Our Oxford Half Marathon 2026 Heroes

We had six supporters go (run) the extra mile (13.1 to be exact) for Home-Start Southern Oxfordshire on Sunday 11 October 2026 by taking part in the Oxford Half Marathon! Not only did they do amazing on the day, they also raised more than £4,200 for our charity to...

Armed Forces families – tell us how we can help

We would like to learn how we can best support the needs of the Armed Forces community across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse. We are already helping many serving Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families through our home-visiting support. If...

Welcome to our new volunteers

We’re so proud to announce that we have completed another amazing Volunteer Preparation Course (our third one in 2025!) and we now have another 7 wonderful home-visiting volunteers ready to support families across the southern area of Oxfordshire! We are so...

Changes to our governing document

At our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 1 October, we will be asking members of Home-Start Southern Oxfordshire to vote on proposed changes to our Articles of Association. You can read the new version here, with amendments to our existing Articles highlighted...

Behind the scenes this week

 5 September 2025 We are just finalising our statistics for our latest Annual Report, and so far it’s looking like: We supported 213 families across Southern Oxfordshire in the year ended 31 March 2025. Of the above, 78 were supported with home visits by our...

Eight more volunteers join our team!

We’re so pleased to welcome our 8 newly-trained home-visiting volunteers to our Home-Start Southern Oxfordshire volunteer team! The delightful Karen, Helen, Caroline, Celia, Julie, Jenny, Rhonda and Lucienne have taken part in a mix of in-person training and...