A Watford housebuilder has donated £1,500 to a charity which helps families with young children.

Barratt Homes, which has a North Thames division based in Watford, has made the donation to Home-Start.

Marc Woolfe, director of sales and marketing for Barratt David Wilson North Thames, said: "It is fantastic to see organisations such as Home-Start supporting the Watford community by providing free specialised support and care for families in need.

"We hope our donation will assist the charity in providing its extraordinary and essential service to more families."

Home-Start will use the money to help families in Hertfordshire who are going through challenging times.

The charity provides trained volunteers to work with families in their homes, helping them to cope with parenthood and nurture their children.

Suzy Moody, CEO of Home-Start, said: "The donation will enable us to allocate a trained volunteer to a family to support parents that are struggling, often due to mental health issues and isolation, or facing the challenges of managing a child with complex needs.

"With the volunteer’s early intervention, coaching, guidance, and emotional support, parents become more confident, less isolated, and develop positive and stronger family relationships.

"This means more children can have a positive start in life and grow up healthy and happy."