Champions Support Network
We want to double down and provide more support in London
Last month, I shared some thoughts I had whilst on sabbatical. I hope you didn’t mind the excessive sharing or personal photos. I expected that, on my sabbatical, I might reconsider LifeLine’s vision, mission, and activities. I thought visiting other
Supporting adults, families, and communities
Our new Adult Services team have been hard at work this year, delivering a range of programmes to adults, families, and communities across East London. The Champions Support Network, which brings parents and carers together to form community support networks,
Introducing Tilishia, Adult Services Manager
This month, we’re delighted to speak with Tilishia, who joined us in May to manage our newly-formed Adult Services team. You can read more about what the team have been up to recently and we hope you enjoy learning more
Let’s talk about change: how to deliver a successful support programme
It’s funny how change affects people. I’d say many of us struggle with the idea of change. That may be because we see it as something that undermines our stability, that unsettles the status quo. We’d rather stick with what
Introducing Stephen Callender, Youth Development Worker and Parent Champion Coordinator
This month, we’re speaking with Stephen, who joined LifeLine in 2020 and now works on a range of our programmes in the Havering area, offering support to both young people and parents. Where did you grow up? I grew up
Offering support for every kind of family
We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges. Tim Berners-Lee Over the many years that I’ve worked in the charity sector, I’ve seen countless new initiatives and programmes launched with the aim of supporting and
The Champions Support Network returns
We’re pleased to announce that we have secured a financial boost from The Mayor of London Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), which will allow us to help to support proactive parents across three London boroughs, who themselves have conquered
Introducing Sunita Bhakar, Champions Support Worker
This month, we’d like to introduce Sunita, who first came to us two years ago as a Parent Champion with our Champions Support Network, providing guidance to parents and carers. She’s now a Support Worker, assisting and encouraging other Parent
Tips and wisdom from Royston Dawswell, Youth Development Worker and Parent Champion Co-ordinator
This month, we’d like to introduce Royston, an incredibly dedicated Youth Development Worker within our SW!TCH team and one of our Parent Champion Co-ordinators. Royston has a wealth of experience and melds his two disciplines with infinite precision. We hope
The importance of engaging parents and carers in understanding and tackling knife crime
This article was first published by Fighting Knife Crime London on their website and in issue four of their magazine. Reproduced with permission. With thanks to Bruce Houlder CB QC DL, Project Founder Fighting Knife Crime London, and Dr. Nadia
What does community mean to you?
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. Coretta Scott King Ibn Khaldun, the Arab philosopher, popularised the concept of asabiyyah عصبيّة. The idea that a community has a sense of shared
Champions Support Network returns to support more parents and carers
We’re pleased to announce that the Champions Support Network, our programme to support parents and carers through peer mentoring, has received new funding and will offering support well into 2022. The Champions Support Network originally began in late 2020, when