Argos Inverness Eastfield Way

Home-Start is a local charity that has worked to support disadvantaged children and families in Ross-Shire for more than 30 years. Each year we work with around 200 families and about 400 children. Our work is quite unique and includes a range of programmes to train and support our staff and volunteers to work directly with disabled and disadvantaged children, and their parents to help build the behaviours, understanding and skills the children need to be ready to grow into responsible adults and to make the very most of the opportunities that life presents them with. Our aim is to ensure that every child has the best possible start in life. Our project specifically targets the most disadvantaged and isolated families in our community, including families that do not readily engage with their children’s early needs because they lack confidence or feel alienated from other public services. We spend time with families and provide the books, toys and resources needed to support the family's specific needs, and we show the family how to address and cope with behavioural problems, chaotic lifestyles, poor health or disability, and can help to develop communication skills where English is perhaps not the family's first language.

This pantry is permanently closed,please contact citizens advice for assistance who can put you in touch with other organisations who may be able to help,a special thanks to everyone who helped support pantry over last 2 years,I will of course still be putting on Halloween displays,hope to see you all in October!

The company's objects are to promote any charitable purposes for the public benefit in nairnshire and surrounding districts in the north of scotland ('the area of local benefit') and elsewhere, by: (i) the advancement of education by providing clients with information, clarification and understanding of legislation and their legal rights and responsibilities. (ii) the relief of those in need by assessing clients entitlement to welfare benefits, by providing assistance in claiming benefits and by assisting them to appeal against refusal to benefits and by doing so ensure they do not suffer from poverty. (iii) the advancement of civil and human rights by ensuring that people do not suffer through ignorance of their civil and human rights and by taking such actions as are intended to redress the situation and redress wrongs and restore justice. (iv) advancement of health by providing a comprehensive advice service which deals with all aspects of clients problems and alleviates the injury, stress and anxiety caused by unsolved problems. (v) advancement of community development by recruiting, training and developing local citizens to be volunteers in and for the citizens advice bureau who in turn assist members of the public in their community and in doing so contribute to the development of their community. This includes distributing vouchers to clients in crisis to enable them to buy food.