In December 2025 we were heartbroken to announce the death of our wonderful Life President, Barbara Hughes. Barbara has been at the scheme since 2001, taking on the roles of Director, Vice Chairman and Chairman. As the longest serving director on our Board, Barbara provided stability, sound advice and guidance to her fellow directors over more than two decades of change at the scheme. To our staff team, she provided support, mentoring and an enormous amount of care to ensure

Home-Start Wyre Forest is a local Family Support Charity. Last year we supported 390 children aged 0-18 years in 147 families through a team of 5 staff and 75 volunteers. We are now seeking a new member of our Board of Directors, with experience, skills and knowledge in finance to become our Treasurer. The role requires around 5 hours commitment per month and will include attendance at Board Meetings, authorisation of payments, financial planning, reading and response times,

Service Update from Home-Start Wyre Forest, 28/06/24 As you are aware, we are in a period at Home-Start Wyre Forest where some of our...

Do you want to make a difference? If you know how hard it is to be a parent and could give up 2-3 hours a week to visit a family with...

HSWF SERVICE UPDATE February 2021 Following the Government announcement on their Road Map to Recovery and...