Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur

04/11/2026

Remembering together at our Littlehampton Family Group ❤️

This week at our Littlehampton Family Group, we have started thinking about Remembrance Sunday, which takes place this Sunday, 8th November.

Together, we have been talking about why we mark this special day, why it is important to remember those who have served and sacrificed, and how we can help our children understand the importance of remembering.

It is never too early to start sharing these conversations with our little ones, helping them learn about kindness, courage, community and the importance of remembering others.

We are also incredibly proud that our wonderful volunteer, Emer, will be laying a wreath at the Remembrance Sunday service in Arundel Square this Sunday.

If you are in Arundel, please do come down, join the community and be part of this special day of remembrance.

We will remember them. ❤️

02/11/2026

📣 Introducing our new Corporate Fundraising Pack!

We’re inviting local businesses across Arun, Worthing & Adur to join us in making a real difference to the lives of local children and families.

At Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur, we believe every child deserves a safe, nurturing home and the chance to thrive. But when parents are facing illness, isolation, financial hardship or other pressures, everyday family life can become overwhelming.

Through our trained volunteers and dedicated staff, we provide free, practical and emotional support to families with young children, helping parents feel less alone, grow in confidence and build stronger relationships with their children.

Our latest impact figures show just how important this support is. In 2025/26, we supported 196 families and 336 children, with 90% of families feeling less isolated following our support.

We know that businesses can play a huge part in helping us continue this work, and our new Corporate Fundraising Pack is full of ideas about how you can get involved.

Whether it’s:
🤝 Choosing us as your charity partner
💷 Making a one-off or regular business donation
🎉 Organising a team fundraising challenge, quiz or bake sale
🎄 Sponsoring one of our events or appeals
💛 Offering professional skills, raffle prizes or practical support
There are lots of ways to make a difference, whatever the size of your business.
We would love to build relationships with local businesses who want to give something back to the communities where they live and work.

You don’t need to have a fundraising plan already in place. We’d love to meet, tell you more about what we do and explore ideas that work for your team.

📩 Interested in getting involved?

Contact Sophie, our Engagement and Community Fundraiser, at [email protected] or call 01903 953799.

You can also find out more here: https://home-startawa.org.uk/fundraise-for-us/

Local businesses helping local families. Together, we can help local children have a brighter start. ❤️

26/10/2026

Today, Linda, Emma, Jo and Charlotte took part in day one of a two-day Peep Learning Together training programme at Arun East Family Hub. 📚

We’re always looking for ways to build our knowledge and develop our skills so we can better support the families we work with. We’re looking forward to day two! 💜🧡

23/10/2026

💙 Can you help support local families at no cost to you?

We’re delighted to share that Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur has been chosen as a Co-op Local Community Fund cause! 🎉

If you’re a Co-op member, you can help us receive a share of the funding available simply by choosing Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur as your local cause.
Every member who chooses us helps us access funding that can make a real difference to local families with young children. Your support helps us continue providing practical and emotional support to families who may be experiencing isolation, financial hardship, poor mental health or other challenges.

💙 Not a Co-op member yet? Don’t worry! Joining is free, and you can sign up and choose our cause afterwards.

👉 Sign in or register here:

https://account.coop.co.uk/sign-in?state=0af9cd12-00e5-4f3f-819b-deb5e850e958&client_id=052bf8a8-c9a6-4f1c-b805-4aa5bd9a9c6e&redirect_uri=https://membership.coop.co.uk/redirect

It only takes a few moments to get involved, and it’s a simple way to help families in our local community.
Please share this post with your friends and family and help us spread the word. Every member who chooses us gives us another opportunity to secure funding for the families we support. 💙

Thank you for being part of our community and helping us make a difference!

22/10/2026

October Half Term -

I can’t believe it’s October Half Term new week - where has the year gone? This newsletter is filled with fun ideas and activities for you and your family to enjoy next week.

21/10/2026

📚❤️ A love of reading starts with sharing stories together! ❤️📚

We were delighted to welcome Polly Atkinson back to our Bersted Family Group for another wonderful reading session with our families!

Polly spent time sharing stories with our children, bringing books to life and helping both children and parents understand the many benefits of reading together.

Reading with your child is about so much more than learning words. It helps develop language and communication skills, sparks imagination, builds confidence and creates special moments of connection between parent and child. Even a few minutes of sharing a story each day can make a real difference.

We are so grateful to Polly for returning to spend time with our families, sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm and helping to inspire a lifelong love of reading in our little ones.

At Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur, we know that the simplest moments can have the biggest impact. ❤️

15/10/2026

🧡 A great pub, a great cause! 💜

We’re incredibly grateful to The World’s End in Patching for choosing Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur as their charity beneficiary and for their wonderful support of local families.

📅 Visit on Friday 6th November for their Charity Day!

Pop along to The World’s End, enjoy some delicious food, a drink and the warm, welcoming atmosphere of this lovely countryside pub, and help make a difference at the same time.

💜 50% of profits from the day will be donated to Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur!

Your visit will help us continue supporting families with young children across our local community, providing friendship, practical help and emotional support when it’s needed most.

A huge thank you to The World’s End team for supporting our charity and the families we work with. We’d love to see as many of you there as possible, so gather your friends and family, pay them a visit and help us turn a lovely day out into something truly meaningful.

📍 The World’s End, Patching

🧡 Good food, great company and a chance to make a real difference.

The World's End, Patching

13/10/2026

🎄 Could you spare an hour or two to make a difference this Christmas? 💜

Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur is looking for friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to help with our collection buckets at local Christmas events this festive season! ❤️

From Christmas lights switch-ons to festive markets, every hour you give will help us raise vital funds to support local families with young children when they need us most.

✨ It’s a wonderful way to meet new people, get involved in your local community and help make Christmas brighter for families across our area.

📅 Our Christmas events:
⭐ 21 November – Arundel Farmers Market
⭐ 21 November – Littlehampton Lights On Event
⭐ 27 November – Lancing Prep Worthing School Christmas Fayre
⭐ 4 December – Arundel Victorian Christmas
⭐ 12 December – Bognor Christmas Event
⭐ 19 December – Arundel Farmers Market, alongside Arundel Town Council

You don’t need lots of time to make a big difference. Even an hour or two of your time would mean so much to us and the families we support.

💌 Interested in helping? Please get in touch with Sophie at [email protected] to find out more or let us know which event you could support.

Together, we can make Christmas brighter for local families. ❤️

07/10/2026

Today Linda and Charlotte attended the Kinship Care Conference at Field Place in Worthing. 🤗

It was a fantastic event, with some inspiring speakers and a bustling ‘marketplace’ filled with wonderful organisations supporting children, families and kinship carers including Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur! 💜

A great opportunity to connect, share ideas and learn more about the support available to kinship families across our local communities.