Derbyshire-based child exploitation charity Safe and Sound has received British Safety Council funding to support and improve its employees’ wellbeing.
The £10,000 funding was awarded to Safe and Sound through British Safety Council’s Keep Thriving campaign to improve workplace wellbeing, and will be used by the charity to implement wellbeing strategy and plans such as bespoke training, team building and wellbeing workshops.
Tracy Harrison, chief executive officer of Safe and Sound (pictured right), attended a workshop delivered by experts from British Safety Council’s Being Well Together programme along with other small and medium organisations (SMEs) late last year to develop a wellbeing strategy. Workshop attendees can apply for funding six months afterwards, with the most effective and innovative proposals receiving approval.
Harrison said: “I am delighted that our work to support our amazing team who in turn work so hard to support children, young people and their families in our local community has been recognised in this way. As a charity, we champion diversity, personal development and inclusivity, and our team represents the local communities that we serve.
“This grant will enable us to implement our wide-reaching strategy to ensure the wellbeing of our staff who do an incredible job in sometimes the most challenging of circumstances, and we are extremely grateful to British Safety Council’s Keep Thriving campaign for its support.”
Mike Robinson, chief executive at the British Safety Council, added: “I know the difference even a modest amount of funding can make to employers who lack the HR and financial resources to support their staff. In its application Safe and Sound showed not just that it would use this money in creative and imaginative ways, but also that it would measure, evaluate and track the impact of its activities carefully, that it is listening to its staff to develop its plan, and that it fits with the strategic needs of them and the charity.”