Our Story Purpose Values
Our Story
Our Story
DigiTribe is a project by Creative Active Lives CIC, a not-for-profit community organisation based in the West Midlands. We started out running MineMania, a Community Minecraft Server, inclusive family play sessions and creative digital clubs for children who didn’t always confident or comfortable in mainstream youth settings.
As those sessions grew, we saw how many neurodivergent young people were missing out on opportunities to learn, socialise, and thrive. That’s when DigiTribe was born – first as online clubs in Minecraft, Roblox and music, then expanding into in-person groups and now our very own hub on Halesowen High Street.
The hub gives us a welcoming, visible space for young people to come together, build skills, and feel part of a like-minded community.
Our Purpose
Our mission is simple: to create safe, inclusive spaces where neurodivergent children and young people can learn, play, and grow in their own way and at their own pace.
We do this through digital creativity, gaming, music, arts, and peer-led activities. Everything we run is designed to build confidence, friendships, and life skills for young people who are often excluded from other opportunities.
Our Values
Come as you are Ethos
We’re all about making sure everyone feels included and valued, just the way they are.
A Place to Belong
We create spaces where people feel at home, supported, and free to be themselves.
Innovation
Innovation
We seek out and embrace new ideas and ways of doing things, keeping us creative and forward-looking and allowing our members to try new experiences.
Raising Aspirations
We’re here to support and encourage young people to reach their potential. Giving them tools and opportunities, reassurance and support to identify and achieve their goals.
The Power of Play
We believe in the power of play to bring people of all ages from different backgrounds together, spark creativity, and change lives.
Meet the Team
Director
Rachel Conlisk
Founder of Creative Active Lives CIC and DigiTribe. Rachel has spent over a decade creating inclusive, creative programmes for families and young people. She’s passionate about making sure no young person is left out. Rachel was awarded the Point of Light Award in 2021 for community work by The Prime Minister, has been a finalist in the Tech for Good Awards, Great British Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, and has been named one of the Top 100 female founders in the UK 2023.
Volunteer Director
Dan Noble
Dan is a Minecraft Education consultant and game developer. He’s volunteered with us for over a year, leading our weekly Minecraft club and helping design worlds where young people can learn and play together. Dan has now joined our Board as a volunteer Director.
Digital Youth Worker
Tatenda
Tatenda is a youth worker, music producer and early years musician who brings energy and creativity into every session. He’s all about playful, hands-on experiences where young people feel seen and heard.
Laura-Lego Club Leader
Laura
Laura is a creative and enthusiastic Lego builder who loves working with bright colours. She enjoys getting involved in group activities and sharing ideas with others. Always chatty and positive, she brings energy and collaboration to every project.
Building with colour and imagination gets her creative juices flowing. Laura has worked at Creative Active Lives holiday camps and is a teacher in her spare time.
Minecraft Map Producer & Educator
Wizard Keen
Adam Clarke, better known online as Wizard Keen, is an artist, game designer, and educator who has inspired millions of young people through creative digital projects. He is best known for his work with Stampy Cat on the global YouTube hit Wonder Quest, and for bringing history, heritage, and social issues to life inside Minecraft.
Adam has collaborated with organisations including the Tate, Guardian, United for Wildlife, and the Welsh Government, using Minecraft as a tool for storytelling, learning, and activism