Home-Start is a free service that strives to Connect families to community resources and services, facilitates community participation, One on one support to families in the comfort of their own home, group participation with things such as playgroup, literacy and numeracy activities, young Mums groups, informal parent support groups, workshops to build on life skills (e.g. budgeting, nutrition, self-care, confidence and self-esteem) and Parenting Information programs such as Triple P. Home-Start provides an environment where families gain opportunities to widen their friendship networks and connect with other community services.