Family Start

Ngā Whakamarama - Service Description

Family Start is free home visiting service for whānau who have vulnerabilities and are either expecting a pepi or have a young pepi under 12 months of age.  

The programme aims to improve the whānau overall circumstances and is designed to assist you with your new born child to give your whānau the best possible start in life together.  Family Start is able to work alongside and support the whānau up until the child is 5 years old.

Mā wai tēnei ratonga? - Who can access this service?

If you live in the Hutt Valley and have a pepi under the age of 12 months and can tick any of the following you can access Family Start.

• teenage mother
• relationship issues
• family violence
• SIDS Risks
• minimal, late or no ante natal care
• unsupported parent
• parenting/bonding problems
• social stresses
• social isolation

Whakapā mai - Who to contact for more information

• Phone 04 939 2232 
• Family Start Team Leader: Rewa Walters 
• See us at 38a Seaview Road, Seaview, Lower Hutt 5014
• Complete the Contact Form to have someone call you back
• Click Here to make a referral to one of our services

Whakatauki

Whaia te iti kahurangi ki te tuahu koe me he maunga teitei.

Aim for the highest cloud so that if you miss it, you will hit a lofty mountain.