We have an exciting opportunity for the children in your school to get creative, help a charity and potentially see their artwork delivered to 100’s of people around the country.

Volunteers’ Week takes place between 1-7 June every year and is a time to recognise and thank volunteers.

Meet Louise Hallett For the final day of #volunteersweek, we spoke to our founder, Louise Hallett. Find out about her experiences setting up Hammersley Homes in this video:https://www.linkedin.com/…/hammersley-homes_charity… #volunteer #charity #donate #volunteering #giveback #fundraising #supportedhousing #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #schizophrenia #psychosis Our People

Meet Gaia Giampietro For Day 6 of Volunteers’ Week, we spoke to volunteer Gaia Giampietro. What does your role involve? I am a researcher, specifically looking at the issue of mental illness and prisons. My role involves collecting relevant statistics, arranging and attending interviews with subject experts, and producing reports to support funding applications, as […]

Meet Zanell Neethling It’s Day 5 of Volunteers’ Week, and today we spoke to volunteer Zanell Neethling, who writes for our blog and newsletter. Zanell is diagnosed with high-functioning paranoid schizophrenia.She runs PsyCope ‘Coping with Psychosis’, a support site for coping with psychosis.Zanell is also setting up a peer support group for young adults who […]

Meet Emma Smith For Day 4 of Volunteers’ Week, we’ve interviewed Emma Smith, who helps HH apply for funding grants from trusts and foundations. Happy #volunteersweek!  Where did you come across Hammersley Homes? Emma: Louise [our founder] found my CV on the Reach volunteering website and contacted me. Because of my previous work experience in […]

Meet Molly Wells For Day 3 of Volunteers’ Week, we’ve talked to volunteer Molly Wells. Find out what she does and why she chose Hammersley Homes in this video. https://www.linkedin.com/…/hammersley-homes… Happy #VolunteersWeek! #volunteersweek2021 #supportedhousing #charity #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth #donate #volunteering #volunteers Our People

Meet Katherine Cook Katherine has been volunteering with Hammersley Homes since November 2020, helping us with our social media pages. To her and to all our volunteers – thank you! What do you do at Hammersley Homes? I’ve been volunteering with Hammersley Homes since November 2020 and I’ve been helping with their social media. I’ve […]

One of our wonderful volunteers, Saoirse Osborne, makes a strong case in her article about the burden placed on the police by inadequate funding of our mental health services.

Harriet is keen to bring her experience to Hammersley Homes at this exciting time for the charity, helping to fulfil the vision of offering support, comfort and hope for people living with enduring mental illness, and their families.