Ascendance is a Leeds-based charity working in the Dance for Health sector, combining professional work with a community dance company, weekly classes and outreach projects. Ascendance’s mission is to provide exercise, creative and performance opportunities for individuals with neurodisabilities and those over 55, improving physical and mental wellbeing, coordination, balance and social cohesion. Ascendance isContinue reading “Partner profile: Ascendance”
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Working in partnership with Leeds Community Foundation and the city’s tech sector
100% Digital Leeds is working with Leeds Community Foundation and the city’s tech sector to increase the amount of funding and resource available to build the capacity of third sector partners and increase digital inclusion for people and communities across Leeds. Leeds Digital Ball The Leeds Digital Ball is an annual charity event to raiseContinue reading “Working in partnership with Leeds Community Foundation and the city’s tech sector”
Leeds arts in care homes digital inclusion programme
In September 2022 100% Digital Leeds and the Arts and Culture Digital Inclusion Network curated a week-long programme of free creative workshops aimed at care home residents in celebration of The National Day of Arts in Care Homes, a national event that takes place each year. The programme aims to: 14 arts organisations hosted aContinue reading “Leeds arts in care homes digital inclusion programme”
Supporting families with young children
100% Digital Leeds has been working with organisations supporting families with young children to embed digital inclusion in their offers. Working with Children’s Centres, and the 0-19 Public Health Integrated Nursing Service (Health Visiting and School Nursing) within Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH), has helped us to understand the impact of digital exclusion onContinue reading “Supporting families with young children”
Partner profile: Belle Isle Senior Action
Belle Isle Senior Action (BISA) is a Neighbourhood Network organisation based in South Leeds, supporting older people living in the Belle Isle area. They provide a range of services and activities aimed at older adults, including luncheon clubs, exercise classes, and social sessions. During the Covid-19 pandemic Belle Isle Senior Action found many members were becomingContinue reading “Partner profile: Belle Isle Senior Action”
Creative skills workshops with LEEDS 2023
100% Digital Leeds is excited to be working with LEEDS 2023 on a series of free digital skills workshops making creative software more accessible to Leeds communities. The workshops will support attendees to use a piece of free creative software to a beginner level. Learners will leave each workshop understanding the basics, enabling them toContinue reading “Creative skills workshops with LEEDS 2023”
Success of the 100% Digital Leeds model for a community-based approach to digital inclusion
December saw the launch of the 100% Digital Leeds model for a community-based approach to digital inclusion, funded by the Local Government Association. The model takes other councils through the Stages and Steps required to apply the 100% Digital Leeds approach in their locality, helping them to develop and implement their own digital inclusion interventions.Continue reading “Success of the 100% Digital Leeds model for a community-based approach to digital inclusion”
Key community partners to host place-based Digital Inclusion Officer roles in NHS funded initiative
The Old Fire Station in Gipton is the first community organisation in the city to host a member of staff whose role is to support the development, delivery, and coordination of digital inclusion across the local area. The Digital Inclusion Officer post is being advertised until Sunday 19 February with interviews taking place Monday 27Continue reading “Key community partners to host place-based Digital Inclusion Officer roles in NHS funded initiative”
Be Online Stay Safe
Leeds Older People’s Forum (LOPF) and 100% Digital Leeds have been awarded DCMS funding to deliver a partnership project addressing and improving media literacy for older people from diverse communities. The project will tackle challenges set out in the DCMS Online Media Literacy Strategy and the tools and resources produced will be shared nationally inContinue reading “Be Online Stay Safe”
Transport Connections: supporting older people to use transport apps
Leeds Older People’s Forum has been awarded a grant through the Department for Transport’s ‘Tackling loneliness with transport’ fund to lead Transport Connections, a project focussing on improving older people’s access and experiences with transport across the city. 100% Digital Leeds has partnered with Leeds Older People’s Forum and our Leeds Older People’s Digital InclusionContinue reading “Transport Connections: supporting older people to use transport apps”