Family Start Form

Family Start is a free home visiting programme for parents of young children, based in Manukau and Franklin. The criteria for the programme are:

  1. Living in one of the following suburbs:

    • Otara

    • Randwick Park

    • East Auckland

    • Clendon/Weymouth

    • Papatoetoe

    • Franklin

    • Wiri

    • Manukau

  2. Participants must have one infant under the age of 1, or be pregnant (for example, a mother with a twelve-month-old and a four-year-old would be eligible).

  3. At least two of these statements apply to the participant’s situation:

  • A young parent under 18 years old with additional challenges

  • Addiction(s) drugs, drink, gambling, other 

  • Past or current Oranga Tamariki involvement with family 

  • Serious problems with family/partner relationships 

  • Concern about child's development 

  • Struggling to meet baby's needs 

  • Late or little ante/post-natal care 

  • Baby with disability/special needs