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...

5 years ago

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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...

5 years ago

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SW!TCH activity: Let’s dance!

Our SW!TCH team will be holding dance sessions every Tuesday from 4PM to 5:45PM at the Frenford Youth Club at the Jack Carter Centre in Ilford.For more info, get in touch with Georgia at georgia.adkins@lifelineprojects.co.uk or on 07495 872310.

5 years ago

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LifeLine shortlisted for CYP Now Charity Award

This approach to supporting and helping disadvantaged young people has led them to turn away from knife crime and gangs, to improve their school attendance, gain a vision for their future and improve their relationships with family and community.We endeavour to cultivate long-term relationships with disadvantaged young people through listening and collaboration. These are key in creating and developing the...

5 years ago

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New Little Learners Nursery coming soon to Elm Park

LifeLine is known for placing great emphasis on how it works with people. But this is not always about individuals—sometimes we have to respond to the needs of the community as a whole.We have always recognised that different communities we work with have their own unique needs which require their own locally-based solutions. We listen together and we change together...

5 years ago

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Team Spotlights

Introducing Manisha Modhvadia, Manager of Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham

Manisha was born in India and came to the UK when she was two along with her parents and siblings. These were all great experiences and gave me the understanding of the health world from an academic aspect, our behaviours as humans, and how the health care system worked at the time. My interest in health came about when I...

5 years ago

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Team Spotlights
David Johnson, Youth Development Worker

Introducing David Johnson, Youth Development Worker

David was born and brought up in Lewisham, London. Although both his parents were born in Jamaica, he has managed to trace within his family a Cuban and Chinese ancestry line. His parents had a strong work ethic and expected all their children to excel at school. David admits he wasn't that academic as he was more interested in working...

5 years ago

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SW!TCH’s summer programme of activities for young people

How do you keep your kids busy throughout the summer? If you need help thinking of some fun things to do this summer that won't break the bank, our SW!TCH team have got an awesome list of activities for 11-16 year olds planned, including a range of sports, exciting trips and residentials, and the chance to learn exciting new skills...

5 years ago

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Introducing Carl Palmer, Community Development Worker

Carl was born and brought up in Leicester a city in England's East Midlands region. He started his work career as an operative in NHS hospital operating theatres. He did this for 6 years and then got involved with the church. He moved to London to lead a church in Canning Town before moving onto Elm Park Baptist Church in...

5 years ago

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Changing course with SW!TCH

Names have been changed to protect those involved. Samuel first came to us by a referral from a Local Authority Community Safety Team. He had been involved in numerous incidents in the borough and had built quite a reputation for fighting and violent outbursts. Around the same time, we received a referral for Joshua, another young person in the same...

6 years ago

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