Supporting Families in Need: Home-Start Hungary and COFACE Expert Meeting
Home-Start Hungary offers support to families with young children facing challenges through a network of trained volunteers. The COFACE Expert Meeting in Budapest focuses on families in vulnerable situations, providing mental health-based support and positive parenting strategies. They recruit coordinators, train volunteers, and reach out to local families and organizations. The program emphasizes a systemic approach, work-life balance, and individualized support for families. Research on Home-Start Hungary has been conducted to understand the impact of volunteering and support on families with young children.
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RKAHEGEDS OTTHON SEG T NK ALAP TV NY HOME START HUNGARY FAMILY CARE FOR DIFFERENT CARE NEEDS COFACE EXPERT MEETING ON FAMILIES IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS 26-27TH OCTOBER, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
COFACE Expert meeting 26-27th October, Budapest, Hungary Otthon Seg t nk Alap tv ny - Home Start Hungary is the Hungarian adaptation of the international Home Start network, which originates from England. Home-Start is a local community network of trained volunteers helping families with young children through their challenging times. Parents supporting parents since they understand the ups and downs. HSH is offering a mental health based support by strengthening parental competences focused on the long- term positive effect on children s life
COFACE Expert meeting 26-27th October, Budapest, Hungary Otthon Seg t nk Alap tv ny - Home Start Hungary At present, the foundation runs 12 Home Start local services in Budapest, 14 in country towns and 7 in Hungarian communities in the neighboring countries. Between 2001 and 2019: 409,978 hours of support 1310 trained volunteers offered including 6434 minor children 3025 families reached and supported,
COFACE Expert meeting 26-27th October, Budapest, Hungary How we work Recruitment of possible coordinators - central office Training for local coordinators; 140 hours Recruitment of volunteers local coordinators Training for volunteers; 50 hours Reaching, informing local families, contacting local NGOs, family organizations supportin families
COFACE Expert meeting 26-27th October, Budapest, Hungary Key elements, approaches Systemic or holistic Positive Parenting "Team around the Child Work-life balance Families struggling with all kind of difficulties receive the support of a volunteer who will spend around two hours a week in a family s home supporting them in the ways they need. As a home visiting program we provide Parenting support in the family's home, accept and acknowledge their unique way of understanding and adjusting to the world.
COFACE Expert meeting 26-27th October, Budapest, Hungary Researches on Home Start Hungary 2004 Hungarian research on volunteering 2005 Transnational Report: Learning from families. Policies and Practices to Combat Social Exclusion amongst Families with Young Children in Europe 2014 Hungarian research on Families and Volunteers 2019 representative study Families with children aged between 0-6 month population N=600 Currently supported Families HSH N=189 Previously supported Families HSH N=156 Volunteers N=133
COFACE Expert meeting 26-27th October, Budapest, Hungary Findings on families HSH Supported Families Families with child aged 0-6 months Mothers age 37 30 University degree 79% 18% Married couples 72% 61% Single parent 11% 3% 4 or more children 15% 7% Twins or triplets 19% 1% Children with special needs 35% 2,5%
COFACE Expert meeting 26-27th October, Budapest, Hungary Findings on support needed single parent isolation mothers health twins or triplets loneliness no relatives no help available mothers mental health newborn baby more than one toddlers household duties fatigue 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
COFACE Expert meeting 26-27th October, Budapest, Hungary Support for single parents Systemic family therapy concepts - malfunctions and difficulties that appear more likely in single parent families - particularly worthwhile to deal with the following issues: The role/absence of the nonresident/nonexistent parent Wider family environment (acceptance, support) Parent-child conflicts Missing male, female patterns The role of the social support environment (teachers, health professionals) Treating upcoming situations of guilt and stigma Towards a stable self-image, increasing chances to create a new relationship
COFACE Expert meeting 26-27th October, Budapest, Hungary Outcomes Increase in parental self- efficacy Changes in the family system Volunteering in the future Identifying one s own needs More babies in the families
