Volunteers wanted to support young families

A charity that supports young families is seeking help after seeing a rise in referrals.

Home-Start West Dorset trains volunteers who spend up to three hours per week with families with children under five. Volunteers are there to give help and parenting advice and to assist with household tasks like cooking. A Home-Start spokesperson said: “We have found that our volunteers become an absolute lifeline for these families, so much so that often someone from the family will return as a volunteer in later years. “Our work is becoming increasingly necessary and n Car audio n Hands-free n Multimedia n Digital radio we are seeing a rise in the families being referred to us. To continue to support families we need to recruit volunteers, not only in these family-visiting roles, but also as trustees and other support work. We are actively recruiting new volunteers in our family visiting roles at the moment. This is a great opportunity for retirees or those currently re-training who might have two to three hours spare per week to support a local family.” For more information visit Home-Start West Dorset at Dorchester Youth and Community Centre in Kings Road, Dorchester. 01305 265072, email office@homestartwest dorset.co.uk n Vehicle security n Reversing