Leeds Irish Health and Homes has been providing services to the Irish and wider community in Leeds for over 29 years. Their services range from outreach support to regular lunch clubs, tea dances, health and wellbeing support, digital inclusion support, bereavement, and mental health support. They have worked in partnership with 100% Digital Leeds forContinue reading “Partner profile: Leeds Irish Health and Homes”
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Partner profile: Out Together
Out Together is a charity supporting the LGBTQ+ community across Yorkshire. Throughout 2024 the organisation worked with 100% Digital Leeds to embed digital inclusion into their existing offer, positioning digital as an enabler to combat loneliness and isolation for their older lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer members. Their digital support offer was co-designed withContinue reading “Partner profile: Out Together”
Arts in Care Digital Programme 2024
The National Day of Arts in Care Homes 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 the National Day of Arts in Care Homes 2024, 100% Digital Leeds has developed an engaging programme of creative workshops openContinue reading “Arts in Care Digital Programme 2024”
Older People’s Digital Inclusion Network Meeting – July 2024
The Older People’s Digital Inclusion Network is a partnership between 100% Digital Leeds and Leeds Older People’s Forum. The Network brings together organisations across the city who support older people with digital inclusion, building new partnerships and sharing learning and resources. In July the first Older People’s Digital Inclusion Network meeting of 2024 was heldContinue reading “Older People’s Digital Inclusion Network Meeting – July 2024”
100% Digital Leeds at Leeds Digital Festival 2024
Leeds Digital Festival returns 16 to 27 September 2024 for a two-week celebration of digital culture in all its forms. This year, 100% Digital Leeds is pleased to be hosting three events as part of the programme, highlighting some of our current workstreams. Be Online and Stay Safe: Media Literacy with Older People Tuesday 17Continue reading “100% Digital Leeds at Leeds Digital Festival 2024”
Be Online Stay Safe (BOSS)
The Be Online and Stay Safe (BOSS) project was a partnership between Leeds Older People’s Forum and 100% Digital Leeds, delivered between March and December 2023. BOSS was developed to address the challenges faced by older people in diverse communities to staying safe online, aligning with the goals outlined in the DCMS Online Media Literacy Strategy.Continue reading “Be Online Stay Safe (BOSS)”
Arts in Care Digital Programme 2024 information webinar
The Arts in Care Digital Programme 2024 is back for a third year. 100% Digital Leeds is curating a programme of digital activities in response to the National Day of Arts in Care Homes, and with a focus around digital inclusion. The team is looking for organisations to contribute to a week of activities includingContinue reading “Arts in Care Digital Programme 2024 information webinar”
Travel Connections
In 2023, Leeds Older People’s Forum were awarded a grant through the Department for Transport’s Tackling loneliness with transport fund to deliver the Travel Connections project. The project focused on increasing digital inclusion opportunities for older people in engaging with taxi and bus apps. 100% Digital Leeds partnered with Leeds Older People’s Forum and identified six key communityContinue reading “Travel Connections”
Bringing digital support to residents of tower blocks in LS9
100% Digital Leeds and The Old Fire Station are working with Housing Leeds and Space2 to deliver digital inclusion sessions from communal spaces of tower blocks in Gipton. The sessions are bringing digital support to the doorsteps of older residents with frailty and mobility issues in one of the most disadvantaged wards in the city.Continue reading “Bringing digital support to residents of tower blocks in LS9”
Supporting older people’s digital confidence with University of Leeds’s Writing Back project
Writing Back is an intergenerational digital pen pal project which pairs students at the University of Leeds with older residents across Yorkshire to exchange emails. The scheme was established to help tackle loneliness and social isolation but organisations supporting older people have found involvement in the scheme supports members to develop transferable digital skills andContinue reading “Supporting older people’s digital confidence with University of Leeds’s Writing Back project”