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Compassion will unite us all

On 7th May 2020 the city of Richmond, Virginia, USA joined the International Charter for Compassion, a global movement guided by the Golden Rule of treating others as you wish others to treat you. Richmond wants compassion to be at the core of its community. What if every organisation put compassion at the core of their business culture?

5 years ago

 by Nathan Singleton

Team Spotlights
David Johnson, Youth Development Worker

Introducing David Johnson, Youth Development Worker

David was born and brought up in Lewisham, London. Although both his parents were born in Jamaica, he has managed to trace within his family a Cuban and Chinese ancestry line. His parents had a strong work ethic and expected all their children to excel at school. David admits he wasn't that academic as he was more interested in working...

5 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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SW!TCH’s summer programme of activities for young people

How do you keep your kids busy throughout the summer? If you need help thinking of some fun things to do this summer that won't break the bank, our SW!TCH team have got an awesome list of activities for 11-16 year olds planned, including a range of sports, exciting trips and residentials, and the chance to learn exciting new skills...

5 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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Have we forgotten how to play?

Just recently, I was speaking with a close friend of mine on what it was like to finally be able to interact with each other face-to-face again. The conversation turned to how our children were coping, and he began to tell me of a recent event – his son had his friends come over to the house to play together,...

5 years ago

 by Nathan Singleton

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SW!TCH Minds: Looking back at our first year

To mark the first year of SW!TCH Minds, Rachel Dunford Consulting were commissioned as an external evaluator to review the impact the programme has had. We'd like to share some of our findings about the amazing work being done by LifeLine Project's Youth Development Workers during a very challenging year.

5 years ago

 by Rachel Dunford

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Joined-up services create community

The word 'ubuntu' expresses the African philosophy of wholeness – it presupposes that one's humanity is bound up with nature and with other people in the community. A popular idiom in many African communities is 'one is an animal but two is a community': humanity comes through being part of the community; all human beings are members of an extended...

5 years ago

 by Dr Anne Smith PhD

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Supporting young people with complex needs

We spoke with Kiera, one of our SW!TCH Youth Development Workers, about the ongoing support she's been delivering to Rose, a young person dealing with multiple and complex needs who had been admitted to a local mental health unit.

5 years ago

 by Nathan Singleton

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SW!TCH Minds: Helping young people become Agents for Change

Part of our wider SW!TCH initiative, SW!TCH Minds works to improve the mental health of young people through a carefully-designed programme built around weekly one-to-one mentoring sessions supported by a range of extra-curricular positive activities and opportunities to engage with the local community.

5 years ago

 by Nathan Singleton

Team Spotlights

Introducing Carl Palmer, Community Development Worker

Carl was born and brought up in Leicester a city in England's East Midlands region. He started his work career as an operative in NHS hospital operating theatres. He did this for 6 years and then got involved with the church. He moved to London to lead a church in Canning Town before moving onto Elm Park Baptist Church in...

5 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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Changing course with SW!TCH

Names have been changed to protect those involved. Samuel first came to us by a referral from a Local Authority Community Safety Team. He had been involved in numerous incidents in the borough and had built quite a reputation for fighting and violent outbursts. Around the same time, we received a referral for Joshua, another young person in the same...

5 years ago

 by LifeLine Comms Team

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