Blogs
Our New Partnership with The Listening Ear
Recently, Little Lives UK have teamed up with The Listening Ear in Bournemouth to help to provide counselling to children of the local area who may not be able to usually afford it.
Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month
November is men’s mental health awareness month and following two years of uncertainty and ever-changing lives because of the pandemic, men’s mental health is at the forefront of concern again with growing number of males suffering from poor mental health.
Donation to Salusbury World Refugee Centre
Little Lives UK has been given the opportunity to support the fantastic cause that is the Salusbury World Refugee Centre in North London. Little Lives UK are pleased to announce the donation of 15 laptops through our Technology Programme for use in Salusbury World Refugee’s afterschool homework club at the Granville Family Well-Being Centre.
Our tech donation to Skyway London
Little Lives UK has donated 15 laptops to be used in their afterschool homework clubs for children who otherwise wouldn’t be able to complete their online learning due to not having their own technology at home. As part of our Technology Programme, Little Lives UK strive to end technology poverty and ensure that all children who are without the relevant technology for virtual learning and the seemingly ever increasingly virtual world, do have access to the equipment needed.
Aidexcel – supporting parents, to support children
Little Lives UK are pleased to announce a donation to Aidexcel which have been working tirelessly to support services to their local community. Their focus is supporting parents and carers with children ages 0-25 who have mental, physical or sensory disabilities through advocacy, advice, guidance and training. Great pride is taken to support parents and carers cope with their challenging situations, making sure that through the parents being supported, their children will be getting the help and support they need to excel.
Magpie Dance
Little Lives UK are pleased to announce a donation to Magpie Dance in Bromley to help to support a summer dance school. We had been inspired by the work they carry out and have carried out for the past 36 years, helping those with learning disabilities.
The London Basketball Association
Established in 2012, the London Basketball Association strives to benefit young people through their ethos of engagement and prevention and addressing specific issues young people face that can result in compounded difficulties in their adult lives if not addressed.
Youth Dance’ Street Dance Fitness project
Little Lives UK were delighted to make a donation to Barking & Dagenham Youth Dance’ Street Dance Fitness project. As part of our ‘Children’s Community Support Programme’, we were inspired by the work they have done in their community, benefitting over 40,000 young people since they established in 2003.
Funding 40 therapy sessions for Tiny Tim’s Children’s Centre
Tiny Tim’s Children Centre recently got in touch with Little Lives UK, referring to some of the difficulties they have been facing due to Covid-19. As a charity, we know how much the pandemic has affected many tremendous organisations with the work they do helping young children. After chatting with them for a while, we were in no doubt that it would be worthwhile for us to offer some support to their centre, with a donation of £2,000.
Our donation to Sonshine Club’s Football Sessions
Continuing with our Children’s Community Support Programme, one of the organisations we accepted into the programme are Sonshine Club. Specifically, our donation is going towards the weekly football sessions they arrange, which are very popular amongst children in their community.