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COVID-19 might threaten, but vigilance and creativity answer!

"My child started at Little Learners Nursery in August (2020), and I couldn't be happier with how she's settled in. The staff are so welcoming and helpful. They provide photos, written updates and development updates through the day and it's easily accessible through the [Tapestry™] app*. I would highly recommend this nursery" It's been quite a roller coaster ride since...

4 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

From hostility to hope. A snapshot in time

We were two youth workers who were sent into a small estate in East London for four sessions a week, over the course of a year. At one stage, the police refused to patrol the streets–and we were supposed to try and build community there! But what we found were willing residents and young people who wanted something different. Often...

4 years ago

by Nick Brewer

Why can’t some areas attract funding to support young people?

Over the past 20 years, LifeLine has been working with local people in a range of settings. We began in outer London boroughs with statistics you'd be more likely to find in inner London. Now we have reach across east London and we're spreading out to the rest of the capital and,

4 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

On parenting and the Ghanian diaspora

Eugene On the evening of Sunday, 21st June, LifeLine Projects held an online gathering for parents from the Ghanaian diaspora. We had around 35 parents on the Zoom call, mainly from communities across London, but also a few from further abroad, including the USA, Canada, and Ghana itself. The idea for this event grew from discussions...

4 years ago

by Eugene Amoako

How we’re looking after ourselves in lockdown

We're still potentially a long way from returning to our previous way of life, and it's crucial that we stay healthly - both physically and mentally - during this trying time. We've asked our teams to let us know what they've being doing to look after themselves during lockdown. I like to go outside, walk around, and experience nature. It's...

4 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

What we’ve learnt from lockdown

Lifeline's youth work team–collectively known as

4 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

Our tips for outreach and detached work

4 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Youth work: averting an oncoming crisis

As we pass our 90th day in lockdown and the government has started to ease restrictions, our youth team – still out and about supporting young people – have started to observe a growing number of young people back out on the streets, along with a general lack of proper social distancing in general. After twelve weeks being stuck indoors,...

4 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

Fighting loneliness in lockdown

We approach the end of our second month in lockdown, and maybe the end is now in sight. However, the road back to our old way of working is still a long one, and many restrictions will still have to be in place even after the current lockdown has lifted. One key issue we've been encountering across all our services...

4 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

Community: the antidote to COVID-19 isolation

Dear friends and partners across the statutory, voluntary, community and faith sectors, As the coronavirus crisis and lockdown continues, and our daily patterns of work have settled into a new norm, there are many positive things to take from what is a serious–and, for many, fearful–situation. It's widely agreed that this will be a time of advancement in technology, medicine...

4 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

A call to outer-London boroughs: wake up to the danger of serious youth violence!

We've all seen the newspaper articles. The shock story about another young person whose life has been brought to an untimely end. At LifeLine, we've had to come to terms with the news that some of the young people on our own programmes have died. It's hard news to hear. And it's equally as hard to talk to a school...

4 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

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