How to get help from Home-Start Antrim District
Parenting can be full of unexpected challenges. Don’t be alone, we are there to help.
Home-Visiting Support
Our volunteers provide personalised, one-to-one support by building trusted, supportive relationships with families. Support is typically offered on a weekly basis for approximately up to 2 hours per week, allowing families to receive consistent and valuable support.
Support can be tailored to each family's needs, including:
Emotional Support
Providing a listening ear with compassion and kindness. Seeking to build confidence, reduce isolation, and enable parents to find ways to overcome the challenges they face.
Support for Children
Engaging directly with children through play, conversation, and fun activities. Volunteers can help establish routines, encourage learning and social skills, and create opportunities for positive experiences such as outings and treats.
Practical Support
Offering help with everyday tasks, including attending appointments, shopping, budgeting, nutrition and meal planning, cooking, and helping to create a safe and nurturing home environment.
Information and Signposting
Helping families access relevant services by providing information and guidance on local services available to them.
All of our volunteers are committed to building respectful, non-judgemental and supportive relationships with families. All adhere to strict confidentiality and will never share information about a family without their consent, with the exception of safeguarding concerns.
Group Support
Our weekly family group takes place every Wednesday from 9:30am – 11:15am in Stiles Community Centre, 11 Fountain Hill, Antrim, BT41 1LZ.
For over 25 years this group has provided a place of community and belonging for parents and children under 5. Our group volunteer team seek to befriend and support parents in a group environment where children can play and parents can make vital connections with each other.
For some, coming to a larger group initially can be overwhelming. To help with this, we provide small connect sessions with up to 8 parents to help families make first connections. We do all that we can to support and enable families with all kinds of challenges to come and be part of the group family.
Weekly Family Group
Wednesdays: 9:30am – 11:15am
Stiles Community Centre
11 Fountain Hill
Antrim, BT41 1LZ
Antrim Baby Bank Support
The Antrim Baby Bank exists to relieve poverty and reduce parental stress by redistributing valuable baby resources.
Anyone can receive support from this service.
If you are requesting support for yourself, for a family member, or a friend, please call into one of our 3 weekly open sessions. Our volunteers will be happy to help in any way they can.
We complete a short negotiation on your first visit to Baby Bank.
Castle Mall Shopping Centre Antrim.
Open Sessions.
Tuesday 10am - 12pm
Thursday 10am - 12pm
Thursday 1pm - 3pm
How to access support or refer a family:
Home-Start Referral
Make a formal referral on behalf of a family for home-visiting or group support.
Direct Enquiry
If you would like to receive support for yourself or your family, get in touch with us.
Baby Bank Referral
Complete a referral specifically for Baby Bank support for a family.
- If you are requesting help for yourself, please call into one of our 3 open sessions.