SW!TCH Futures

Mentoring and positive activities to make a brighter future for young people.

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Bullying: A call to action for young people’s wellbeing

In an article I wrote not long ago, I shared how we are witnessing a generation of young people who are struggling more than ever. It’s heartbreaking to think that, in 2025, we still haven’t learned how to make young people feel safe, heard, or understood. One of the major culprits behind this is bullying. It’s a problem that refuses...

1 year ago

 by Nathan Singleton

Case Studies

Jo’s story: a journey of growth and leadership

Jo joined LifeLine’s SW!TCH programme at a pivotal moment in her life. When we first met Jo, she was quiet, withdrawn, and disengaged from activities. She had isolated herself in her bedroom and struggled to connect with her family. Her friendships were negatively influenced, and she had previously gone missing when she ran away from home with a friend. She...

1 year ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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LifeLine at the CYP Now Awards 2024

On Thursday 28th November, Children and Young People Now held their 19th annual Awards to recognise and celebrate innovation and good practice in services that support children, young people, and their families across the UK. Here at LifeLine, we were proud to see our own SW!TCH Futures work be one of only five programmes that were shortlisted for the Early...

2 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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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....

2 years ago

 by Nathan Singleton

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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,...

2 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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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...

2 years ago

 by Nathan Singleton

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SW!TCH Futures to support 400 more young people in London

We’re delighted to announce that our SW!TCH Futures programme for young people on the edge of poor mental health, criminal exploitation, and education exclusion will be expanding even further. Thanks to funding from the new Propel initiative, we’ll be expanding our team of Youth Development Workers to support an additional 400 young people across East London over the next two...

3 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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LifeLine to double mentoring provision in East London schools

We are extremely pleased to have been recognised once again by the Mayor of London for our work with young people, having been awarded further funding worth £438,000 from the New Deal for Young People programme. We've seen up-close how adversely young people have been affected by the pandemic–at risk of poor mental health, isolation, exploitation, or serious youth violence–which...

4 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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LifeLine partners with London Youth on London-wide mentoring development

We are very pleased to announce that We'll be working in partnership with London Youth to deliver a London-wide training and development programme aimed at community groups and providers who are engaging with Supporting and challenging young people to become the best they can be London Youth work with thousands of young people across London, supported by a large network...

4 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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