During the financial year, Project Lifeline continued to deliver and develop its core programmes for at-risk, gang-affiliated youth, and extended its reach and service offer in several new directions. The 12-Step Programme continued to rehabilitate young people at risk of offending and reoffending, shaping mindsets, diverting young people away from gang violence, and supporting regeneration back into society. The Elevation Programme continued to provide young people with access to mentoring, group seminars, studio time, and career opportunities in the music industry, supporting mental health and wellbeing, social skills, and positive decision-making as an alternative to gang involvement. The 24-hour support line continued to provide advice and emergency support to at-risk young people and their parents, including conflict resolution, bereavement support, and gang exit strategies, and was used by at-risk youth when statutory services were unavailable. The Relocation Programme continued to support young people and families at risk of immediate harm, assisting with rehousing and security to prevent youth violence. Project Lifeline ran facilitated conflict resolution sessions bringing together young people from rival gang affiliations, aimed at de-escalating live conflicts and reducing the risk of retaliatory violence within communities. The company developed online harm identification programmes to support the recognition of exploitation, grooming, and gang-related risk indicators, extending the company's safeguarding reach into digital as well as physical environments. The company continued the development and research of Developmental Epigenetic Stress Syndrome (DESS), a proprietary framework developed by the company's founder drawing on epigenetics, neuroplasticity, polyvagal theory, and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) science, informing the company's trauma-informed approach across its programmes. The company continued to offer training, work experience, and job opportunities within the organisation to young people who had completed its programmes, enabling them to support others in exiting gang life and to act as positive role models within the community. The company received funding from the Baobab Foundation during the year, supporting the continued delivery and development of its programmes. During the year, the company expanded its reach into several London boroughs, supporting young people who statutory services were unable to reach. This expansion extended the company's programmes and emergency support to a wider cohort of at-risk young people across a broader geographic area. Young people at risk of, or already involved in, serious violence benefited directly through mentoring, rehabilitation, diversion from gang activity, de-escalation of active conflicts, and access to emergency support at critical moments, including outside statutory service hours. Families and communities affected by youth violence benefited from reduced risk of harm, bereavement support, and rehousing assistance where immediate danger was present. Creating safer neighbourhoods also produced economic benefits, supporting local businesses and property values in areas affected by violence. The company's outreach work has established Project Lifeline as a trusted, reputable organisation for at-risk youth seeking to exit gang involvement, fostering social cohesion between outreach workers and community members and encouraging collective, community-wide efforts to address youth violence. Young people who completed the company's programmes went on to gain training, work experience, and employment within the organisation, providing positive role models for others. Statutory partners, including social services and the police, benefited from a community-based service able to reach and support young people beyond the scope of conventional statutory provision.

Project Lifeline consults with a broad range of stakeholders whose engagement is central to the organisation's work, including: the at-risk, gang-affiliated youth who take part in its programmes; the families and carers who support them; community members, including residents of the London boroughs in which the company operates; local businesses affected by the economic and social improvements resulting from the company's work; government and law enforcement agencies, including the Metropolitan Police, Social Services, Local Authorities, Probation; schools; funders and donors; delivery partners; and the company's directors, staff, and volunteers. Consultation is carried out through a range of methods, including primary research with young people and outreach workers to shape programme design using a bottom-up approach; focus groups and surveys with participants, community members, and partner organisations to evaluate impact; participation in community forums and local events; advisory boards drawing on diverse stakeholder expertise; regular partnership meetings with delivery partners; ongoing communication with funders and donors on progress and priorities; and regular engagement with staff and volunteers through check-ins, meetings, and internal surveys. This consultation ensures the company's work remains responsive to the evolving needs of the young people and communities it serves.

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