (detailed above) Perinatal Support Programme Our Perinatal Support is available for 6 months: • Pregnant Mums – Support from when they are 3 months pregnant until they give birth • New Mums – Support from birth of baby or any time up until the child is 1 year old Families are supported by a trained volunteer who provides support and advice to improve mental health & emotional wellbeing, coping strategies, practical advice and signposting to other services. Currently this is over the phone or via zoom (for face to face). Contact - Claire Strudwick More information can be found here: https://home- startessex.org.uk/perinatal-support-programme/ Perinatal Wellbeing This is part of our Perinatal Support Programme and we will be running 2 Online Group groups. The 2 groups will be for: 10am to 11am – Pregnant Mums and 8pm to 9pm – Mums with babies under 1 year old. Contact - Claire Strudwick The Warm and Safe programme is aimed at the most vulnerable families who have children under 5. Family needs to live within identified districts and wards; and/or are on benefits; or are struggling with finances and/or mental health or feeling isolated. Contacts for this any of the Co-ordinators Warm and Safe who are listed at the top. To make a referral please use our Warm and Safe referral form available at: https://home-startessex.org.uk/warm-safe-project/ Contact – Any of our Co-ordinators for this project

2 HSE Support in West Essex - April to June 21 Core Documents/Service Delivery/Delivery Timetables Home-Start Essex – April to June 21 Support in West Essex – Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford District Family Check Up and Parenting Plus Groups are evidence-based interventions for parents experiencing stress and conflict in their relationship which is affecting their family. Support aims to resolve or

manage conflict in ways that remove or limit the adverse impact it has on Parenting Together children and strengthen parenting skills. Further information can be found here: https://home-startessex.org.uk/parenting-together/ Lots of information and downloadable resources on coronavirus support; Home-Start Essex Website family safety; keeping healthy; learning for adults and families; learning resources for children; mental health and wellbeing; older children and Resources Directory families young people; parenting support; school readiness and videos of activities. https://home-startessex.org.uk/resources-and-information/

3 HSE Support in West Essex - April to June 21 Core Documents/Service Delivery/Delivery Timetables