LifeLine wins £500k funding to expand youth work in east London
We’re very excited to announce that LifeLine Projects has recently been awarded £500,000 from the Mayor of London’s New Deal for Young People fund to deliver our award-winning SW!TCH mentoring programme to schools across Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge
Stories and successes from the second year of SW!TCH Minds
Back in June 2021, we presented you with some stats from the first full year of SW!TCH Minds. The programme has now been operating for over two full years and two cohorts of young people have taken part in a
LifeLine to continue championing health and care through local Healthwatch
LifeLine Projects are delighted to announce we have been appointed by Barking and Dagenham Council to deliver Healthwatch in the borough after a tender process. LifeLine have hosted Healthwatch for the last five years and will continue to ensure that
Introducing Ruth Lowe, Head of Young People’s Services
We’re excited to welcome Ruth to the LifeLine team, where she’ll be guiding our youth work and the SW!TCH programme as our new Head of Young People’s Services.
We hope you enjoy getting to know Ruth as much as we did!
A farewell to Daniel Chery, SW!TCH Minds Manager
At the end of last month, we said farewell to Daniel Chery, who had been managing our SW!TCH Minds programme for the past two-and-a-half years. We’re sad to see Daniel go, as his passion for supporting young people and drive
Friendly Places? How faith can respond to mental health
The Barking and Dagenham Faith Forum, supported by our own FaithAction team, will be holding an event in Barking on 3rd May to highlight ways in which faith groups can support those having difficulties with mental health. One of the
Current SW!TCH Activities
Our SW!TCH team are out and about, holding positive activities for young people across Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge. See the timetable below to find out where they’ll be! If you want to join in, get in touch with
Listening to the voices of Generation Zoom
On 19 January 2022, we hosted the online event, What is the Future for Generation Zoom? Finding your herd, where we looked at the long-term effects of multiple lockdowns and two years of social distancing on the mental health of young people. During the event, LifeLine Projects CEO Nathan got to speak with two young people from our SW!TCH programme, about their experiences and the support they received thanks to mentoring.
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.
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.
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.
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,
