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Lifeline Projects awarded funding to launch The Reclaimed Project for girls and young women

Lifeline Projects has been awarded funding from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) through the Girls and Young Women Local Groups Fund to deliver the Reclaimed Project in Barking and Dagenham, as part of 15 organisations working across London. The year-long programme is designed to support girls and young women affected by violence, exploitation and harm by creating...

4 months ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

Team Spotlights

Introducing Klara, Families Project Coordinator

This month, we're talking with Klara, who recently re-joined our team to coordinate delivery of our new Community Parenting Academy programme across London. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? The Community Parenting Academy teaches Peer Mentoring with the aim of turning parents into leaders that can support other parents and their wider community. It builds on the Mayor...

4 months ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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LifeLine launches new Community Parenting Academy to train parent leaders

We are pleased to announce that Lifeline Projects has been awarded funding from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime through London’s Violence Reduction Unit to deliver a programme aimed at increasing parental wellbeing and family support across all 32 London boroughs.Our new Community Parenting Academy is designed to support parents and carers to build confidence, improve wellbeing, and strengthen...

4 months ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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Celebrating twenty years of FaithAction

If someone were to ask me to summarise what I felt FaithAction had managed to achieve in the past two decades, I'd be rather tempted to say that we've managed to move the needle.Maybe that does not sound like much by itself, but it's the culmination of many small yet significant changes that we've been a part of over these...

6 months ago

 by Daniel Singleton

Team Spotlights

Introducing Monique, Youth Development Worker

This month, we're talking with Monique, a Youth Development Worker with our SW!TCH team, who both mentors and runs positive activities for young people. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I'm part of the SW!TCH team and I mentor young people across four different schools. I also run our roller-skating positive activity for the young people.My role requires...

6 months ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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SW!TCH On The Hill: Support for Harold Hill continues thanks to new Reaching Communities funding

We are pleased to share that our "Love the Hill" work in Harold Hill will continue as "SW!TCH On The Hill", having secured new funding from the National Lottery Community Fund’s Reaching Communities programme. This support will enable us to continue to support residents for a further three years, building on the strong foundations already in place.

6 months ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

Articles

NEET—prevention is better than cure

I’ve spent most of my life working with young people in east London. I started as a youth leader—hours of mentoring each week, groups trips and activities, conversations with parents. It’s the kind of work that can feel small in the moment but adds up to something big over time.

6 months ago

 by Nathan Singleton

Case Studies

Turning feedback into success: Supporting growth with Winning Harts

The Winning Harts initiative, part of our Claire first became known to us when she applied to Winning Harts for a grant for her project, "Drawn to Nature", in the first round of local funding. Drawn to Nature consisted of family-bonding workshops rooted in nature, offering ways of adults and young people to connect with exploring the textures, sounds, and...

6 months ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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Tips from youth workers for parents: Protective factors for social media

One of the team told me about a time a mother rang him, quite upset. Her teenage son had discovered hurtful comments being made about him in a group chat. Those in the group chat had not realised that he would see them but he did and to him, it felt as if the whole school had turned against him...

8 months ago

 by Nathan Singleton

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Community Befriending in Waltham Forest: Building connection and confidence

On 10 March 2026, LifeLine Projects attended the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee at Waltham Forest Town Hall. The meeting was an opportunity to share progress from the Community Befriending programme and highlight the difference it is making for local people.The programme, which began in April 2025, supports adults aged 18 and over who may be feeling lonely...

8 months ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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