Having digital skills, connectivity, confidence, and motivation means prison leavers are better able to succeed in the areas of their lives that make people less likely to reoffend such as finding secure housing, accessing work, and building positive support networks. 100% Digital Leeds is leading a project, in partnership with HMP Wealstun and others, toContinue reading “Increasing opportunities for prisoners to engage with digital outside of the classroom: a case study from HMP Wealstun”
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Arts in Care Homes Day digital arts programme
Arts in Care Homes Day is an annual event championing, promoting, and encouraging arts engagement in care settings and highlighting the health and wellbeing benefits for all involved. In celebration of Arts in Care Homes Day 2022 the Arts and Culture Digital Inclusion Network has developed an engaging programme of creative workshops open to careContinue reading “Arts in Care Homes Day digital arts programme”
100% Digital Leeds at Leeds Digital Festival
Leeds Digital Festival returns 19 – 30 September 2022 for a two-week celebration of digital culture. 100% Digital Leeds are hosting and contributing to a number of events that make up the programme. To be among the first to hear about events hosted by 100% Digital Leeds follow us on Eventbrite. Move More and Stay Healthy UsingContinue reading “100% Digital Leeds at Leeds Digital Festival”
LGA Pathfinder Workshop Three
Leeds is one of nine councils awarded funding as part of the Local Government Association (LGA) Digital Pathfinders Programme, designed to support councils seeking to innovate and develop pioneering initiatives to advance digital inclusion, digital connectivity, and cyber security. 100% Digital Leeds have been funded to develop a Community-based Model to Increase Digital Inclusion, and run a seriesContinue reading “LGA Pathfinder Workshop Three”
A perspective on delivering online arts and culture activities in care settings
This is a guest blog written by Geraldine Montgomerie, Partnership Manager at The Swan Song Project. Geraldine is a member of the cross-sector steering group behind 100% Digital Leeds’s recently announced digital inclusion and arts participation programme in celebration of Arts in Care Homes Day. “Please Come Back”: a guest blog from The Swan SongContinue reading “A perspective on delivering online arts and culture activities in care settings”
Call for partners for Arts in Care Homes Day digital arts programme
100% Digital Leeds are looking for arts and culture organisations to submit activity for inclusion in digital arts and culture engagement programming aimed at Leeds care providers in celebration of Arts in Care Homes Day We are looking to curate a week-long programme of activity taking place between Saturday 24th September (Arts in Care HomesContinue reading “Call for partners for Arts in Care Homes Day digital arts programme”
Reducing reoffending through digital inclusion
100% Digital Leeds are leading a project to tackle digital exclusion for prisons, prisoners and prison-leavers in Leeds. Having digital skills, connectivity, confidence, and motivation means prison leavers are better able to success in the areas of their lives that make people less likely to reoffend: Finding secure housing Managing finances and accessing benefits EngagingContinue reading “Reducing reoffending through digital inclusion”
Creative digital storytelling workshops with LEEDS2023
A series of creative digital storytelling workshops 100% Digital Leeds are pleased to be partnering with LEEDS 2023 to offer a series of free workshops to partners, making creative digital skills and software more accessible to Leeds communities, an idea born via the Arts and Culture Digital Inclusion Network. The workshops are free, assume noContinue reading “Creative digital storytelling workshops with LEEDS2023”
LGA Pathfinder Workshop Two
Leeds is one of nine councils awarded funding as part of the Local Government Association (LGA) Digital Pathfinders Programme, designed to support councils seeking to innovate and develop pioneering initiatives to advance digital inclusion, digital connectivity, and cyber security. 100% Digital Leeds have been funded to develop a Community-based Model to Increase Digital Inclusion andContinue reading “LGA Pathfinder Workshop Two”
Digital arts participation project for Arts in Care Homes Day
100% Digital Leeds and partners are pulling together a programme of creative digital opportunities for care providers as part of Arts in Care Homes Day (24th September). This project brings together 100% Digital Leeds’s Arts and Culture Digital Inclusion Network and work with care homes. The programme will support: care providers to offer remote accessContinue reading “Digital arts participation project for Arts in Care Homes Day”