The volunteer home visiting program works with families who would like some additional support to help them with the everyday demands of being a parent with young children.
Some of the issues that families may identify with can be:
- Feeling isolated or lonely
- Finding the adjustment to parenthood a challenge
- Adjusting to other changes in their lives
- Parenting alone
- A multiple birth
- A child with a disability or a health problem
- A parent with a disability or a health problem
- Being new to the country
- Being new to the area
HCFA understands that families may have other personal or family issues that require more intensive support than a volunteer home visitor can provide. The coordinator will assess if it is possible for us to work together with another, more specialised service but mostly we would not offer a service to families when there are current issues around:
- substance abuse
- child protection
- domestic violence
- certain mental health issues