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A lifetime commitment to our communities

Like any parent, when I became a father, I wanted my children to get the best start in life. An important part of this was making sure we could be the best parents possible and provide opportunities for our children that would help them develop new life skills. This required sacrifices but we wanted them to have a solid foundation...

4 years ago

 by Nathan Singleton

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Mentoring: the key to releasing agents for change

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. Theodore Roosevelt When I was growing up, I was lucky enough to have a stable family and caring extended family that provided me the guidance and support that I needed. Like most children, I learnt by observing adults and then imitating them, particularly the ones They should...

4 years ago

 by Nathan Singleton

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Introducing Jayden, young person and SW!TCH Ambassador

This month we chat with Jayden, a young person involved with I wouldn't know how to react. I guess negative? I get nervous that they might be stopping me for no reason. If they listened to more young people, it would help.The LifeLine stop and search workshops I attended taught me about knife crime situations and about what was happening...

4 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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Referrals wanted: Serious Group Violence mentoring in Havering

Our SW!TCH Lives are currently seeking referrals to our mentoring programme in relation to Serious Group Violence in the London Borough of Havering.Our team are working with young people who are engaged with Probation and Youth Justice Services in Havering to provide in-depth mentoring services and help them make the choices that will lead them out of gang and violent...

4 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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Introducing Serea Reid, Youth Development Worker and Outreach Coordinator

This month, we'd like to introduce you to Serea, an outstanding youth worker who joined our SW!TCH team earlier this year and has been coordinated the delivery of our positive activities and other outreach activities across local boroughs. Have you always worked in the charity sector? Mental health doesn't get a lot of prominence, particularly in the black community. From...

4 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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LifeLine and StreetGames grow mentoring across London

StreetGames' expertise is in using the power of sport to transform young lives and bring communities together, and we're proud to be able to use that expertise to support LifeLine in their work providing much needed support to young people who might otherwise find themselves heading down the wrong path. James Gregory, Area Director, StreetGames The core aims of the...

4 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

Team Spotlights

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 I was born in Stratford and raised in Manor Park. For me, Manor Park was very normal, well-located, just a useful place to grow up. It was me and my five siblings living in a single parent household.My mother is...

4 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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LifeLine to run Serious Group Violence mentoring service in Havering

We're pleased to announce that LifeLine have been awarded the contract to run the Serious Group Violence (SGV) Mentoring Service for the London Borough of Havering. As part of The SGV Mentoring Service provides support to vulnerable young people in Havering, who are at risk of or who are currently known to the Criminal Justice System, to prevent their situation...

4 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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Introducing Junior Youth Development Workers Dara and Sara

This month, we're delighted to introduce two recent additions to our SW!TCH team, Dara and Sara. They first came to us as mentees through the SW!TCH, before rising to the challenge and supporting other young people as SW!TCH Ambassadors. Now they've become fully-fledged members of the team as our new Junior Youth Development Workers.We hope you enjoy hearing about their...

4 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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