Community Impact Awards Past Winners
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The Small Charity/Not for Profit Community Impact Award
Winner - Team 1c
Team 1C is a group of parents of children with congenital heart defects
(CHD) who formed a fundraising group to help children in developing countries without access to necessary surgeries. They have funded heart surgery for over 200 children, provided equipment to hospitals, and supported families with accommodation and emotional support. They also raise awareness of CHD and organ donation and organize events for cardiac families, and have recently formalized as a charity with plans to expand their support.m 1c
Finalists
Positive Futures
Gold House Hope
The Mental Health Changemaker Award
Winner - Mary Seacole House
Mary Seacole House is a leading mental health charity in Liverpool that provides support and assistance to Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic & Refugee communities.
They offer culturally sensitive services, challenge inappropriate practices and treatment within the mental health system, and address inequalities within mental health provision by representing the interests of its service users to the health sector, social care sector, researchers and other agencies.
Finalists
Fishing the Mind
PTSD Support
CPH Mind Body Soul
The Innovation Community Impact Award
Sponsored by
Winner - Liverpool Soup
Liverpool Soup is a community initiative that provides a platform for local social enterprises to showcase their projects and receive funding from the community.
Their micro-granting model has facilitated numerous successful ventures, benefiting communities across Liverpool. Liverpool Soup's work has had a significant impact in promoting community engagement, social enterprise and positive change in Liverpool.
Finalists
Sue Egersdorff - Ready Generations
Alder Hey Children's Charity
Lyva Labs
The Business Community Impact Award
Sponsored by
Winner - MSB Solicitors
MSB Solicitors is a law firm based in the North West that champions a progressive approach to legal services, with a strong emphasis on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) work.
The firm prioritises diversity and inclusion, provides access to justice through a weekly pro-bono legal clinic, supports social mobility, and sponsors a community club. MSB Solicitors also promotes social justice through partnerships with charitable organisations and events, and has expanded its services to Manchester while maintaining its focus on the North West.
Finalists
Liverpool BID Company
Agent
South Liverpool Homes
92 Degrees Coffee
GOOD Market
The Volunteering and Leadership Community Impact Award
Sponsored by
Winner - John Hughes - Liverpool Nightlife CIC
Mary Seacole House is a leading mental health charity in Liverpool that provides support and assistance to Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic & Refugee communities.
They offer culturally sensitive services, challenge inappropriate practices and treatment within the mental health system, and address inequalities within mental health provision by representing the interests of its service users to the health sector, social care sector, researchers and other agencies.
Finalists
Mark Morrison - Tiber
Match Sienkiewicz - Home Safe
Syd Hemnell - The Marketplace
The Arts and Creativity Community Impact Award
Winner - Michelle Sakim - Windows Project
Michelle Sakim has been recognised for her commitment to using creative writing, storytelling, and performance poetry to empower marginalised groups and promote awareness.
Through her work with the Windows Project, Michelle has introduced marginalised groups to the power of language and provided them with published booklets of their work. Her ethical principles of Connectivity, Inclusivity, Creativity, Celebration, and Self-Empowerment guide her creative practice and have helped to break down barriers and engage traditionally marginalised communities in the arts sector.
Finalists
Wez Morris - Mental Health Activist
Open Eye Gallery
The Social Purpose Award
Winner - Culture City
Culture City is a content creation house that specialises in high-end creative and corporate film/audio production, photography and design. We began by creating online videos to promote and showcase music, theatre and art.
One of our greatest sucesses was creating hundreds of interviews and sessions with both signed and unsigned musicians. After building a strong presence on social media we quickly gained more clients, improved on our technical skills and invested in better equipment. We evolved into creating music videos, documentaries and corporate films for a range of clients
Finalists
Baltic Creative
Riverside Homes
The Liverpool Community Impact Award
Winner - Paul's Place
Paul's Place is a suicide bereavement counselling programme provided by the Beacon Counselling Trust charity in Liverpool, named after two men who tragically died by suicide.
The service helps those bereaved by suicide cope with their grief, as they are significantly more likely to attempt or complete suicide themselves. The programme has been praised by clients for saving their lives and supporting them through their bereavement.
