diff --git a/squarenotsquare/src/screens/Home.js b/squarenotsquare/src/screens/Home.js
index 1a0c55a..6193f73 100644
--- a/squarenotsquare/src/screens/Home.js
+++ b/squarenotsquare/src/screens/Home.js
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
 import React, { useEffect } from "react";
 import { BackHandler, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native";
-import { useState } from "react";
 import { styles } from './styles/AppStyles';
 import MaterialIcon from 'react-native-vector-icons/MaterialCommunityIcons';
 import Icons from '../themes/Icons';
 import Colors from "../themes/Colors";
 import Metrics from "../themes/Metrics";
 import Slider from "../components/Slider";
+import { useDispatch } from "react-redux";
+import {squareStartPressed} from '../redux/actions/UserActions';
 
-function Home(props){
+function Home(){
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', () => {return true});
   }, [])
 
+  function onPressStart(){
+    dispatch(squareStartPressed());
+  }
+
   return (
     <View style={[styles.flex]}>
       <TouchableOpacity style={[styles.absolute]}>
@@ -37,7 +43,10 @@ function Home(props){
       </View>
       <View style={[styles.flex, styles.centeredItems, styles.spaceEvenly]}>
         <Slider origin={400} duration={750} delay={0}>
-          <TouchableOpacity style={[styles.centeredJustify, styles.darkGreen, styles.menuButton, styles.dropShadow]}>
+          <TouchableOpacity
+            onPress={onPressStart}
+            style={[styles.centeredJustify, styles.darkGreen, styles.menuButton, styles.dropShadow]}
+          >
             <Text style={[styles.lightText, styles.headerTitleFont, styles.boldText, styles.centeredText]}>
               Start
             </Text>