Live Unlimited

Who we are

Live Unlimited is a charity that provides opportunities and support to Barnet’s looked-after children and young care leavers, empowering them to live their best lives.
We are there on the journey with care experienced children and care leavers in Barnet, helping them to gain life skills, build relationships and networks, reducing isolation and providing them with the best opportunities possible.  We do this by providing a range of different schemes and programmes including a free driving lessons programme for care leavers, a forest-school based activity group for 6-18 year olds, a bespoke careers mentoring programme and enrichment activities.

Our culture and values

Our Values

Throughout all of our work, we operate with the values of:
 
Collaboration - We listen carefully to one another, and to looked-after children and care leavers, working collaboratively to ensure their voices are represented in everything we do.
 
Inclusion – We embrace diversity, recognising every individual as their own unique person with different hopes and dreams.
 
Encouragement – We encourage one another and looked-after children and care leavers to embrace and enjoy new opportunities, providing support along the way.
 
Inspiration– We aim to spark enthusiasm in Barnet’s looked-after children and care leavers and each other, developing schemes that are a springboard onto new endeavours.
 
Partnership – We are stronger and can do more when we work together with others.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

It is Live Unlimited’s aim to promote dignity and respect for all, where individual differences and the contributions of all team members are recognised and valued, and to ensure that team members and clients are not subject to any direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation or harassment.
Live Unlimited is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion, and - in providing services and/or facilities - is against unlawful discrimination of customers or the public. We aim to ensure that our policies, procedures and practices in our activities take account of the diversity and diverse needs of our clients and potential clients.
The organisation is also committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is committed to employment practices, policies and procedures which ensure that no employee, or potential employee, receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, religion or belief, age, offending background, trade union membership, disability, domestic circumstances, social and employment status, HIV status, gender reassignment, political affiliation or any other personal characteristic (including any of the Equality Act 2010 protected characteristics).
This policy affirms our promise of a working environment and practices that follow our commitment to equality and diversity and applies to all team members.
Our Equality commitment
We will:
• Keep Live Unlimited as a good place to work where every team member is entitled to a safe environment free from discrimination and harassment.
• Be a place where team members and clients feel respected and able to give their best.
• Encourage our clients and potential clients to support each other to take control of their own lives and optimise their independence and life-chances.
• Support our client communities to get on well together and celebrate their diversity.
• Promote active engagement with the diversity of Barnet’s cared for children and care leavers.
• Seek out the voices of people who are not always heard and those who need extra help to access our services.
• Use evidence to support the delivery of needs led, appropriate and accessible services which reflect the diversity of need of our clients and potential clients.