Mission

Our mission is to improve the emotional wellbeing of young people – giving them the skills and inspiration to overcome the challenges they face, to navigate the divisions in society and to lead confident, healthy and purposeful lives.

Category

Disability

Additional Information

LIFEbeat runs transformative residential programs for young people aged 14-18. 90% of the young people we work with come from financially insecure backgrounds. As a charity, we raise funds to enure that no young person is ever turned away. If a young person wants to come, they can come!  We aim to improve: Self-esteem Emotional intelligence Social skills Resilience Our approach All LIFEbeat programmes are based on the premise that: we are all essentially creative we share a desire for a safe sense of belonging we need genuine and authentic connections with others we are capable of empathy and compassion we develop and thrive within loving, creative community. Based on the practices and principles of The Creative Community Model, our programmes use a unique combination of creative expression, personal story-telling and group work, combined with peer-to-peer support. Our approach stimulates participants’ creativity, via carefully structured processes, combined with individual and group reflection, to support them in developing sustainable take-away personal and professional qualities and skills. LIFEbeat’s programmes result in unique qualities of joy and celebration, which supports deep group and individual learning. Our impact Almost 80% of participants set themselves clear goals regarding their future Over 90% of young people felt their confidence improved after camps Over 75% of adults brought new skills, creativity and attitude back to the workplace following LIFEbeat programmes Two thirds of young people were inspired to pursue their goals Reference: London Business School Survey 2015