Grant to strengthen Home-Start Suffolk’s home-visiting family support in Lowestoft
Home-Start Suffolk is among those set to benefit from the fifth round of Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Community Fund, with more than £289,000 awarded to 18 projects across Suffolk and Norfolk.
A £39,727 grant will strengthen Home-Start Suffolk’s home-visiting family support in Lowestoft, where referrals have increased by 21% in just one year. The funding will enable the charity to support around 50 additional families, approximately 130 children and adults, who may be experiencing challenges including isolation, financial hardship and family stress.
Families are carefully matched with trained local volunteers who provide practical and emotional support in their own homes, helping parents regain confidence, strengthen family relationships and build greater stability.
Tara Spence, CEO at Home-Start Suffolk, said:
“We believe that everything begins with family. And that Suffolk should be a place where families never have to struggle in silence behind closed doors.
“Waveney continues to be one of the most challenging areas for us in terms of both the level and complexity of need we are seeing. Families are often facing several challenges all at once.
“At the same time, there are limited resources available locally to respond to that level and complexity of need. We are therefore incredibly pleased to have secured this funding, which will help us strengthen our presence in Waveney and ensure more families can access support when they need it.”
Home-Start Norfolk has also received £32,450 to continue providing vital support to families with children under five living in coastal and rural communities.
Imran Nawaz, Senior Advisor and Community Benefit Fund Manager at Ørsted, said:
“We’re pleased that more than £72,000 from this round will support Home-Start’s work across Norfolk and Suffolk, alongside 16 other projects addressing a wide range of local priorities. Together, these awards demonstrate the difference community organisations are making every day across the region we operate in.”
The Hornsea 3 Community Fund is part of Ørsted’s commitment to supporting communities in the areas associated with the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. The Fund is administered by GrantScape.
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