Welcome to Home-Start Teesside. We are one of a network of 340 local Home-Starts in the UK.

The core belief of Home-Start is that children need a happy and secure childhood and that parents play the key role in giving their children a good start in life and helping them achieve their full potential.

Home-Start Teesside is a charity that offers support, friendship and practical help to parents with at least one child under 5 in Middlesbrough, Stockton and Redcar & Cleveland.

A unique service is offered. We recruit and train volunteers, who are usually parents themselves, to visit families at home to offer friendly, informal and confidential support. The support  offered cuts across all boundaries of gender, social class, ethnic origin and financial status.

Latest News!

We've joined the world of internet-shopping!  

Thanks to the fantastic donations which we are now receiving we have been able to set up our own ebay site where we can now sell items that might be of interest to collectors and buyers from outside the local area.  Why not take a look, you never know you might just be tempted to make a bid!!

Mayor of Middlesbrough Attends Volunteer Lunch

We were delighted this year to welcome Ray Mallon, The Mayor of Middlesbrough along to our Volunteer Lunch.  The Mayor, took time out of his busy schedule to thank our volunteers for the work and commitment in helping families across the whole of the Tees Valley. 

Anne Donald receiving her Certificate of Appreciation for 15 years of  volunteering with the Scheme.  Read the full story