# 2019 GSK IMPACT Award winners announced - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/03/12/2019-gsk-impact-award-winners-announced/ - Published: 2019-03-12T11:04:02+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **The Children’s Sleep Charity, Healthy Minds, and Rape Crisis South London are among the ten winners of this year’s GSK IMPACT Awards, announced today.**   The ten charities were selected from more than 370 organisations across the UK to win a 2019 [GSK IMPACT Award](http://www.uk.gsk.com/gskimpactawards), run in partnership with [The King’s Fund](https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/). ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)   The awards recognise and reward small to medium sized charities working to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities. The winners will each receive £30,000 as well as access to a training and leadership development programme. Each organisation was judged on innovation, management, partnership, achievement, community focus, and targeting need.       > Congratulations to the winners of this year’s GSK IMPACT Awards. Check out the > great work winning charities do to improve health and wellbeing in local communities > across the UK [#GSKIMPACTUK](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GSKIMPACTUK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/0YFSFmVKOc](https://t.co/0YFSFmVKOc) > — GSK (@GSK) [March 12, 2019](https://twitter.com/GSK/status/1105400605038862336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       In full, the ten winners are:   * [The Children’s Sleep Charity](https://www.thechildrenssleepcharity.org.uk/), which supports children and young people with sleep issues in England and Wales * East Surrey Domestic Abuse Service, which supports people in East Surrey at risk or experiencing domestic abuse and coercion * Grassroots Suicide Prevention, which aims to prevent suicide and reduce the stigma associated with it * Healthy Minds – a user-led service promoting positive mental health and recovery in Calderdale, West Yorkshire * Off the Record Youth Counselling Croydon, which offers free, independent and professional counselling for young people in the London Boroughs of Croydon, Sutton and Merton. * [Positive Life](http://www.positivelifeni.com/) – Northern Ireland’s only dedicated HIV charity * Rape Crisis South London, which helps women and girls in South London who have suffered from any form of sexual violence * Refugee and Migrant Centre Black Country and Birmingham, which supports migrants and refugees * Suffolk Family Carers, which supports unpaid carers of all ages across Suffolk * Support in Mind Scotland, which aims to improve the quality of life for people whose mental health has a serious impact on their life, particularly those living in rural areas   All GSK IMPACT Awards winners will be invited to take part in a tailored leadership development programme provided by The King’s Fund. They will also be invited to join the GSK IMPACT Awards Network, a national network of over 80 previous award winners working together to develop leaders, find new ways of working, and provide mutual support.   The winners will receive their awards at a ceremony at the Science Museum in London on Thursday 16 May. An overall winner will be announced on the night and awarded an extra £10,000.   Katie Pinnock, Director of UK and Ireland Charitable Partnerships at GSK, said:   > “We are extremely proud of the GSK IMPACT Awards, now in their 22nd year. This > year’s winners are making a huge difference to the lives of people, and it’s an > honour to be able to recognise and support the work that they are doing. > “The ten winners offer help with a wide range of issues across the UK. It’s inspiring > to see the different ways that these outstanding charities are engaging and supporting > their communities and finding new and innovative ways to deliver their services.”   Lisa Weaks, Head of Third Sector at The King’s Fund, said:   > “The standard of entry to this year’s awards was extremely high, showing the massive > impact that community charities are having on people’s health and wellbeing. The > financial support and the leadership and development opportunities offered by > the GSK IMPACT Awards will give an important boost to these organisations and > vital support for their leaders.”       Main image: Off the Record Youth Counselling Croydon / Toucan Productions * **[Diana Award open for nominations](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/03/15/diana-award-open-for-nominations/)**( 15 March 2019) * **[Seafarers UK is Maritime UK’s charity partner for its awards ceremony](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/06/05/seafarers-uk-is-maritime-uks-charity-partner-for-its-awards-ceremony/)**( 5 June 2019) * **[Chance to win $5,000 with new .ORG Impact Awards](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/06/18/chance-to-win-5000-with-new-org-impact-awards/)**( 18 June 2019) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)