Poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou said, “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” In our Life Houses, women transform and change their lives. Mia* was 19 years old when she moved into a Life House. She had a one-year-old… Read more »

One of Life’s clients gave birth three months early at our House. The baby weighed 1k – the same as a bag of sugar! The Life Support Worker was there and did an amazing job supporting the client through a very traumatic time. We’re pleased to say both mum and baby are doing well!

As I’m writing this, we’re in the middle of the second lockdown. I’m getting ready for my monthly supervision session, and a hot cup of tea is gently steaming on my desk. Counselling clients – people in unplanned pregnancies or who’ve lost a pregnancy – is challenging work. We’ve got to do it right, and… Read more »

Life congratulates Mrs Anne Ward a longstanding and dedicated Life volunteer who was named a Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) for her services to the community in Burton. Mrs Ward, a midwife for 36 years and a school governor for 26 years, has also spent over three decades volunteering for Life…. Read more »

An abused 13-year-old girl rings our Helpline. A mum in one of our Houses has a violent partner. A volunteer with learning disabilities is joining the team. How would you keep them safe? Life’s a national pregnancy support charity. So far in 2020, we’ve helped more than 30,000 people. A lot of the people we… Read more »