Tap to the App, Community Impact Award Finalists

Tap to the App

Creative digital inclusion for older people in care home settings. Music in Hospitals and Care Scotland Tap to the App! As part of Music in Hospitals & Care Scotland’s Tap … Read more

Mursal Heyedat founder of Chatterbox

Chatterbox

Online and in-person translation service using refugee talents Chatterbox is an online and in-person language tutoring service, delivered and developed by refugees. It brings together refugee talent with people and … Read more

Special iApps

Special iApps

Easy to use apps for children with special educational needs A mum who couldn’t find educational apps for her son has gone on to build inspirational tech social enterprise which … Read more

miFuture Foundation

miFuture Foundation

Using tech to connect young people to careers A new app and website targeting young disengaged students, knew that it had to do something differently. “The problem is NOT lack … Read more

Our MK

Our MK

Making a smarter, greener city with the people “Our MK empowers citizens of Milton Keynes to put forward ideas that will impact the community and help shape the future of … Read more

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SafetyNets

There are 80,000 sex workers in the UK who are disproportionately at risk of violent crime, and historically less likely to report acts of crime against them, leaving them vulnerable … Read more

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Free app connects homeless, and those at risk, with support services

Set up in 1971, Simon Community Northern Ireland is the leading homelessness charity in Northern Ireland, providing a range of services for people who are homeless or at risk of … Read more

WIMPS: Making politics more relevant to young people

WIMPS are young journalists, film makers, presenters and campaigners who show that young people’s opinions matter. WIMPS stands for “Where Is My Public Servant?” – a project based on Northern Ireland … Read more

Starting Point Community Impact Winners 2011

The chip shop in Stockport that serves up digital skills

A community-based cybercafé and learning centre that has grown out of a fish and chip shop. It is a base for a huge range of learning and training-based activities and … Read more

Self Help Services, Community Impact Award 2013

Tackling social exclusion in mental health

Self Help Services is a user-led group that has delivered Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Services to over 1500 people across Greater Manchester in the past year. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is … Read more

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Re-learning digital skills after a stroke

Recovering from a stroke is not just about learning to talk and walk again; it is about overcoming a sense of isolation and re-building a belief in the future after … Read more

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