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Feb Half Term Fun!

YLF’s Positive Activities Team have been busy providing new and exciting activities this February half term to give young people a new challenge and meet with new friends! To kickContinue reading »

Celebrating ASDAN

During the successful evening at the Time2Shine Awards in Medway last week, the Children in Care Council had further celebrations in addition to winning the “Community Action” award! As you will have noContinue reading »

Time2Shine Awards

The award winning Children in Care Council celebrate their outstanding achievements at Time2Shine 2016! This year, the Time2Shine Awards, hosted by Medway Council, celebrated the achievements of children in careContinue reading »

Charity of the Year Finalists!

The Young Lives Foundation is delighted to announce it is a finalist in this year’s Kent Charity of the Year Awards! For the past month the judges at Kent Charity AwardsContinue reading »

YLF Helps Launch National Standards

At the launch of the first ever set of National Standards for Independent Visitors Services in London last week, some interesting data was published. National research shows that there areContinue reading »

Fundraiser | London Marathon

An exciting year for YLF as our very own Advocate, Neil Vickery, heads to the Capital City to run the London Marathon on 24 April! Neil came on board toContinue reading »

Teambuilding with Corporate Parents

At the request of the Children in Care Council, Medway’s Corporate Parenting Group were invited to come together for an Annual Teambuilding Evening: CPG VS CiCC! A mix of 24Continue reading »

Giving Tree Spreads Smiles

Heart FM have helped YLF get into the Christmas Spirit with Bluewater’s Giving Tree! YLF will be able to spread joy and smiles to very disadvantaged children across Kent thisContinue reading »

Santa Steam Train

On Sunday, 26 young people ventured to Tenterden to enjoy a special Christmas ride… on an old fashioned steam train! The excited group of children collected their tickets and patiently waited on theContinue reading »

1 Week, 5 Pantos!

‘Oh no they didn’t…  Oh yes they did!’ … YLF volunteers and young people had the opportunity to visit theatres in Chatham, Canterbury, Sevenoaks, Gravesend and Maidstone for a traditionalContinue reading »