Our vision for the future.
A world where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging and lives a life of purpose.
At Growing Well, we know that feeling safe, having a sense of belonging and living with purpose are some of the most powerful ingredients of good mental health.
We believe that every community deserves a safe, welcoming and productive space like Growing Well.
Just as Growing Well couldn’t work without the support of its local communities, the local communities we currently serve are reliant on our work. This reciprocal approach is resilience in action.
Our mission statement
To improve individual mental health and strengthen communities through:
- Personalised support
- Physical activity
- Commercial scale growing enterprise
Our three pillars
We accomplish our vision by outlining, delivering and measuring our work under three pillars, charity, service and enterprise.
We empower and improve communities through collective action.
We deliver an evidence-based, clinically led, cost-effective service that significantly improves health outcomes, addressing the gaps left by statutory and other services.
Our horticultural enterprise engages the people we support, our volunteers and community partners to improve health outcomes and generate income to support our mission.
Our values and behaviours
Our values and behaviours uphold our vision and mission and are at the heart of everything we do. They guide how we work and how we interact with people, both internally and externally.
We take a whole-team approach to recognising and understanding trauma and its impact. We uphold a culture of trust, safety and compassion in our policy and practice.
We realise that mental ill health can touch anyone. We are respectful of every individual, no matter what their circumstances are.
The context of our work is in nature and in enterprise. Our products and our people have purpose and value.
We take a holistic, participatory approach to mental health recovery, recognising that ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’. We work with each other and external networks to support people’s recovery.
We support [health] equality for all. We set people up to succeed and we support everyone’s right to choice, and release from stigma.
“It’s been a pleasure to work with an organisation this ambitious and enterprising. Alongside the depth of Growing Well’s impact on people’s lives and their community, I’ve been amazed by their sheer determination, creativity, and will to reach the people who need them most.”
Dr Alex Evans
“It’s been a pleasure to work with an organisation this ambitious and enterprising. Alongside the depth of Growing Well’s impact on people’s lives and their community, I’ve been amazed by their sheer determination, creativity, and will to reach the people who need them most.”
Dr Alex Evans
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