Social adVentures was selected to be part of the NHS’s first wave of Right to Request organisations in April 2011. ‘Right to Request’ gives all Primary Care Trust staff the right to request setting up social enterprises. As a social enteprise, Social adVentures has developed innovative and responsive services to meet its’ public health contract.
New and innovative projects at the organisation include:

• Change4Life Social Prescribing service – that provides a recovery pathway for people from referral through to Change4Life activities and courses.

• Green Therapy sessions – delivered through Garden Needs

• Strive4Five course based around the principles of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing

History

The Angel Centre was set up by the NHS in Trinity in the late 1990s, with a focus on healthy living. A lot has changed since those early days and the following provides a snippet of the last 5 years:

• 2005 - The Board of Salford Primary Care Trust (Salford PCT) approved a proposal to develop The Angel Centre into a social enterprise and separate from Salford PCT.

• 2008 - The Angel HLC Ltd. was incorporated as a community benefit company.

• 2009 - A Right to Request application was accepted by the Strategic Health Authority to separate

• 2010 - The Angel HLC Ltd. was re-branded to Social adVentures to better reflect our business.

Much has changed over the last 10 years, what hasn't changed is our commitment to providing local people with the best service possible delivered by a dedicated team committed to positive change.

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