The annual European Social Services Awards (ESSA) acknowledge outstanding achievements in social services, shining a spotlight on successful new approaches and the extraordinary ongoing work of public social services managers, funders, planners, providers, and deliverers of social services.

Since its inception, the Awards have honoured over 320 finalists from across Europe and the wider international community, and have brought together more than 950 participants.

The theme for the 2025 edition of the European Social Services Awards was ‘Social Services: Creating Lasting Change.’ Under this theme, the Awards recognised the organisations and people that are rethinking their services to provide impactful, long-term solutions for the people and communities they support, delivering future-proofed social services to break the cycles of disadvantage.

Learn more about the European Social Services Awards via this link and check our website for our events.