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SW!TCH Futures: The power of data

In today’s world, we’re accustomed to providing feedback on everything we use or buy, from rating an Amazon delivery to evaluating an Uber driver. A lot of businesses are collecting data. But this isn’t always a priority for charities. They often focus on the hard work of helping people and only later ask for feedback, which then gets filed away....

3 days ago

by Nathan Singleton

Speak up. Be heard.

With the general election fast approaching, I’ve been thinking about how the political process works. Politicians from each party share their ideas and plans with us, and then we go to the polling station, mark our choice on a piece of paper, and… that’s it.

4 weeks ago

by Nathan Singleton

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.

1 month ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

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...

1 month ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

The importance of listening to young people

As the CEO of a local support charity, I often ponder whether we're genuinely hearing the voices of those we aim to help.This concern struck me recently when I attended an event at the House of Commons designed to foster dialogue between young people and the decision-makers who shape their lives in the UK.While many young people were passionately voicing...

2 months ago

by Nathan Singleton

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...

2 months ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

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,...

2 months ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Is mentoring the new political football?

Here at LifeLine, we have been working closely with the Mayor of London to mentor young people across the capital for the last 15 years. And, while the holder of the title has changed, we are pleased to see that this commitment to mentoring has remained broadly consistent throughout. Now, more than ever, we hope that the power of mentoring...

3 months ago

by Nathan Singleton

SW!TCH hosts Year of Youth girls’ netball celebration

On Wednesday 27th March, our SW!TCH team travelled to Isaac Newton Academy in Redbridge to host an all-day celebration of girls with a netball competition featuring teams representing five local schools.This event was made possible through the support and funding from Following short speeches from Nathan Singleton, LifeLine Projects CEO, and Azimin Ibrahim, Project Manager for the Year of Youth,...

3 months ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Case Study: Café Connect

Café Connect is a programme run by our FaithAction team and funded by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities. Using a methodology shared with Creative English, Café Connect sessions supports new arrivals to the UK—notably those from Hong Kong—by giving them a space to practice and develop their English while also learning more about the local community, adjusting...

3 months ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Absenteeism: the legacy of lockdown

Educational neglect. Emotional-based schools avoidance. School refusal. Non-attending. Persistent absence. Serious absence. Missing. It's often said that the Inuit have dozens (or more) different words for snow, because they have a lot of it. We, however, seem to have a lot of different names for those repeatedly absent from school. What then does that say about the state of school...

4 months ago

by Nathan Singleton

SW!TCH Minds supports mental health of young people in Havering

We’re proud to announce that, thanks to funding from the Havering Clinical Commissioning Group, our SW!TCH Minds programme is currently supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people in Havering. With demand for mental health services for young people increasing dramatically in the wake of the pandemic, our team are working in partnership with three other organisations—HBBS Counselling, Relate,...

4 months ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

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