That the Parliament commends the charity, Home-Start, on its work with families across Glasgow and Scotland who are going through difficult times; understands that it does this by promoting resilience and confidence and by providing advice and support that enables families to cope better and successfully move on; congratulates the charity on, it understands, helping more than 2,000 families and around 4,000 children in Scotland; acknowledges that it is a UK-wide organisation and tailors each of its 32 Scottish locations to meet the specific needs of each community that it serves; recognises its work in its new priority areas in Glasgow, such as in the north of the city, that has allowed vulnerable families to get support; understands that, over the last year, it has successfully helped 108 families in north Glasgow; considers that, despite its limited funding, it has made excellent progress in offering aid to young and struggling families, and hopes that Home-Start is successful in its aim to continue to bring about positive social change in Scotland’s communities.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Colin Beattie, Malcolm Chisholm, Nigel Don, Patricia Ferguson, Rob Gibson, Cara Hilton, Adam Ingram, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Mike MacKenzie, Joan McAlpine, Liam McArthur, Gil Paterson, Dennis Robertson, Richard Simpson, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Sandra White