Simply Connect proud to sponsor Children & Young People’s Social Prescribing Award

Simply Connect is proud to sponsor a new award at this year’s Social Prescribing Awards – the best Children and Young People Social Prescribing Scheme!

The awards were announced today – on Social Prescribing Day – and will be launched at the end of March for everyone involved in social prescribing.

Managing Director at Simply Connect, Sirinda Bhandal, says;

“We’re delighted to support this year’s Awards that recognises the social prescribing projects and practitioners across the country.

At Simply Connect we’ve always promoted a whole population approach to social prescribing. It’s not just for people with long term conditions, or older people – young people are amongst the loneliest in our society (‘State of  a Generation‘ – Mental Health Foundation, 2019). We’re committed to promoting the benefits of social prescribing to this generation.

It’s about connecting them with people and local community services that will help with whatever support they need – whether they’re a young carer, or facing homelessness, looking to boost their self-confidence, or have moved to a new city for university and want to meet new people or get involved in volunteering.

We’re proud to sponsor the new award for the best Children and Young People social prescribing scheme. We can’t wait to celebrate all the amazing projects that are supporting children and young people in our communities everyday.”

 

Entries will open in early June with the awards celebration due to take place early September 2020 in London.  For more details, visit www.socialprescribingnetwork.com/social-prescribing-awards