Warm and Safe A project funded by ECC

HOME-START WARM AND THE HELP YOU CAN ACCESS: SAFE - COVID-19 SUPPORT Information, guidance for families with children aged 0-5. FOR An assessment of need and response Many families with pre-school children have Befriending support by telephone, Facebook, been affected by the impact of the chosen media. pandemic within Essex regarding Covid-19. Pop up groups to hand out Covid-19 support packs, parcels etc. when required. Home-Start want to reach out to families to Bespoke packs based around needs, which give them some extra support to provide could be food ,basic supplies, Baby winter added security and reduce loneliness through warmer packs, nappies, resource packs for the uncertainty of the pandemic till 31st May the children. 2021. Outdoor groups will be held in particular Home-Start are working in partnership with areas to build peer networks of support, help Essex County Council to provide an reduce isolation and improve mental health immediate response service to provide extra and well-being. support for families with children aged 0-5 in areas of Essex. This will include a response to If you or your family has been affected by the impact of families on the Essex windscreen of need at COVID-19, OR you live in the wards/areas listed level 1, 2 & 3 . overleaf*, we may be able to help.

*NOTE - Support is targeted to but not exclusively for these listed wards. CONTACT US: New Town Families in Colchester, Jaywick & Clacton St Andrews 01206 854625 | homestartcolchester.org.uk Epping Forest Grange Hill [email protected] Alderton Families in Paternoster 01255 556230 | homestartharwich.org.uk [email protected] Toddbrook Other Families in Essex - 01245 847410 | home-startessex.org.uk Maldon North [email protected] Warm and Safe Roche North & Roche South Tendring Vange; Fryerns Alton Park North West Bockings Elm Lee Chapel North Golf Green Pitsea South East Peter Bruff Crouch Pier Brentwood Rush Green Brizes & Doddinghurst St Bartholomews Hutton North St Marys Braintree and Point Clear North Walton Harwich East South Harwich East Central Canvey Island Central Canvey Island Winter Gardens and the Eastons Stansted South & Birchanger Marconi, Moulsham and Central Castle