Home-Start Harwich is currently helping more than 350 families across Harwich with home visits, support groups and advice. Busy - past volunteers, workers and supporters attended a celebratory event last week (Image: Home-Start Harwich)Wendy Taylor, who has been the manager for 11 years, says the organisation only ever takes Christmas off. "We have been supporting families in the town for 30 year and we work with any families who have at least one child under the age of 11. As well as the one-to-one home visits, Home-Start Harwich also conducts support groups every weekday. These groups range from baby support sessions, stay-and-play events, support groups for complex families and a group focusing on parents' own issues.