Home-Start Camden & Islington

There for parents when they need us most, because childhood can't wait!

Meet The Team

Ciara Jeffries, Chief Executive Officer

 

Ciara brings to Home-Start Camden & Islington a leadership shaped by over two decades in children’s services and early help. Her career has been driven by a strong belief in the transformative power of compassionate, well-rooted support for families, and the positive impact it has on children’s futures. Having delivered parenting classes and one-to-one support to parents and being a parent of two daughters herself, Ciara leads with first-hand understanding of the challenges families face and the approaches that work.
At Home-Start Camden & Islington, Ciara champions a vision that sees families as the centre of our future. She leads with compassion, integrity, and vision, building on the charity’s grassroots heritage while strengthening its capacity to support more parents and children.

Eleni Anastasiadou, Operations Manager

 

Eleni joining Home-Start on June 2022.
 
Eleni is in charge of the Communications, Social Media and Volunteer Recruitment and has managed to drastically improve the social media of the organisation and to recruit more than 50 volunteers!
 
She has an Economics background and successfully running her own agricultural business. And an MSc in Psychology from Glasgow University.

Saiqa Pandor, Islington Family Liaison Manager

Joining Home-Start in 2004 as a volunteer, Saiqa’s personal experience as a mother of 7 was invaluable to other young families.

As her confidence grew so did her commitment to others both in her community and beyond; volunteering at Home-Start, the Witness Protection Programme and with woman’s health at her Mosque.

With her willingness to learn and engage others she became a full time FLM in 2007.  Saiqa is driven to empower families to strive further and reach for those places they think impossible and to value the skills and qualities they already possess.

Anna Francis, Family Liaison Manager

Anna has worked with Homestart for 10 years and feels privileged to work in a role that  enables her to provide a unique and flexible approach to family support.  

Anna has always put families at the heart of every job she has had, using her insight and empathy to gain the trust of families facing difficult periods or challenges in their lives.  

She brings an energetic and holistic approach to her work, enabling families to flourish and gain independence.

Zoë Hedderwick, Community Project Manager

Zoë joined us in April 2025 and looks after our community events.  Zoë has a masters in songwriting and production and knows how important music and creativity are for families and especially children. 

Zoë grew up in Catalunya and is fluent in Catalan, Spanish and English. Since Zoë moved to London she’s worked in music venues and events and has put on her own shows as well as collaborating with music and cultural events around London. 

Madalina Maftei, Bookkeeper

Madelina is a mother of two and her family has been always been her priority.

She joined Home-Start Camden and Islington in September 2018 as bookkeeper. At the same time she started her University course. She graduated in July 2021 and now has a BA in Accounting and Finance from London South Bank University.

She also works in private sector as Junior Accountant.

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