News
Dacorum Business Award 2006 - Team of the Year
August 2006
The Hemel Hempstead Gazette has named Home-Start Dacorum 'Team of the Year'
in its 2006 Business Awards. For details please see
here.
Board changes
November 2006
We said farewell to our retiring Chair, Christine Prendergast, and welcomed her
successor, Robert Bunn, at a dinner at Eat Fish. Christine has been involved with
Home-Start Dacorum for 21 years as a volunteer , an organiser and fund-raiser and she is
continuing in that latter role. Her support for the management team over the last 3 years
will be greatly missed. Robert brings a wealth of business experience which is so
necessary these days in the voluntary sector. Robert and Christine successfully managed
our incoporation as a company limited by guarantee in November. We also say farewell to
Nick Hexter and Teresa Martin as Directors and welcome Georgina Tregoning, who will take
over from Robert as Teasurer, and Adrian Whyle, as new Board members.
Dacorum Community Trust
May 2007
Dacorum Community Trust provided a grant of
£1000 in May to be used Sept 2007 for a financial literacy course for our supported
families.
BT Community Connections
June 2007
Dixons PC donation
July 2007
Dixons Store Group through The DSG
International Foundation donated £1000 of vouchers to Home-Start Dacorum to
purchase vital computer equipment that will enable families to have access to the most
up-to-date information and help staff support families and volunteers more
effectively.Our Thanks go to Jeoff Coles from
Community Action Dacorum for helping us with this bid.
Parenting Group
July 2007
Local Network Fund provided a £7000 donation for a 1 year Parenting Group (boxercise, salsa dancing, crafts for the children etc.) The programme includes healthy eating, safety at home and economic wellbeing (in conjunction with Dacorum Citizens Advice Bureau.)
Respect Your Future
Respect Your Future courses are to be available to all families and volunteers. A course designed to break down the barriers
that could be holding them back from experiencing all that they deserve in the future. Details at www.respectyourfuture.co.uk