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Struggling young families with nowhere else to turn may lose their valuable Hemel Hempstead support group since its funding was slashed by Herts County Council. Home-Start Dacorum is run almost entirely by volunteers but relies on council funding to supply a handful of paid staff. It reaches out to young families who are feeling the pressure of raising small children and offers them friendship and practical support. These include new parents Adam and Zoe Marland, who say Home-Start gave them a 'light at the end of the tunnel' when Zoe suffered from depression after their first child, Xavier, was born in March. Adam, of The Cornfields, said: "We have a volunteer home visitor who really helps us out. She pops round once a week for a couple of hours and helps out with the baby and the tidying. "If you are depressed and looking after a newborn every day then someone says 'I'm going to come to your house, free of charge, help you out and give you support,' that offers you a light at the end of the tunnel." The free service is treasured by some 100 families across Dacorum, but with recent blows to their income staff say they may have to cut ties with around 60 of them.
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