Our History
Our History
1999
Home Start Kirklees is launched
2000
Home-Start has 39 volunteers available to support families and an employed staff team of 4
2001
First Home-Start family group drop in opens at Brian Jackson House
2003
We are visited by David Blunkett, MP & Home Secretary
2004
A £300,000 National Lottery Community Fund grant was awarded and the staff team was expanded
2004
A Kirklees Family Support Worker pilot was set up in the Deighton area. First Family Support Worker post in Kirklees
2005
The ‘New to U’ scheme was set up, funded by Kirklees Teenage Pregnancy Strategy – this evolved into our Young Parents Service of today
2006
Home-Start secured new working premises at a disused Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing office in Dalton. The start of a 15-year tenure
2009
Home-Start UK founder Margaret Harrison visits for our 10th anniversary AGM
2015
A Nurturing Parents pilot is launched with funding from Kirklees Public Health. Volunteers are trained and upskilled to deliver key messages around Infant Mental Health
2017
Home-Start Kirklees enters into the Thriving Kirklees Partnership with 4 other key partners
2019
Home-Start Kirklees celebrates 20 years of supporting families
2022
Home-Start Kirklees moves to new premises at Bates Mill, Huddersfield
2023
Home-Start supports a record number of 293 families with 577 children