Meaningful wellbeing support that delivers real impact for communities, staff and social value outcomes
Mind Nourishing works with organisations who have clear social value commitments around mental wellbeing, health inequalities, employment and community engagement. We design and deliver practical wellbeing programmes that support people where they are, while also helping organisations meet their social value KPIs in a genuine, evidence informed way.
Why wellbeing sits at the heart of social value
Mental wellbeing, physical health, employment outcomes and social connection are deeply linked. Stress, poor mental health, low energy and limited access to nutritional education can all create barriers to work, learning and long term health.
Through our social value work, Mind Nourishing focuses on supporting people to better understanding of how to use the power of their nutrition, gut health and mindset to improve their health and overall life outcomes. For social value managers, this leads to a better reputation, social value KPIs being met and a higher likelihood of tenders standing out!
What Mind Nourishing delivers through social value programmes
Our work spans both community based support and workforce wellbeing, allowing organisations to meet a range of social value objectives across contracts and partnerships.
Community wellbeing programmes
These programmes are designed to be accessible, inclusive and relevant, particularly for groups who may face higher levels of stress, isolation or health inequalities.
Examples include:
- Mental wellbeing workshops that combine nutrition, gut health and stress reducing technique education
- Taster sessions like ‘Energy ball making workshops’ at events
- Practical cooking and life skills sessions
- Communal food based activities that support social connection and reduce loneliness
- Cost of living focused support around eating well on a budget and using common food bank ingredients
Sessions can be delivered in community settings and tailored to specific groups, including groups like: prison leavers, carers, care- leavers, NEETS and food bank users.
Staff (office and site) and supply chain support
Mind Nourishing also delivers a range of wellbeing support for office and site based staff so that the risk of mental health related sickness and presenteeism is reduced
This includes examples like:
- Workplace wellbeing sessions on topics like ‘How Food Affects Your Mood’
- Stress busting videos (with quick techniques) for site staff
- Mini nutrition MOT’s at your wellbeing events
- Toolbox talks (to include healthy breakfasts if needed) to inspire attendees to fuel properly on site
This work supports organisations to invest in their people while contributing to wider social value commitments.
The outcomes this work supports
Organisations often use this work to support KPIs linked to:
- Improved mental wellbeing and stress reduction
- Reduced health inequalities
- Employment readiness and staff retention
- Skills development and education
- Tackling loneliness and improving social connection
- Inclusive engagement across diverse communities
Wellbeing focused interventions also contribute to improved organisational reputation, stronger partnerships and more meaningful community impact.
Let’s talk about your social value goals
If you are a social value manager, CSR lead or delivery partner looking for wellbeing support that aligns with your social value KPIs and genuinely supports people, lets talk.
Case studies:
Mind Nourishing SV Whitepaper
In January 2013 the Social Value Act came into full force which highlighted how public sector commissioners (including local authorities and health sector bodies) now have to ‘consider’ economic, social and environmental wellbeing throughout their procurement of contracts.
In addition to just ‘considering’ creating social value around wellbeing, a policy note was then added in January 2021 that required public sector bid winners to think differently about how they can create social value through the services they deliver in their local area and even the type of goods and stakeholder involvement they use throughout the contract. One of the ways construction organisations and clients are following these new policies, is by incorporating proposed health outcomes into the social value requirements of new construction projects.
Poverty, inactivity, poor health and neighbourhood disconnection are a drain on public services and spending. It is therefore unsurprising that the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the UK (DCMS) stated that, “the public sector cannot afford to not maximise social value during procurement; otherwise the cost is absorbed elsewhere in public services.”.
Over the last few years of specialising in supporting organisations within the housing and construction sector, at Mind Nourishing we have seen an increase in the range of organisations (even when working with non-public sector organisations) that are now including ‘wellbeing’ as a priority within their social value strategies.
This social value is often created by supporting the wellbeing of the communities the company builds in, along with also focussing on supporting the wellbeing of their own workforce and supply chain. Across different construction organisations the process in which wellbeing is incorporated into social value strategies/ procurement bids ranges broadly. Therefore in order to fully compare experiences, strategies and challenges, a roundtable was organised by Mind Nourishing in Nov 2023 that brought together key social value leads within the construction sector to discuss their experiences, thoughts and beliefs on ‘How can we ensure that social value KPI’s around wellbeing are met within the construction sector?’
Within this whitepaper we will be looking through some of the key themes from these discussions in the hope that across the sector we can create more impact and social value around wellbeing so that businesses are more likely to procure bids, deliver meaningful support around wellbeing and experience the benefits of a healthier workforce and community.
By downloading the ‘How can we ensure that social value KPI’s around wellbeing are met within the construction sector?’ whitepaper you will learn:
- How other construction companies are supporting the wellbeing of communities and site staff within their organisation
- How to effectively measure the social value and impact of wellbeing interventions
- How to get ‘buy in’ from budget holders to set aside funding to enable delivery of social value wellbeing interventions
If you are looking to discuss more about your social value and wellbeing goals and learn more about what has worked well in other organisations,
book an initial social value introductory meeting here
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