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FaithAction creating health champions in Birmingham

We’re proud to announce that our FaithAction team have been commissioned by the Public Health Division of Birmingham City Council to work with Sikh and Christian communities across the city to help alleviate health inequalities.

1 day ago

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Team Spotlights

Introducing Caroline, Maternal Health Coordinator

This month, we're talking with Caroline, who joined our Families team back in 2023 and has been the heart of our I'm Maternal Health Coordinator for LifeLine's Families team since June last year. My role is identify and engage parents in breastfeeding support, through networking and outreach activities, and to establish and develop a vibrant breastfeeding peer support network in...

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Team Spotlights

Introducing Indigo, Head of Young People

This month, we're talking with Indigo, who became the new Head of our Young People team three months ago. Our Young People team, and its variety of SW!TCH programmes, have remained at the heart of LifeLine for over 15 years, and we're looking forward to seeing what the team can achieve under Indigo's leadership. What is your role at LifeLine?...

1 month ago

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LifeLine at the CYP Now Awards 2024

On Thursday 28th November, Children and Young People Now held their 19th annual Awards to recognise and celebrate innovation and good practice in services that support children, young people, and their families across the UK. Here at LifeLine, we were proud to see our own SW!TCH Futures work be one of only five programmes that were shortlisted for the Early...

1 month ago

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Winning Harts: Harts Lane Estate in Barking MyEnds update

Since May, LifeLine Projects has been working as part of the Winning Harts consortium to This community-focused initiative—led by the West Ham United Foundation and funded through the Mayor of London’s £14.5 million MyEnds programme—was launched to address the unique challenges faced by local youth and residents.Our progress so far has been promising, and we’re on track to meet the...

2 months ago

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Case Studies

Case Study: Supporting a young man through trauma

LifeLine’s SW!TCH Lives programme is funded through the Community Safety Team of the London Borough of Havering. The SW!TCH Lives team provides support to vulnerable young people in Havering, who are at risk of or who are currently known to the Criminal Justice System, to prevent their situation from worsening. The service works closely with the Council’s Youth Offending Service...

2 months ago

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Case Studies

Sherri’s Story: A journey towards stability

The Champions Support Network has been supporting parents and carers with raising young people in Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge since 2020. Thanks to continued funding from London’s Violence Reduction Unit, the CSN trains peer mentors from the community to support other parents, arranges a range of activities to help families build connection and friendship, and delivers a programme of training...

4 months ago

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New support for young people and families affected by violence in Ilford

We proud to announce a new project in Ilford supported by London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) as part of their award-winning MyEnds programme. Building on our partnership with the London Borough of Redbridge, this work will develop community-led and intergenerational responses to the ongoing incidence of violence affecting young people and families across our borough.

4 months ago

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Infant Feeding Support helping to build community and wellbeing

Pregnancy is hard. And many women don’t get the support they need. That’s why our Infant Feeding team have launched a new initiative for expecting families—community baby showers. Hosted by our team—a partnership between LifeLine and Havering Mind—in community spaces, these baby showers are a chance for expecting mothers and their families to meet up, make new friends, and celebrate...

5 months ago

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Case Studies

Case Study: Early Help Collective

The Early Help Collective is an initiative funded by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to provide guidance and support to parents. LifeLine Projects is working alongside six other organisations in the Collective to answer parents’ questions, signpost them to helpful services, bring them together to support each other, and support their mental health.

5 months ago

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Champions Support Network to continue supporting local parents and carers

We are excited to announce that the Champions Support Network will continue running through 2024-25, thanks to support from the London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge and London’s Violence Reduction Unit.

7 months ago

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Case Studies

Case Study: Champions Support Network

The Champions Support Network has been supporting parents and carers with raising young people in Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge since 2020. Thanks to continued funding from London’s Violence Reduction Unit, the CSN trains peer mentors from the community to support other parents, arranges a range of activities to help families build connection and friendship, and delivers a programme of training...

7 months ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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