Home-Start Angus

12/10/2026

Arbroath Fire Station is pleased to host a series of Cosy Coat Appeal Open Days, offering free winter jackets to anyone in the community who may need one.
There is no referral required. Simply come along and collect a warm winter coat for yourself or your family.
📅 Open Days
Saturday 17 October
Saturday 24 October
Saturday 31 October
Saturday 7 November
🕑 Time: 14:00 - 16:00

See below for further details

02/10/2026

Welcome to our 8 new volunteers who have just completed the preparation course. We look forward to working with you all. Thank you for your commitment to coming along the past 6 weeks.

28/08/2026

Thank you to our lovely group of potential new volunteers for attending week 1 of our course yesterday. We look forward to seeing you all next week.

20/08/2026

Congratulations to the worthy winners of our Sun Flower Competition 2026 .Well done girls🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

12/08/2026

Please get in touch to let us know if you would like to come along. All welcome!

12/08/2026

11/08/2026

Amazing news! Home-Start Angus is being paid this week in easyfundraising’s £2 million Donation Day – all thanks to our supporters shopping online.

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07/08/2026

With a week left of the Summer holidays here is some ideas for fun activities no matter what the weather is like.

05/08/2026

We’re in the customer vote for a Tesco Fruit & Veg grants. It’s a scheme which gives community projects like us grants of up to £1,500. You can now vote in the Arbroath store until the end of November. Please use your blue tokens to help us raise money for healthy snacks for our family groups. *Please share*

24/06/2026

Information on saving some costs this summer

🌞 Summer holidays are nearly here - but extra costs can add up fast.

If you're feeling the pressure this summer, you don't have to manage alone. There's a range of support available:

💳 Scottish Child Payment - worth over £112 every four weeks for every child you look after

🥦 Best Start Foods - a prepaid card worth up to £44.80 every four weeks to help buy healthy food

🍽️ Free school meal support - access to food support through your local council during the holidays

⚽ Free and low-cost activities - a nationwide summer of sport is coming, with football, rugby, swimming, cycling, athletics and more hosted at schools, clubs and leisure centres near you

🧡 Community support - Home-Start has volunteers across Scotland offering practical and emotional help - whatever you're going through.