Home Start

Founded in 1972, Home Start provides services to children living in poverty who require immediate, comprehensive solutions to ensure their safety and healthy development. Home Start serves those most in need. To effectively prevent and treat child abuse, we address the conditions that put children in risky or abusive situations such as poverty, unsafe neighborhoods, lack of affordable housing and unemployment -- while addressing individual self-sufficiency and emotional needs. Home Start Thrift Boutique, a social enterprise venture, provides on-the-job training for Home Start clients, serves as a source of revenue to sustain programming, and sells affordable gently used furnishings and clothing. Mission: Home Start's mission is to assure the safety and resiliency of children by strengthening families and their communities.