❤️ Our service to you
Life is a UK charity for women and families facing unexpected pregnancy or pregnancy loss, including loss through abortion.
Our services include:
- Free emotional help, counselling, and skilled listening via phone, text, email, or in person.
- Housing and community support around the country for mums and their babies.
- Free pregnancy tests and baby supplies.
- Crafting content that educates the public about pregnancy, pregnancy loss, and our work.
Life Supported Housing
Our network of supported housing helps women transform their lives.
Through a network of Life Houses, run in partnership with local authorities, we provide supported accommodation and access to our Life Skills programme. There will be activities happening in the house so please let us know if there is something you would like to do, or if you have a good idea to improve our service.
The majority of the Life Houses are shared accommodation with communal facilities. This helps to create a community of support among the tenants during their time in a Life House.
Tenants typically stay in a Life House for up to two years before they move on to independent living. You are encouraged to create your own strength-based support plans on entering the House to achieve your own goals.
The life House is your home and we want you to be involved in the services we provide for you. At least once a month there will be a house meeting, if agreed by all tenant in the house, they can be more often. Suggestions are welcomed and we capture this information monthly to enable us to feedback any changes we have made
Life’s Community Support Service helps pregnant women and women with young children in the community.
We can:
- Help you set goals and work to achieve them with you and your child
- Provide practical and emotional support
- Help you manage your current living situation or find other appropriate accommodation
- Provide parenting skill support sessions
… and more.
We believe support is delivered through the environment, people, and their actions. We want to empower women and mothers to learn, grow, and be the best version of themselves.
Accreditation
We’re registered with the Housing Ombudsman service and are a Registered Provider of social housing (Registration number 4734).
Benefits
Using a Trauma-Informed Approach and working together, we create a safe space to empower tenants to:
- Build confidence, self-esteem, and wellbeing.
- Be healthy and eat healthily for both parent and child.
- Attend education and training.
- Develop their parenting skills.
- Increase employability and future financial stability.
- Create lasting relationships with others.
- Participate in the local community.
- Enjoy life.
- To flourish!
Life is here to support you, when you need it.
Terms of Service
Here’s what you can expect from us:
- Acceptance regardless of religion, background, race, beliefs, age or sexuality.
- Confidentiality (except where there is danger of harm to self or others).
- Information on pregnancy-related issues.
- Free practical and emotional support during and after pregnancy.
- Referral to other agencies for support where appropriate.
- Professional supervision of our staff and volunteers.
- Adequate notice in case of holiday leave.
- Person-centred approaches delivered in a trauma-informed way.
- If you move into one of our Life Houses, safe and secure accommodation.
Here’s what we expect from you:
- Respect for our staff and volunteers. We will not be able to work with you if you are abusive, your behaviour is inappropriate, or you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- 48 hours’ notice if you are unable to attend a pre-arranged session.
- If more than two sessions are missed without good reason the arrangement will be ended.
- Notice of intention to end sessions.
- If you move into one of our Life Houses, we expect you to adhere to the tenancy conditions.
How we support you:
- Life is a national charity which helps and supports anyone affected by pregnancy-related issues.
- This includes women and families before becoming pregnant, those who are pregnant, those after pregnancy, and those who’ve experienced pregnancy loss or post-abortion issues.
- We do not refer for abortion or give information on abortion providers.
