A SocialBox.Biz Case Study update by Heather Howkins (May 2019) Since January 2018, Natal has been in semi-permanent housing. Now, he is going through ESOL Entry 2 at a North London college for five days per week. When he arrived, he had no laptop, but not that he has one, Natal is doing extra coursework, … Continue reading SocialBox.Biz and Centrepoint Initiative Deepens Roots in the Community
Laptops for homeless people support initiative ( case study from NHYC ) An Anonymised Case study update by Janet ( April 2019 ) SB is a British born Bangladeshi young woman 17 years of age she presented at NHYC in November 2017 she was fleeing honour based violence and was under threat from relatives to … Continue reading How old laptops can change lives…
Laptops for homeless people support initiative ( An anonymised case study April 2019 ) Precious originates from South Africa and came to The Passage in 2016 when it was realised that she was in need of support to regularise her UK status. Precious was also diagnosed with some mental health problems which proved some difficulty … Continue reading How a laptop is helping develop essential skills
Names have been changed for anonymity Paul received a laptop to help him set up his own business. He has a mentor from John Lewis and he uses his laptop to communicate with him. He used to use the library and Passage Resource Centre for computer access but found it difficult as limited to set … Continue reading Additional case studies received from The Passage charity on 25 March 2019
Laptops for homeless people support (an anonymised case study April 2019) ”I really appreciate having the use of my own laptop, which I use in my new home without having to go elsewhere like a public library, job centre or asking for favours. Having my own laptop gives me the advantage of usage for unlimited … Continue reading The advantage of having my own laptop by Mustafa
A Socialbox.biz blog post update by Jenni (June 2018) We’re excited to share some updates on how we have been able to support one of our newest charity partners, C4WSHomelessProject. We have changed the names of these laptop beneficiaries to protect their privacy. Mohammed Mohammed is a 22 year old refugee from Eritrea, an East … Continue reading Get to know 3 individuals we support at C4WS Homeless Project
A Socialbox.biz blog post update by Jenni (June 2018) APRIL 2020 update: We are receiving case studies that point out such donations of laptops via SocialBox.Biz Community Interest Initiative over the past years have greatly enriched the lives of clients such as vulnerable young persons who received laptops and are still using them for education … Continue reading Case Study: Fatimah, a young refugee beneficiary of SocialBox.biz
A Socialbox.biz blog post update by Jenni (May 2018) We’re excited to announce a new partnership we’ve started with the charity Working Chance! Working Chance allows our social impact programs to reach a new population of UK residents in need—women who have recently been released from incarceration. Many of these ex-offenders have also experienced homelessness … Continue reading New partnerships: Working Chance
A Socialbox.biz blog post update by Jenni (January 2018) New Year, New Classes – Happy New Year from all of us at SocialBox.biz! We’re excited to announce an expansion of our services as we enter 2018 through new classes in the community! As you may know, we’re on a mission to help more than 1,000 disadvantaged … Continue reading Training for those who need it most
A Socialbox.biz blog post update by Alex (27th July 2017) 2017 has been an incredible year thus far for Socialbox.biz with their national, as well as international recognition for their commitment to donating outdated corporate laptops to those in need. Passionate about acquiring laptops that are no longer needed, revamping them, and handing them over … Continue reading SocialBox.Biz receives recognition for commitment to sourcing disused corporation laptops for disadvantaged people