A huge congratulations to all our amazing volunteers on receiving the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award local voluntary groups can receive in the UK! Our volunteers are at the heart of what we do, thank you for going above and beyond – well done team Home-Start Lisburn/Colin!
We were delighted to be announced winners of the Pride in Your Community Award at the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Mayor’s Community Awards 2022 Ceremony. This is such a great recognition of the work of our amazing volunteers, well done everyone!
We supported many local vulnerable families this year through the generosity of the following organisations:-
Home-Start UK Caring for Families
South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
BBC Children in Need
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
The Henry Smith Charity
Soil Association
BBC Children in Need Money Heroes
Also, a BIG thank you to everyone who took part in/supported our fundraising coastal walk and ramble!
Everyone at Home-Start Lisburn/Colin wished Scheme Co-ordinator, Julie Corry all the best as she moved into retirement after 13 years of supporting local parents. At our AGM the Management Committee expressed a huge thank you to Julie for all her hard work, commitment and dedication to the scheme.
We were able to continue supporting vulnerable families during this difficult year of pandemic through the generosity of the following organisations:-
South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, Awards for All, Enkalon Foundation, Institute of Quarrying Northern Ireland Branch, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, Big Lottery Fund, Danske Employee’s Charity Group, Groundwork UK Tesco Bags of Help, BBC Children in Need, Halifax Grants, Home-Start UK Emergency Grant Fund, Resurgam Help Kids Talk, Home-Start UK Connecting with Families and Laurelhill Community College. Also – a massive thank you to everyone who supported our fundraising events during the year, with a special mention to the Lusty family for their Lusty Family Sing Christmas 2020 fundraiser which raised over £1,000 for our scheme!