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Rishi Sunak’s plans may still leave millions without hope and opportunity
Our Group CEO Helen Milner comments on Chancellor Rishi Sunak's spending review and what needs to be done to support digitally excluded people as part of the digital recovery post-Covid.
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National project shows digital inclusion is key to tackling health inequalities
Tackling the digital divide is crucial to reduce health inequalities, a three-year project trialling digital technology with disadvantaged communities has found.
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Birds of a Feather Dementia Cafe
New Digital Health Hub at Cross Gate's Dementia Cafe empowers and engages many members with digital technology for the first time.
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Mastercard leaves ‘Nobody In The Dark’
We teamed up with Mastercard to shine a light on digital and financial exclusion during the Covid 19 Pandemic by lighting up tower blocks in London and Bristol.
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Nobody in the Dark: SmartLyte’s story
Hear from one of our community partners who participated in our financial inclusion programme.
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Disadvantaged in Leeds developing Skills for Tomorrow
A Leeds charity is helping disadvantaged people to improve their prospects by growing their digital skills thanks to funding through BT’s Skills for Tomorrow programme.
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Families support each other to manage finances better
The charity Family Fund has been helping Scottish families with additional needs to improve their finances through online resources and peer support.
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Powering up success
Grants Manager Sue Hennessey blogs about the 15 grantee partners who began their journey in November 2019 and how they have developed their projects.
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Janine lands dream job in tech thanks to Power Up digital skills course
Janine O'Connor was struggling to land a job in tech until she enrolled on a digital skills development programme at Generation, a charity based in East London and funded by the Power Up initiative.
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Aspire to succeed
Pauline became unemployed after working in the hospitality industry for over 20 years, she saw an opportunity to fulfil her dream of running her own cafe with the help of the Spire View Housing.
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Barclays Community Fund gives £100,000 to support digitally excluded and disadvantaged people during Covid-19
Good Things are to receive £100,000 of Barclays' £100m Community Aid Package. The money will go towards the Everyone Connected project, tackling device and data poverty during Covid-19.
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Taking control of money worries
Hafsha, founder and director of SmartLyte which helps people in Birmingham develop essential life skills, tells the story of Rana and how she developed digital skills to help her manage money.