Celebrity Volunteer Stories
See the many different ways that well-known people have supported our work.
Kay Mellor
As the creator of hit TV shows such as Band of Gold and Fat Friends, Kay is clearly passionate about social issues. And she's just as passionate about Home-Start.
Full StoryOliver James
Clinical psychologist Oliver James is regularly asked to give his expert opinion in books, on television and in the national press. But in his view, expertise is nothing when compared to the qualities he sees in Home-Start people.
Full StoryJennifer Ellison
Jennifer could stand the heat - and stayed in Hell's Kitchen to the bitter end. But the result was anything but bitter for Home-Start Knowsley when Jennifer donated all her winnings from Gordon Ramsey's hit TV show to the local Scheme.
Full StoryLindsay Nicholson
Former Good Housekeeping editor Lindsay lost her husband and one of her daughters to the same blood disease. The resultant depression and despair nearly sank her. But she fought back, re-built her life - and joined Home-Start.
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