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  • Money anxieties relieved through local support

    09/05/2022 · Our stories

    Money anxieties relieved through local support

    How Start Point helped Ronald overcome his money worries and get support.

  • Getting your finances in order with digital

    28/04/2022 · Our stories

    Getting your finances in order with digital

    Crossgates and District Good Neighbours scheme has helped dozens of elderly people find the confidence to use the internet to manage their money.

  • Getting in control of your finances through digital

    19/04/2022 · Our stories

    Getting in control of your finances through digital

    SmartLyte, one of Good Things Foundation’s ‘Nobody in The Dark’ programme community partners, tell us how they’ve been supporting vulnerable people to improve their financial literacy through digital skills training.

  • Nobody in the Dark helps Ingrid’s finances and wellbeing

    14/04/2022 · Our stories

    Nobody in the Dark helps Ingrid’s finances and wellbeing

    Ingrid tells us how seeking support from Clean Slate, one of our Nobody in the Dark partners, helped her save money and overcome her mental health challenges.

  • Rising costs and digital division

    13/04/2022 · News | Our thoughts

    Rising costs and digital division

    Our Director of Evidence and Engagement, Dr. Emma Stone, highlights 5 things you can do today to help eradicate data poverty and the digital poverty premium.

  • Centre support helps mother of four start again

    12/04/2022 · Our stories

    Centre support helps mother of four start again

    The Wai Yin Centre in Manchester has helped a family to begin a new life, through the HMRC Support and Advice programme and wider support.

  • Training Top Hits

    12/04/2022 · Our thoughts

    Training Top Hits

    Our Community Engagement Officer, Matthew Airey, blogs about some of our most successful training sessions.

  • Digital Lifeline for people with learning disabilities

    24/03/2022 · Our thoughts

    Digital Lifeline for people with learning disabilities

    More support is needed to extend a digital lifeline to people with learning disabilities, our Director of Evidence and Engagement, Dr. Emma Stone, writes.

  • Together we can fix the digital divide: we need your help

    17/03/2022 · Our thoughts

    Together we can fix the digital divide: we need your help

    To fix the digital divide through the new National Device Bank, we need your help, writes Good Things Group CEO Helen Milner.

  • UK’s first ever National Device Bank is launched

    17/03/2022 · News

    UK’s first ever National Device Bank is launched

    Good Things Foundation is building the UK’s first ever National Device Bank with help from partner Reconome.

  • How joining the network helped us to grow

    09/03/2022 · Our stories

    How joining the network helped us to grow

    Hear from Christine Locke, Founder and Chief Executive of Diversity House, about how being part of the Online Centres Network has helped her organisation to thrive.

  • Data poverty research scheme launched to tackle cost-of-living crisis

    23/02/2022 · News

    Data poverty research scheme launched to tackle cost-of-living crisis

    Good Things Foundation and Nominet launch a new scheme to tackle data poverty, and help reduce the cost of living.