Welcome to the Provide Community 2021-22 Community Impact Report

Established as a Community Interest Company in 2011, Provide Community is a social enterprise delivering a broad range of community health and social care services across Essex and East Anglia in NHS and community care settings.

Provide Community operates as a not-for-profit organisation. As such we are dedicated to reinvesting our surpluses back into our services and the communities we serve. With a vision to transform lives through our values of care, innovation and compassion, we have a growing portfolio of divisions dedicated to delivering ongoing improvement, accessibility and quality of services. An example is Provide Digital, creating intelligent digital solutions for better health experiences.

As an employee-owned enterprise, our workforce of over 1200 colleagues is responsible for making key business decisions, including nominating local causes to benefit from funding and donation initiatives. To date, we have donated more than £3.5 million to charities, education and community organisations.

Provide Community is also one of three organisations that make up the Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative (MSECC), which has been nationally recognised as a regional exemplar for its sharing of best practice, collaboration and innovation to improve the quality and efficiency of health and social care services.

Proud to be Transforming Lives

I am exceptionally proud to lead an organisation that truly represents its vision, mission and values. This Community Impact supplement gives insight into the many ways our colleagues, volunteers and partners are helping to transform lives every day.

As our organisation grows in size and influence, our mission is evolving to positively impact every part of the communities we serve. We do this as a community that values and empowers its colleagues to achieve exceptional outcomes.

I always say we are a small organisation that punches above its weight, and in the last year, Provide Community has been recognised regionally and nationally as a centre of excellence for its business culture, capability and community impact.

The future is exciting, and it is heartwarming to know that our culture, fuelled by care, innovation and compassion has enabled Provide Community to grow in its reach and continue to transform lives for more people than ever.

We’re an Exceptional Community Interest Company

As the Provide Community Chair of Governors, I am honoured to introduce our 2021-22 Community Impact Report, detailing an unprecedented level of support in care, innovation and compassion to the communities we serve.

As a member-owned organisation, our colleagues have opportunities to shape our organisation and its community impact that is unique in our sector. Our Governors are active at every touchpoint, from supporting innovative ideas and representing member voices in our workplaces to helping colleagues support the causes that matter most to them through donations, match funding and volunteering.

In the last year, we have trebled our community grants and donations, and seen first-hand how this funding makes a significant and lasting impact across our service areas. This demonstration of care, innovation and compassion is inspiring and testament to our amazing colleagues in Provide Community.

Helen Keller said, “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much,” and I am incredibly proud, not just of what we have already achieved together, but what is yet to come.