Home-Start families feature across BBC during Red Nose Day 2026 Families supported by Home-Start, alongside staff and volunteers, will be sharing their stories across BBC television and radio as part of this year’s Red Nose Day campaign. Seven local Home-Start charities will be featured across the broadcast schedule for Red Nose Day 2026, giving audiences in communities across the UK the chance to learn about the difference early family support can make for children and their families. Across the campaign, stories from families supported by Home-Start will be shared on national and regional platforms. On Monday 16 March, BBC Morning Live aired a film featuring Ben, a father supported by Home-Start HOST. Ben was supported by Dad Matters after he and his wife Poppy experienced baby loss. Ben speaks so movingly about his experience and the support he received from Wez, who works for Home-Start HOST on the Dad Matters programme. James joined Wez on his monthly ‘walk and talk’ and Sarah Cook, CEO of Home-Start HOST also features. Ben also joined Radio 1 presenter Greg James for part of his Comic Relief challenge: cycling 1,000 km across the UK on a tandem between 13–20 March. Five more Home-Starts will also feature in regional BBC coverage during the campaign. Home-Start UK says the coverage offers a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of the charity’s work supporting families with young children across the country. Jodie Reed, co-CEO at Home-Start UK said: “Red Nose Day is one of the UK’s biggest awareness-raising moments, so it’s fantastic to see the Home-Start network featured across so many BBC platforms. We’re incredibly grateful to the parents, volunteers and staff who have shared their stories so openly. Their experiences show the real difference community-based support can make to families during deeply challenging times.” The coverage follows a new partnership between Home-Start UK and Comic Relief. Home-Start UK have secured a £290,000 grant over three years to support the network of 170 local Home-Start charities across the UK to further develop inclusive family services. Initiatives include a national community of practice where local Home-Starts can share learning and the development of practical resources and new training opportunities for teams across the network. Natalie Acton, co-CEO at Home-Start UK said: “Red Nose Day’s support for Home-Start will help our network of 170 local Home-Start charities across the UK to learn from each other, and develop new ways of working, so that more families can get the support they need - when and where they need it. We want to make sure we're there for the parents who are not getting the support they need, in order to improve the lives of the children who need us most.” Donate now to support our work. Manage Cookie Preferences