Social Care Impact Awards
Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry to our first ever Social Care Impact Awards. We are delighted to have had so much interest in these awards, which we created to identify, recognise and reward small organisations doing exceptional work in social care. We’re proud to be supporting the sector by offering free our expert consultancy and training to the winning organisations.
We are very grateful for the support of the Rayne Foundation who are sponsoring one of the two first prizes on offer for the small organisations.
The judging panel has selected the winners and we are thrilled to list them below. Huge congratulations to them all!
Awards winners at SCIE’s – Innovation through co-production: Parliamentary reception.
Micro organisation category winners:
Nine days’ consultancy support.
First prize – Tresacare
Tresacare is a grassroots organisation supporting care workers — especially women from marginalised backgrounds — through culturally competent, co-produced mental health and wellbeing support.
Tresacare offers mental health support, stress management tools, soft skills training, and co-produced programmes shaped by lived experience and provided excellent examples of the effectiveness of their work which scored highly with the judges.
Second prize – Chitter Chatter Club
Four days’ consultancy support
‘Transforming Lives Through Connection’ is how Chitter Chatter Club describes themselves. Loneliness is a silent crisis, affecting people of all backgrounds. By fostering digital and in-person connections, Chitter Chatter Clubs rebuild confidence and create safe spaces where individuals feel seen, heard and valued.
The demonstration of Chitter Chatter Club’s impact is clear; 73% of their guests reported improved mental health and confidence, along with the fact that the organisation is run by dedicated volunteers using digital efficiency.
Third prize – Inclusion gg
A free space on a SCIE open training course.
Small organisation category winners:
First prize - Proactive Community
Proactive Community is a small charity based in Surrey, which is led by people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
The judges scored Proactive Community highly for their involvement in and impact from over 25 co-production projects with decision makers to create a better world for social care users. For example, Proactive Community offers co-production projects and “Experts by Experience” quality checks.
First prize/Rayne Foundation - Shaping Our Lives
Shaping Our Lives is a user-led organisation that works with, is made up of, and aims to support the empowerment of disabled people and other health and social care services users.
The judges were really impressed by how they have been championing and supporting the inclusive involvement of disabled people and people from marginalised communities for over two decades. Their focus is on empowering people to be able to have their say to shape services, policy, and research.
Second prize – Team2gether Suffolk
Team2gether Suffolk provide workshops, opportunities and experiences for those with additional needs and those who face mental health challenges.
The judges were drawn to the impact of their work by ‘empowering every ability’ through their programmes which are designed to help people grow, learn and enjoy themselves. From performing arts workshops to work experience, from hospital bedside activities to respite help and support.
Third prizes –
Active Lives, Albatross Arts, Blue Flamingo Café, Community Kettle, Culture Care North, Harras Bank Family Hubs, Invisible Army, Life and Limb Puppets, SEDS Connective, Wellbeing Empowered Solutions, Wincanton Cares, Wishing Hearts, Wivey Cares.
17 days support for each of the first prize winners.
8 days of support for the second prize winners.
A space on a SCIE open training course for the third prize winners.
We are looking forward to working with the winners over the coming months and will provide updates here.
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Definitions, FAQs and terms and conditions
Organisation types and sizes definitions
Organisations that can enter are charities or organisations whose activities are charitable, benevolent or philanthropic in nature (e.g. non-profits, community interest companies) that work in social care. Branches or affiliates of larger charities are not eligible to enter.
Micro organisations: (annual income up to £10,000 income).
Small organisations: (annual income from £10,001 up to £100,000).
Social care definition
Social care is a broad term that refers to support provided by a wide range of voluntary and private sector organisations, friends and family, and local authorities to help those in need, both adults and children, to maintain their independence and wellbeing. Social care is there to help you if you need practical support because of illness or disability and/or if you care for someone receiving social care and support.
Social impact definition
In the context of social care, social impact is the effect an organisation’s actions have on the wellbeing of the community. It involves making a positive difference in society.
Who are the judges?
Our judging panel includes SCIE’s staff, a co-production steering group member and trustees who bring immense depth of expertise and passion for the cause, based on frontline work and years of broad experience.
Is there a cash alternative to the prizes?
No, we are not offering cash alternatives to the prizes.
How long before we get to work with you and receive our consultancy/training?
We will work with you to establish a timeframe that works for us both. We anticipate that we will be seeking to work with you over the Summer/Autumn of 2025.
What financial evidence do I need to provide to enter?
We do require some financial evidence to make an award. What we mean by this is proof of the way money is spent, or paid to others to spend, is in accordance with the way public business should be conducted. For registered charities a copy of your statutory accounts will be sufficient. If you are unregistered, or a community interest company (CIC), please contact us and we will discuss the most appropriate course.
What impact evidence do we need to provide?
We would like to understand how your work, using at least one of the areas of co-production, EDI or digitalisation, has made changes , how much these changes are attributed to your work, and what is the significance of these changes to individuals helped by your organisation. It will be helpful to provide any data and quotes to support this.
I have questions that are not answered here, who can I contact?
Please email fundraising@scie.org.uk and we will do our best to help answer your query.
- Your entry must not exceed 300 words, or two minutes video or voice note.
- Only one entry per organisation.
- Entries will only be accepted from organisations that match the stipulated type and size, and those that operate in the field of social care and are UK-based.
- Entries must satisfy SCIE’s need for financial evidence.
- Entries will not be considered after the closing date. SCIE reserves the right to bring the closing date forward if there is a large volume of entries.
- Entries must demonstrate how your organisation supports SCIE’s vision by showing impact evidence of at least one of co-production, EDI and/or digitalisation.
- The judging panel’s decision is final.
- All entries are treated confidentially and will not be returned.