A SocialBox.Biz Case Study update by Young Refugee Service team – British Red Cross ( June 2019 ) K. is an inspiring 19 years old young person from Afghanistan. He arrived 3 years ago to the UK. The young person has been through lots of traumatic events in his country and suffers from post traumatic … Continue reading The Power of Kindness – British Red Cross Case study update
by SocialBox.Biz A Community Interest Company, June 2019, LONDON, UK Social Impact and Impact Investing: big picture, small steps… If you’ve considered your old office or even personal items, whether that’s clothing or tech, you might want to reconsider. Re-homing your goods on a local scale can have major impacts on many levels. In this … Continue reading How Donating Your Business Products Locally Can Make MAJOR Impacts
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
SocialBox.Biz – The box for doing good. (May 2019). Contact SocialBox.Biz today for your own box for doing good ! High profile commentators such as Larry Fink of Blackrock have spoken about the importance of social impact to investors. There’s a lot that can be done, and is being done, but sometimes simple ideas can … Continue reading CSR, ESG, and Impact Investing: big picture, small steps…
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
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