Additional case studies received from C4WS Homeless Project A SocialBox .biz blog post update by Heather Howkins (May 2019) The team at C4WS is doing diligent work in London to help homeless people transition back into housing and rebuild their lives. With offerings including night shelter, a jobs club, mentoring, and more, C4WS has made … Continue reading Social Box Biz and C4WS partnership changing 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
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
Laptops for homeless people support ( February 2019 update by Jenni ) We’re excited to announce the newest member of our SocialBox.biz platform! We have recently established a new partnership with New Horizon Youth Centre, a London-based charity which serves local homeless youth. Young adults between the ages of 16 and 21 years old are … Continue reading SocialBox.biz and New Horizon Youth Centre partner together to provide homeless youth with laptops
A SocialBox.biz blog post update by Jenni (February 2019) We love sharing stories of some of the vulnerable people you have supported with your old lap tops ! Recently, Linda Clark, the Corporate Services Manager at Simon Community Scotland, let us know one of her 19 year old clients was given a re-used laptop, and … Continue reading Case Study from Simon Community Scotland
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) Recently, social impact consultancy 180 Degrees with whom SocialBox team collaborated in the past partnered with Oxford University in an effort to identify the most effective methods of measuring social impact. When social impact organisations, such as SocialBox.biz, create and carry out socially conscious programs designed to … Continue reading SocialBox.biz participates in new research on social impact measurement
A Socialbox.biz blog post update by Jenni (June 2018) This week, our team had the pleasure of supporting and attending the launch of Preventing Digital Exclusion from Online Justice at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. This new Working Party report has been launched by JUSTICE (www.justice.org.uk), a UK-based all-party law reform and human rights organization working to … Continue reading SocialBox.biz contribute to digital inclusion reports for a new JUSTICE initiative
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