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The latest updates from LifeLine Projects.

Team Spotlights

Introducing Humerah Khan, Head of Finance

This month, we're excited to sit down and chat with Humerah, a valued member of our Support Services department who assists the whole team with her wide knowledge of financial and accounting matters.

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

SW!TCHed minds, changed lives: the impact of SW!TCH Minds on vulnerable young people

We wanted to share a few of the inspiring stories we've been hearing from young people currently taking part in SW!TCH Minds.

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

How do you keep healthy?

Here at Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham, we are currently undertaking a project to understand the needs of local people when it comes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.We're aware that so much of our lives have been disrupted by the COVID pandemic these past two years and that it has changed the way we think, the way we feel, and what...

3 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

Team Spotlights

Introducing Anistasia James, Community Development Worker

We are excited to welcome Anistasia to the LifeLine team, who will be working on our new capacity-building SW!TCH Communities programme in the local area. We hope you enjoy getting to know Ani as much as we did!

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

SW!TCH Lives: Stop and search training with the Metropolitan Police

Stop and search is a popular crime monitoring tool utilised by the Metropolitan Police. It's viewed as one of the best ways to tackle crime and keep our streets safe. The police have the right to stop and search anyone, no matter how old they are. Should that person be quite young, there is no obligation to carry out the...

3 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

What is the future for Generation Zoom? Finding your herd.

On Wednesday 19th January 2022, we hosted an online event to explore the effects of lockdown on young people and the impact on their mental health.

3 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

Do they know it’s Christmas?

But say a prayer, pray for the other ones. —'Do They Know It's Christmas?', Band Aid (1984) A little over six months ago, I was reflecting on the unpredictable period of events we were going through–the food shortages, lockdowns, demonstrations and the forced isolation from our communities. Building on this, I wrote an article to mark Loneliness Week, which highlighted...

3 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

LifeLine launches new community capacity building programme

LifeLine is pleased to announce the launch of a new capacity building programme, SW!TCH Communities. The programme is funded by the

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

LifeLine’s FaithAction wins contract to support local Faith Forum

We're delighted that, in October this year,

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

SW!TCH Rights: Finding out how stop and search affects young people

I read recently in a Metropolitan Police report that London youth crime figures have decreased by 50% over the last five years but, in the last year alone, the use of stop and search in England and Wales had risen by 24%. The Metropolitan Police made almost half (49%) of all stop and searches in England and Wales and the...

3 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

Team Spotlights

Introducing Fatma Mbwana, Little Learners Nursery Manager

We are very pleased to welcome Fatma to the LifeLine team as manager of My parents are Bajun. The Bajunis are a mix of many different people including Bantus, Persians, Arabs and Somalis. When our community was pushed out of Somalia, my family resettled in Kenya. As we were classified as refugees, this gave my family the opportunity to move...

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Healthwatch Barking & Dagenham wins national award

As acting manager of Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham, I'm proud to announce that we have won an award for working with integrated care systems as part of a partnership with seven other local Healthwatch organisations across North East London. This prestigious national award was presented to us at the Healthwatch Awards 2021, a virtual event held earlier this month and...

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

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