Training News

for volunteers from Home-Start Tameside & Oldham

As part of our commitment to volunteers and families we offer a wide range of courses & support to help you get the best out of your volunteering experience.

Issue 12 Spring 2013

Home-Start Tameside & Oldham

Fashion Show! A date for your diary.

Thursday 23rd May 2013 7pm to 10.30pm Ashton Curzon Football club
Ladies well be hosting a fashion show showcasing lots of high-street brands at hugely discounted prices! Tickets are just 4.00 & must be pre-purchased from our office. Please invite your family & friends for this special evening. Get yours now! Raffle with fab prizes Bar Please note this event is for over 16s only

New Home-Start Courses 2013

Parents as Partners Monday 13th May 2013 10am to 2pm St Peter's Children's Centre, Ashton under Lyne This workshop will enable you to understand relationships within families and appreciate the impact of having children on a couple's relationship. Parenting Apart Wednesday 12th June 10am to 2pm St Peter's Children's Centre, Ashton under Lyne This workshop covers the impact of separation on children and families. It also aims to provide advice and support about how best to help children in this situation, how to support children if a parent is absent for some or all of the child's life, and seeks to enable volunteers to support parents to take steps towards their own solutions. The training will look at the divorce and separation process What children need - volunteers will watch a powerful DVD made by young people sharing their personal experiences. Learning to Share Monday 8th July 2013 10am to 2pm St Peter's Children's Centre, Ashton under Lyne This workshop will enable you to be aware of situations/ circumstances when children may find sharing difficult and identify ways in which children can be supported to share. Domestic Violence Awareness 3rd December 2013 10am to 2.30pm St Peter's Children's Centre This workshop will look at describing, recognising patterns, the impact on children, the effects & seeking help in regards to the domestic abuse of women. Promoting the Mental Health of Children Monday 9th September 2013 10am to 2pm St Peter's Children's Centre This workshop looks at the risk factors, environmental factors and approaches in supporting the mental health of children.

Run Claire Run!

Claire is kindly donning her trainers & doing her first Manchester 10K to raise funds for our work supporting families & volunteers. You can donate securely here

http://www.mygift.org.uk/supportHomeStartwithClaire
Changes to course booking system
Places for all Home-Start & Food & Nutrition courses must be secured by returning a booking form (from the website or request from Nadine). All places will be confirmed and non-attendance will be noted. Although our courses are FREE to you it costs us in staff time, preparation and resources. If you have any queries please contact Nadine. Thank you for your co-operation.

Please book through Nadine.

Home-Start Tameside & Oldham is a Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered office: St Peters Childrens Centre, A -U-Lyne OL7 0LL. Registered in England and Wales: number 7203889. Registered Charity number 1135838

Food & Nutrition Course

Dates to be confirmed Evening course May
Ashton under Lyne

Did you know?

Not only do we work in Tameside & Oldham, we now have a Bangla project in Hyde, Breastfeeding support in Tameside & Glossop and Family Groups throughout Tameside (more info below). Our team has more than doubled in 12 months! Information can be found on our website www.homestartto.org.uk

This 4 week workshop includes meal planning & budgeting, good food hygiene, promoting healthy eating & breastfeeding/weaning - a great course if you're interested in cooking/healthy eating and/or you're working with a family who may need support in those areas. Accreditation available at Level 2

Maximising Family Income

Various dates & venues
Accreditation Available at Level 2

Cmon Eileen!
Many of you may have been trained or supported by our Co-ordinator Eileen. Eileen & family are putting on their walking shoes and doing the 6-day Arran Coastal walk on behalf of Home-Start Tameside & Oldham between 14th to 20th July 2013. Please show your support by sponsoring her here:

Universal Credits are coming early to Tameside & Oldham. Both boroughs will be participating in the pilot scheme in April 2013 before the national roll out in October 2013. Is your H-S family struggling with benefits? Do you want information on agencies that can help? Would you like to find out if your H-S family is eligible for a grant and how to go about it? Do you want advice on how to approach your H-S family to discuss their money problems? This course is to help you to navigate your H-S family through whats available and who to approach for support. 100% of volunteers who attended the course would recommend it to other volunteers

http://www.mygift.org.uk/Eileensappeal Want up to date information? Want to find out about last minute courses? Follow us at Twitter! HomestartTO Home-Start Tameside & Oldham Like us ! Breastfeeding Tameside & Glossop

Tameside Family Groups

Gosia & Sarah are running several family groups in Ashton, Denton, Stalybridge & Hyde. These groups are for HomeStart families so if you feel they could benefit please bring them along or make them aware. Times/venues can be found at http://www.homestartto.org.uk/page5.htm

Friends of Home-Start Tameside & Oldham

Congratulations to all our volunteers who have achieved accreditation for their workbooks. We have
continued to triple the numbers of volunteers achieving so well done to everyone. Just a reminder that you can complete accreditation for the Preparation course, Supporting Parents Experiencing Depression, Maximising Family Income, Volunteers, Children & Endings, Home-Visiting and Food & Nutrition courses so not only are you gaining hands-on experience and giving something back youve also got access to a range of FREE training! Dont forget that if youre completing our Breastfeeding Peer Support course you can also gain a qualification in that! Information on courses can be found at http://www.homestartto.org.uk/page7.htm Many thanks to all the volunteers who have worked so hard in completing their work! Best wishes Nadine
Contact Nadine Broome, Volunteer Development Officer to book on Home-Start courses booking form required which can be downloaded at http://www.homestartto.org.uk/page7.htm Office 0161 344 0669 Mobile 07561425643 Email: nadinebroome@homestartameside.org.uk www.homestartto.org.uk