Fulfilling Lives in Islington & Camden (FLIC) is an eight-year Lottery funded learning programme closing in May 2022, designed to support people experiencing multiple disadvantage and affect system change to improve the experience and outcomes for people accessing services.
Too often the voices of people experiencing multiple disadvantage aren't heard. Putting clients at the centre of everything we do is key to our work. Our support service is intensive, trauma-informed and led by the experiences and insights of our clients.
We work in partnership with statutory and voluntary agencies across both boroughs to improve services for people with multiple needs and drive systemic change, influencing how services are designed and delivered.
No relationships are without their rocky patches, our client and team’s relationships are no exception. Operational Development Manager Lauren shares her experiences of working through relationship ruptures. Read more
To celebrate our final Multiple Disadvantage Day as a project, we co-produced this year’s campaign with our clients. Seven months in the making, we’re proud to present a short film which was directed by the experiences and wants and wishes of our clients. Read more
FLIC and Standing Together are passionate about ensuring survivors of domestic abuse receive the support they need, and we know that identifying and working with perpetrators plays a crucial part in this. Read more
All the latest from inside Fulfilling Lives in Islington and Camden – client stories, FLIC learnings and opinion pieces from our partner services.
We are proud to launch the FLIC Co-Production Toolkit, a practical guide for commissioners and services to develop and plan approaches to Co-Production. Read more
Together with Fulfilling Lives Lambeth Southwark and Lewisham, FLIC responded to a national DHSC consultation about changing the legislation so that more services can supply Naloxone. Find our report here... Read more
For this year’s IWD we caught up with our clients and team to reflect on the misconceptions they believe are damaging, how they’d like services to change to serve women better and what inspires them about the women they meet. Read more
We are passionate about working in a trauma-informed way. It has bonded our team and clients, and made our work more meaningful. We reflect on this approach in our practical booklet to trauma-informed working. Read more
Launched today, a new report reveals that women's homelessness occurs at a far greater scale than is generally recognised and that systemic failures leave women in a state of survival. Read more
Endings are complicated. The FLIC team had been reflecting on this for some time in anticipation of October 2021 when we officially finished working directly with clients. Read more
Peer mentoring is invaluable, knowing that our peer mentors may have similar experiences to themselves, helps our clients open up, feel heard and inspired by their progress. Three of our Peers share their accounts of a typical day mentoring... Read more
Putting clients at the centre of what we do is key to all of our work and was the priority of this year’s Multiple Disadvantage Day. Over seven months we worked alongside clients to create a campaign that reflected their experiences and insights. Read more
For Volunteer's Week 2021 Peer Mentor Co-Ordinator Joe Atiase reflects on the value of peer mentoring, the impact it can have on the lives of people experiencing multiple disadvantage and our hopes for the future. Read more
Living with a chronic leg ulcer for over 10 years was the daily reality for Frances, she couldn't picture a life without her wounds. However, with the right treatment, patience and encouragement, Frances' wounds began to heal and the prospect of leading a 'normal' life was now reachable. Read more
People experiencing multiple disadvantage are dying and suffering avoidable severe long term physical health problems because they are struggling to access mainstream health services. Our project in Camden was designed to combat this... Read more
Tissue Viability Nurse and King's College Lecturer, Dr Jemell Geraghty details her first-hand experience working with people experiencing homelessness, suffering with lower limb wounds and looks at how we can better meet their needs. Read more
We never need an excuse to enjoy cute cat and dog pics, but we’re pleased that Love Your Pet Day encourages it! Our clients and team reflect on the importance of pets to our wellbeing. Read more