Helping local families in West Aberdeenshire

Home-Start Deeside, Alford & Strathdon is a Banchory-based charity that provides support, advice and assistance to local families with young children in the West Aberdeenshire region.

Our friendly volunteers have parenting experience themselves and have all been PVG background-checked. We offer home visits and group support, free of charge, for lonely or isolated families, single-parent families and families with health or disability issues.

If you would like to get more information on how we can be of assistance to your family, or if you wish to become a volunteer, please call us on 01330 824 443, or send us an email at admin@homestartdeeside.org and we will reply as soon as possible.

Contact details

Office Address:
Hill of Banchory Business Centre
Burn O Bennie Road
Banchory
AB31 5ZU
 
Tel: 01330 824 443
E-mail: admin@homestartdeeside.org

Monday to Thursday
8am – 3.30pm

Sometimes the office may be unmanned during our opening times, as we are often visiting families within the area.

If you wish to come to see us in person, please just give us a call in advance.

Useful contact numbers in case of an emergency:

• Banchory, Alford & Aboyne Council: 03456 08 12 08
• Out of Hours Social Work:  03456 08 12 06
  (email: social.work@aberdeenshire.gov.uk)
• Benefits: 03456 08 12 00 (email: asat@aberdeenshire.gov.uk)
• Housing: 03456 08 12 02 (Available 24 Hrs),
  (email: housing@aberdeenshire.gov.uk)
• Police Scotland: Emergency: 999
• Non-emergency: 101
• Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111
• Aberdeen Royal Infirmary: 0345 456 6000
• NHS 24 – 111
• NHS 24 Mental Health Hub – 111
• Samaritans – 0330 094 5717
• Rape Crisis Grampian – 01224 590 932
• Grampian Women’s Aid – 01224 593 381