At Starting Point, we know that digital inclusion isn’t just about skills — it’s about people, confidence, and connection. That’s why partnerships with local community organisations, like BlueSci in Trafford,…
Building Connections at the Pantry: How Food and Digital Poverty are Linked
This week we visited Stockport Homes’ Pantries throughout Stockport as part of the Strengthening Communities funding from GMCA. Once again, it reminded us of how powerful partnerships can be in…
Happy Birthday Stockport Homes – our first partner in tackling digital exclusion in Stockport
Happy Birthday Stockport Homes – 20 today!We started working with Stockport Homes shortly after we established over 15 years ago. Initially, working with funding officer Mark Rogers, we embarked on…
Why informal learning is as vital as accredited education and should be protected as such
A new learner came along to one of our community based sessions this month with her support worker. She was struggling to use some aspects of her phone and tablet…
Why the national databank can often be a lifeline when circumstances change
Gary was one of 16 people who visited our national databank drop in session at Stockport Homes’ Cornerstone venue this week. He came in to see us after being told…
How Digital Champions in the library have help Steven adapt to sight loss
Steven* has sight loss, and now uses a white mobility cane. He regularly used digital devices before sight loss and finds them essential to everyday life even more so now….
Case Study: What Tunde did next after Cellnex Digital Champion training
Tunde joined our Cellnex digital champion training earlier this year. Tunde has generally worked in tech as a contractor and was in a position where he was in between roles…
Your Starting Point to Employment
What a fantastic final day for our first cohort of learners on the course “Your Starting Point to Employment” funded the WEA / GMCA Community Grants with employment coaching support…
Rain did not stop play
Try as she might, Storm Floris didn’t put us off from our Holiday Activity & Food club today. Our plan was to try our hand at crown green bowling but…
Digital Champions supporting Universal Credit migration
During our digital drop-in funded by Stockport Homes at Cornerstone this week a learner turned up with a letter about Universal Credit migration. His current benefits were being stopped, and…