Home-Start South Aberdeenshire

05/11/2026

📣 Looking for work, training or support?
Come along and meet our Employment Support Team at the Kincardine & Mearns CAB Partnership Pop-up.
📅 Thursday 12th November
⏰ 9.30am–12.30pm
📍 Kincardine & Mearns CAB, Stonehaven
We can help with finding work, training, applications, CVs and getting back into employment.
No appointment needed — just pop along for a chat! 😊
Please share with anyone who might benefit. 💙

04/11/2026

HELLO FROM HOME-START SOUTH ABERDEENSHIRE!

(Previously known as Home-Start Kincardine and Home-Start Deeside, Alford and Strathdon.)

Who we are...

We are a local family support charity offering free, confidential and non-judgemental support to families with pre-school aged children.

Life isn't always easy. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, struggling with isolation, dealing with changes at home or finding the everyday challenges of parenting difficult, we're here to help.

How we can help...

Our friendly volunteers provide weekly support tailored to each family's individual needs. This may include:

- A listening ear– Someone to talk to without judgement, who understands that parenting can sometimes be challenging.

- Practical and emotional support – Helping parents build confidence, develop skills and navigate everyday family life.

- Getting out and about – Encouraging families to access local activities, groups and services.

- Reducing isolation – Helping parents feel more connected to their communities and less alone.

- Connecting families with other support – Helping families find the right services and resources when they need them.

Our support is tailored to each family's individual circumstances because we know that no two families are the same.

Where do we cover?

We support families across South Aberdeenshire, from Portlethen to Braemar and Strathdon, and from Alford to Laurencekirk and St Cyrus.

You can contact us directly to ask for support, or a professional can make a referral on a family's behalf.

www.homestartsa.org
01569 767773
[email protected]

01/11/2026

🚨🚨 Important announcement 🚨🚨

As of TOMORROW, Monday 2nd November we will be meeting in our new venue at a slightly earlier time!

⏰ 11am-12 noon
📍Catalyst Vineyard Church, 148 High St, Laurencekirk.

We are meeting in the youth room (straight ahead when you come in through the front door) and we are hoping this new space will suit our group better as it has a door 🤣🎉plus less book-rearranging opportunities for our toddlers 🙈

We’ll still have our usual supply of hot cuppies, snacks and support from our trained peer supporters. We never charge for attendance, and you don’t need to book - just drop in. You don’t need to be having problems to attend, and we’re not just for the newborn stage - everyone is welcome 😄
We’d love to see you! ☺️

28/10/2026

🎄❤️ CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCH – WE’RE DOING IT ALL AGAIN! ❤️🎄

Well, it’s getting to that time of year when we start thinking about Christmas Day and what to do! 🎅🎁

We had such a wonderful day last year, and we really hope everyone who joined us enjoyed it just as much as we did. So we’ve decided… we’re doing it all again this year! 🥰

And we’d love you to join us! ❤️

Maybe you’re going to be spending Christmas Day alone, perhaps your family are away, or maybe you and your partner would simply enjoy some good company, a lovely Christmas lunch and a bit of festive cheer.

Whatever your circumstances, you are more than welcome to come along and join us at the Dickson Hall. 🎄

Christmas is about bringing people together, sharing laughter, making memories and making sure everyone feels welcome. ❤️

So why not come along and spend Christmas Day with us? We’d love to see some familiar faces and hopefully lots of new ones too!

🎅🎄 Please see the poster below for all the details.

Everyone is welcome – because nobody should have to spend Christmas Day alone if they don’t want to

27/10/2026

What does a Home-Start volunteer do?

Home-Start volunteers offer practical and emotional support to families with young children, through regular visits to their home.

You might:
* Have a cuppa and a chat with a parent
* Listen without judgement
* Be someone a parent can talk to
* Play with the children
* Read stories or do activities together
* Get out for a walk or to the park
* Help a parent get out and about locally
* Help a parent find local services and activities
* Encourage and support parents as they build confidence
* Provide a friendly face and a bit of company
* Simply be there when things feel difficult

You don’t need to have all the answers. Sometimes having someone there to listen, encourage and say “you’re doing a great job” can make a huge difference.

2–3 hours a week could make a real difference to a local family.

If this sounds like something you could offer, please get in touch today💜

27/10/2026

Do you live in Aberdeenshire and have concerns about your child's talking or understanding❓Contact us by phone or text to discuss your concerns and we will help you to help your child 📞 📱
⚠️ Please note that a team member may not be available to answer your call/text immediately, but they will respond to your voicemail message or text as soon as possible.
NHS Grampian Aberdeenshire Health Visitors

26/10/2026

For those without power in and around Auchenblae 💜

I’ve done this post before but boy are we glad my grandparents put the generator into the farm when I born!!

So we are fortunate that our farm and shop have still got power even though the rest of the village seems to be off.

We have set up the tea urn in the shop and there is milk in the fridge so feel free anyone to help themselves if you want a cup of tea or coffee.

The microwave is also there if anyone wants to heat anything up as it seems we could be without power for a wee while.

Westerton Farm have the beautiful log burner going if you need a heat up but if you want to come and chase cows with us I’m sure that will have the same effect 😂

25/10/2026

22/10/2026

⭐️ Challenge yourself in 2027 ⭐️

Are you ready to take on a new challenge in 2027 whilst raising funds for local families?

We are so grateful for everyone who supports us and would love to have walkers representing us this year.

Funds raised help us to train more volunteers so that we can support families, helping them when they need it most 🥰

https://www.thekiltwalk.co.uk/events

20/10/2026

✨ ⏰ change of time - Monday 12th October ✨
Please note tomorrow’s group will run

⏰ 3.30-4.30pm

In our usual venue Mearns Community Library. As always we’ll have hot cuppies, snacks and support from our trained peer supporters. We never charge for attendance, and you don’t need to book - just drop in. You don’t need to be having problems to attend, and we’re not just for the newborn stage - everyone is welcome 😄

We’d love to see you! ☺️