Meet the team
![Jo Merrick](https://images.prismic.io/helpinghands/656e2c31531ac2845a25aa12_MillStreet-8457.jpg?auto=format,compress)
Jo Merrick
Project Operations Manager
I oversee the running of all the Helping Hands projects. I love my job because every day is different. I love meeting new people and supporting them is very rewarding. I first became involved as a volunteer with the Esther Project for several years and then became employed here two years ago. I have three children and two stepchildren which...
![Alison Glover](https://images.prismic.io/helpinghands/656e2de8531ac2845a25aa25_helping-hands-8468.jpg?auto=format,compress)
Alison Glover
Volunteer Co Ordinator
Since joining Helping Hands in December 2022, I have found a new level of empathy with the people we serve. The journeys that some people have travelled have inspired me. I love spending time with my hubby, two amazing daughters and our crazy rescue dog. I enjoy being out in the fresh air, being by the sea, going to the...
![Kevin Thornton](https://images.prismic.io/helpinghands/656e2c30531ac2845a25aa11_MillStreet-8443.jpg?auto=format,compress)
Kevin Thornton
Male Support Worker
![Sue Clifford](https://images.prismic.io/helpinghands/656e2c37531ac2845a25aa16_MillStreet-8637.jpg?auto=format,compress)
Sue Clifford
Lighthouse Charity Shop Manager
I love working at Helping Hands because it's a charity that you can see making a difference. It is a success story that warms my heart and gives hope for other. We have a team of wonderful volunteers, each bringing something different to make it truly amazing. It is our job to make the shop as welcoming and friendly as...
![Jamie Calder](https://images.prismic.io/helpinghands/656e2c34531ac2845a25aa14_MillStreet-8549.jpg?auto=format,compress)
Jamie Calder
Lighthouse Charity Shop Assistant Manager
My role is to offer a welcoming and supportive environment in the shop, providing a friendly atmosphere to all customers and managing volunteers. I absolutely love helping people and making people smile. I think it's one of the most important traits a person can have. I love my family who I love more than life itself. Ooutside that my main things...
![Paul Shakespeare](https://images.prismic.io/helpinghands/656e2c38531ac2845a25aa17_MillStreet-8673.jpg?auto=format,compress)
Paul Shakespeare
Lighthouse Charity Shop Assistant
In 2017 I was homeless and came to helping hands to volunteer, this gave me a hand up and a purpose to get up each morning . With the support of P3 I was given somewhere to live . Helping Hands has been a great support to me , I am now a paid assistant 2 days a week and...