Volunteers provide one to one support to a family in their home with at least one child under five. They visit the family once a week for around 2 hours, The support could be playing with the children, an extra pair of hands when going out, help with cooking, budgeting, the list is long. 97% of our families are referred as mum is struggling with her mental health, many of them with post natal depression. Isolation as no friends or family around. Baby with colic and mum is exhausted with no sleep, child or parent may have an illness or disability, the list is long. As a volunteer, you are going in as a friend. It’s not your job to fix it, but by being there in a supportive non judgemental way, you make it better.