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The latest news from Home-Start in Suffolk

For all press enquiries please email pr@homestartinsuffolk.org

Suffolk Sports Day 2024

June 12, 2024

The Home-Start in Suffolk Sports Day is back for 2024

   

Virtual Duck Race

June 12, 2024

Take part in our Virtual Duck Race for the chance to win a £100 Amazon Voucher

   

Moonlight Ball celebrates 25 Years of supporting Suffolk Families raising £26,000

May 20, 2024

This well-established event treated guests to a wonderful evening hosted by charity CEO Tara Spence and chair of the board Rob Thacker and included an array of fun activities as well as live performances from Suffolk’s leading all female Acappella choir, Stellar Acappella and live music from The Talent. The evening raised an incredible £26,000 which will be used to help support families in the Suffolk community.

Home-Start in Suffolk welcomes four new Trustees

April 25, 2024

We are pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to our board of trustees. Each new trustee brings a unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives that will significantly contribute to achieving the organisation's strategic goals. Home-Start in Suffolk has been supporting local families for 25 years and in that time has seen the numbers of families accessing support grow significantly year on year. Last year our network of volunteers supported 2,000 families in communities across Suffolk.  

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust award Home-Start £94,000 to launch new project supporting Suffolk military families

March 13, 2024

Local family support charity, Home-Start in Suffolk, is delighted to have been awarded more than £94,000 in funding by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, to launch a new project supporting military families across Suffolk’s military bases at Honington, Rock Barracks and Wattisham, to run alongside their already well-established military family and community-based groups in Hadleigh and Wattisham. The project is set to launch in May 2024 as a direct response to the support enquiries the organisation receives relating to military families across the county. 

Jail & Bail 2024

March 13, 2024

Suffolk's fictitious "MOST WANTED" will brave time behind bars to help Suffolk Families. 10 Well-known Suffolk professionals, from business owners to directors, professors to solicitors will be thrown in the cells as they take part in the Home-Start Jail & Bail Fundraiser to help raise vital funds to support Families across the county.

Jail & Bail 2024

February 21, 2024

Suffolk's fictitious "MOST WANTED" will brave time behind bars to help Suffolk Families. 10 Well-known Suffolk professionals, from business owners to directors, professors to solicitors will be thrown in the cells as they take part in the Home-Start Jail & Bail Fundraiser to help raise vital funds to support Families across the county.

The Moonlight Ball 2024

February 14, 2024

Welcome to our Seventh Fundraising Ball - The Moonlight Ball! We are delighted that you would like to join us for a great night in support of Home-Start in Suffolk! 

Suffolk Sports Day 2024

November 14, 2023

WILL YOUR BUSINESS BECOME SUFFOLK SPORTS DAY CHAMPIONS!

We are currently planning next year's exciting Suffolk Sports Day!  

Ipswich Half Marathon 2024

November 14, 2023

We are thrilled to be one of this year’s Larking Gowen Ipswich Half Marathon Charity Partners. We have a team of runners signed up and training hard to take part in this year's event. If you would like to take part in this year's Half Marathon, and raise sponsorship for Home-Start in Suffolk please email: event@homestartinsuffolk.org.