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?...

3 days 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

4 days 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...

1 month 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...

1 month 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...

3 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.

3 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...

4 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.

4 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.

6 months ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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...

6 months ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

Team Spotlights

From mentee to mentor

Kled is currently a Junior Youth Development Worker, having recently joined our SW!TCH team. But Kled first came to us while he was in Sixth Form, referred for mentoring by his school. After developing under the guidance of his mentor, he stepped up to become a SW!TCH Ambassador, supporting our team and helping to mentor others. And we were extremely...

7 months ago

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LifeLine joins consortium supporting young people through flagship MyEnds programme

We're proud to announce that we'll be further supporting young people in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham as part of the Winning Harts consortium, funded as part of the Mayor of London's £14.5m investment in local communities through the MyEnds programme. Led by the West Ham United Foundation, and working alongside Youth League UK, Be Heard as One,...

7 months ago

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