Making a difference! support and friendship for families. Home-Start Daventry and South Northants is a local charity which supports families who are experiencing difficulties. Volunteer support for young families who are experiencing difficult and stressful situations. Our Volunteers who are parents themselves, visit families in their own home once a week and offer friendship, support and practical help. All families supported by the charity must have at least one child under five years of age and live in one of the two districts of Daventry and South Northants.