Not for Profit

Not for profit

Take Part

Life Clubs is involved in Hertfordshire's two year Take Part programme, part of a national learning framework for active learning for active citizenship.

Living Well

Life Clubs has been licensed by Living Well, an NHS-funded programme for people living with HIV. The licence has been extended due to overwhelming success.

Feedback from the HIV Life Clubs:

100% said that the Life Clubs had been worthwhile

100% said that the Life Clubs had helped them to feel more in control of their condition and that they would recommend it to others

93% said that Life Clubs had helped them to make plans for the future

Stockport Women's Centre

We run ongoing Life Clubs at Stockport Women's Centre who offer support and services to survivors of domestic abuse.

Quotes from the women include:

Feel I have changed, something magic has happened, I feel happier and more accepting of my life here. Asylum seeker from Iraq

I have enjoyed being given the tools to take more control of my life and to take care balancing my life. I feel I want to smile now and I am wanting to try and do things. Carnel

Heather's Story

When Heather went to the Stockport Women's Centre she was feeling very down.

'We were trying for our second child (the first is adopted) and I'd had IVF and I just couldn't get pregnant and I was staying at home a lot. I wanted to go out, but I didn't feel like talking. I used to be a fairly negative person and my mum was no help. Even as a child I couldn't talk to her about my periods. She doesn't have any sympathy. My mum used to smack me, she was very strict. She never made me feel useful or approved, she put me down big-time.

The Health Visitor suggested I go to the Stockport Women's Centre. I had to wait six months for a place. It was very exciting when I got one. I looked forward to Life Clubs every week. One of the most important things I found out was about my personality. I realised I'm a bit of an introvert. It was good to recognise my own feelings and how to cope with them. Once you're interested you learn more and I felt inspired to do things. I set a goal for the week and doing it made me feel good. I cleaned a lot of drawers, did things I've been putting off that can seem mammoth, talking about them makes them feel not as bad – making them into little steps and then doing them.

I'm more positive now and more confident. Life Clubs made me realise I can't change my mum, and I've begun to accept that I can't talk to her, that she'll never change. I can now to talk to my friends - they are helping me feel wanted. I feel I've achieved something my mum never thought I would do. She used to say ‘You'll never be a good mum' and I've proved her wrong.'

Hampshire Country Council

We have also run Life Clubs for pregnant teenagers (age between 14 and 18) as part of the Hampshire County Council Youth Service: Teenage Pregnancy Strategy.

Quotes from the young adults include:

The relationships session really helped me with my mother in law – I don't feel so bad about her and we are able to talk together about things.

I did not think the Life Clubs would be any good at first but it has been great, I have enjoyed coming.

I feel more confident.

Plus two of them have stopped smoking, one has organised her benefits and another has sorted out her course work.

Connexions and E2E

We have also run successful Life Clubs for Connexions and E2E and for Young People in London through the NHS.

If you'd like to read a report measuring the impact of Life Clubs on individuals, please download it here.

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