Changes at Home-Start Deeside Alford and Strathdon * Important announcement *
Since Aberdeenshire Council announced the cessation of its financial support, the trustees at Home-Start Deeside, Alford and Strathdon have been exploring the best way to ensure the long-term provision of family support services in our area. We have been committed to continue reaching all those who need our support and are excited to announce that Home-Start South Aberdeenshire will now be providing support across our area.
Services will now be provided across all South Aberdeenshire, covering the area from Portlethen in the east to Braemar and Strathdon in the west and from Alford south to Laurencekirk and St Cyrus and everywhere in between.
Some of our trustees are joining the existing Kincardine Trustees on the Home-Start South Aberdeenshire Board. Kairen, our Administrator, will continue to provide her valued support.
We would like to thank you for all your invaluable support over the years and hope you will continue to work with Home-Start South Aberdeenshire in the future.
* Important announcement about our Home-Start shop in Alford *
The Home-Start Deeside, Alford and Strathdon scheme has been supporting families with young children in our community for 18 years. To ensure the long-term sustainability of supporting families in our area, the Trustees have carried out a review of all our services. We have identified areas where we must reorganise our operations.
It is with great sadness we announce we can no longer continue operating our shop in Alford. This shop will close on Friday 31st October 2025.
The shop has had a dedicated team of staff, volunteers and donors. We thank each and everyone who has contributed to the charity over the years.
Home-Start will continue to support families in the area, and we are working on ways that Home-Start can expand its support to reach more families than ever.
Unfortunately, we are currently experiencing some technical issues with our Home-Start Deeside, Alford and Strathdon Face Book page and it is inaccessible at the moment. We will keep you updated via the website and will hopefully get the Face Book page reinstated as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience!
A Big Thank You from Home-Start Deeside, Alford and Strathdon Board of Trustees !
The Board of Trustees of Homestart Deeside, Alford, and Strathdon and staff all know that volunteers are at the heart of our charity and would like to express our sincerest thanks to all the volunteers for their hard work, time and invaluable support they give to the parents and children who access our service.
We would also like to thank all the shop volunteers for their time and hard work given to this important support that our charity and it’s service users benefit from.
Hello from Ewan - our new ambassador!
Home-Start Deeside, Alford and Strathdon is a Banchory based charitable organisation with a charity shop based in Alford. We assist vulnerable families with young children throughout the West Aberdeenshire area. We offer completely free confidential advice and support to families with children under 5 years of age and we can signpost to other agencies if necessary. We are part of Home-Start UK – a nationwide organisation.
