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The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Good Things Foundation have collaborated on a practical guide aimed at getting more people online and benefit from doing digital later in life. The guide has been designed for anyone to use to help them get started and support someone they know to do digital later in life. The guide includes helpful tips and guidance on how you can ...

Digital Eagles are committed to helping communities and individuals develop and improve their digital skills, so that they can operate safely and confidently online and most importantly make the most of new technology in their work and personal lives. Digital Wings are the very first local authority to team up with Barclays to run a digital skills programme for staff, and they ...

Here at Salford we are committed to helping the public with whatever they need, however we can. Better off is our new council lead service for people who live in Salford aimed to support residents with many things such as the cost of living, debt advice or even just a chat about any worries you may be having, we are here to listen and help. BetterOff will show you the benefits ...

The pilot, which is now live in Salford, has supported 48 care leavers with a comprehensive package of support including access to free data for 12 months, free devices through the Salford Council device donation scheme and free digital skills training to support them to build their skills and confidence online. The pilot is being delivered as a partnership between Salford Cit ...

Our teams showed fantastic support for all Salford residents looking to Get Online. Thanks to everyone involved in making Get Online Week such a success – we helped over 400 people at a range of our sessions. Get Online Week is a national campaign to inspire people to do more online and help them learn how. In Salford, we’re committed to supporting residents all year round but ...

Vodafone is committed to tackling Digital Exclusion As part of their long-term ambition to combat digital exclusion, Vodafone have committed to get one million people online by the end of 2022. Delivered through a range of programmes such as the Great British Tech Appeal and Buy One, Give One they will be providing people in need with a SIM card loaded with 20GB of data plus ...

This year, the government is investing £2.5 billion in the National Skills Fund as part of its Plan for Jobs. The National Skills Fund will help adults to train and gain the valuable skills they need to improve their job prospects. As part of the National Skills Fund, the government has funded a wide variety of Skills Bootcamps, which offer adults aged 19 and over with the oppo ...

Virgin Media O2 and Good Things Foundation are about to launch the first ever National Databank. With this they will be delivering 7.5million GB of O2 mobile data to over 200,000 people who fall within the category of data poverty by the end of 2023. "The launch is a direct response to the need for mobile networks to find a long-term solution to the data poverty crisis at a na ...

Salford City Council's Device Donation Appeal We believe that everyone should have access to a computer and social status should not stop that.  As a council, we’re doing all we can to help and we’re now appealing to Salford businesses and individuals -  if you’re in a position to help, please consider doing so. Whether it’s a small financial donation, or if you could donate ...

The Shed   ‘The Shed’ offers guidance and support to men living in Salford, Manchester & Trafford.The project aims to support men to move forward in their lives and reach their potential. This is achieved through a combination of professional help, volunteer and peer support. Last year, Salford Foundation helped 75 men and they want to help more. How can I support The ...