Paul* came into one of our sessions not really knowing why he was there. He’d been told to attend after a referral from the Jobcentre. Before that, he’d tried a…
Getting Connected: Michael’s Story
When you’re juggling everything on your own, it’s often the little things that become the hardest. Michael is a single dad to several boys, from primary school through to high…
Learning Together: Reflections from Our Volunteer Lunch & Learn
Today we hosted a volunteering Lunch & Learn training session led by our Volunteer Training Lead, Clara Jones, bringing together 13 of our fantastic volunteers for an engaging and insightful…
Toddlers and Tech: Listening to Local Families
Over the past year, funding from Autotrader has allowed Starting Point to work with young people to find out their opinions around technology use and the rules surrounding it, as…
Catherine’s Story: Volunteering, Confidence and a Career in Tech
Catherine is a passionate advocate for inclusion, using her lived experience to help others navigate the digital world. As a Digital Champion with Starting Point, she supports people who face…
Mohammed’s story: Using volunteering opportunities to gain new skills whilst looking for work
Mohammed started volunteering with Starting Point as a Digital Champion in June 2025 as part of our National Lottery funded volunteering programme. He brought 25 years of unversity teaching experience…
Exploring Life Online with Tameside’s LGBTQ Youth Group
Starting Point are pleased to be working with Tameside Council, exploring young people’s experiences of life online. Together, we are working with different groups of young people to explore the…
Reconnecting Through Technology: Bradley’s Story
At Starting Point, we often talk about the importance of digital access, but behind every statistic is a real person whose life is shaped by whether or not they can…
Our Starting Point for AI
This week we started delivering the first of two workshops introducing the basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The sessions are designed to help people understand what AI is, how it…
Small Steps at Gorton Hub: Why Partnership Makes the Difference
At Starting Point, we often say we start where the problems show up. That’s exactly what’s been happening at Gorton Hub through our partnership with One Manchester. Over the past…
