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Tackling exclusion

in the social housing sector

12m

in the UK lack essential digital skills

11.5m

people in the UK have less than £100 in savings

9m

people borrow to buy food or pay bills

5m

UK adults need debt advice​

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We Are Digital has tackled social exclusion through delivering community investment programmes for hundreds of social landlords, councils, and housing associations across the UK.

Helping residents acquire essential digital skills

Addressing challenges such as in-work poverty

Reducing
isolation

Improving financial resilience

Our work
We work with social landlords, councils, and housing associations to support tenants and residents every step of the way, from innovative pre-tenancy programmes to support social integration, through to targeted employability initiatives to reduce in-work poverty.
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OUR PROJECTS

Tens of thousands of residents, tenants and customers have become more digitally confident, financially savvy and empowered in their communities. More than 100 tenants at Stonewater Homes have benefited from digital or financial skills training and gifted digital devices, following an investment by the organisation’s charitable arm, the Longleigh Foundation, in a targeted community project.
Through free-to-access digital inclusion and financial skills training, we have helped individuals save money, connect with friends and family, improve employment prospects and develop their resilience. In a combined programme, Waltham Forest Council residents and tenants are benefiting from investment in both financial and digital inclusion training. Beneficiaries of the programme are learning how to transact online, switch suppliers, navigate online banking, negotiate bills, and improve their digital confidence to enhance their earning potential.
Tens of thousands of residents, tenants and customers have become more digitally confident, financially savvy and empowered in their communities.
More than 100 tenants at Stonewater Homes have benefited from digital or financial skills training and gifted digital devices, following an investment by the organisation’s charitable arm, the Longleigh Foundation, in a targeted community project.
Through free-to-access digital inclusion and financial skills training, we have helped individuals save money, connect with friends and family, improve employment prospects and develop their resilience.
In a combined programme, Waltham Forest Council residents and tenants are benefiting from investment in both financial and digital inclusion training. Beneficiaries of the programme are learning how to transact online, switch suppliers, navigate online banking, negotiate bills, and improve their digital confidence to enhance their earning potential.
As well as supporting digital and financial inclusion, we also run a managing agent model.
Where we oversee all the delivery partners for community investment programmes under one umbrella – creating a seamless experience for tenants and residents.
With funding from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Digital Fast Track Fund, backed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, We Are Digital delivered an innovative new digital marketing training course to upskill residents. With interview and job role opportunities an integral part of the process, several of the initial cohort had secured work before the programme was even complete.
Pound Advice, funded by London and Quadrant and managed by We Are Digital, is a money support programme for L&Q residents. The service helps residents make each pound go further, by providing both debt advice and financial capability and wellbeing support.
More than 100 tenants at Stonewater homes have benefited from digital or financial skills training and gifted digital devices, following an investment by the organisation’s charitable arm, the Longleigh Foundation, in a targeted community project.
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what we do

We Are Digital is a social impact business with a track record working with housing associations, local and central government, and corporates to deliver positive and practical solutions to break down the barriers of exclusion across the UK.

We Are Digital - UK's Top Digital and Financial Inclusion Training

Financial inclusion skills training

Our financial capability and education support is an innovative programme designed to raise engagement rates through focusing on earning and switching, rather than saving and budgeting. Residents receive full 1;1 case support, as well as modules focused on earning money online, negotiating bills down, budgeting through apps and accessing emergency grants.

We Are Digital - UK's Top Digital and Financial Inclusion Training

Employability & Digital Marketing Training (DI Boost)

For individuals looking to upskill and break into the world of digital marketing, our employer-supported courses offer a deep dive into everything from marketing planning and the digital customer journey, to analytics and reporting. Participants are coached through their search for employment, with CV, LinkedIn and personal branding workshops, as well as mock interviews and exposure to local employers.

We Are Digital - UK's Top Digital and Financial Inclusion Training

Digital inclusion skills training

Encouraging residents to communicate and engage with organisations digitally can save money, as well as enriching lives. Our courses run from basic IT skills and introductions to specific programmes, through to more comprehensive and advanced user experience. We cover all aspects of the Essential Digital Skills Framework: Foundation; Communicating; Problem solving; Transacting; and Handling information and content.

We Are Digital - UK's Top Digital and Financial Inclusion Training

Pre-tenancy support

Hundreds of social housing tenancies fail in their first year; leaving housing associations and local authorities footing bills that can run into thousands of pounds. But pre-tenancy training can reverse that trend – allowing new tenants to develop their confidence online and enhance their social responsibility. The course focused on your house, your money, your landlord and your community to ensure residents are switched on and engaged before they even move in.

CASES STUDIES

I got back that confidence I’d lost. Having been unemployed for some time, he decided he wanted to expand his knowledge and pick up some new skills whilst looking for work. During his search for training, he came across Digital Boost on Facebook and was intrigued by the advertised content of the course. He signed up and was accepted to join an Oldham based group, meeting 3 days a week, starting in January 2020. Part way through the course, Covid-19 was declared a pandemic and lessons were shifted to remote training during the lockdown. He said that whilst it was quite a change of pace and it took him a while to adjust to the new normal, the trainers sharing slides of the topics helped him concentrate and he found he was able to learn equally well. His favourite topics in the training were A- B testing and conversion optimisation. He was really fascinated by the theory and scored highly in the periodic assessments. Overall, he says that he has taken away a lot from his time on Digital Boost, not least gaining back his confidence. He says he is more organised, more optimistic and of course he has all of the new digital marketing skills that will stand him in good stead for employment.
Digital Boost Learner
Digital Boost Learner
All the way to university! She moved to the UK from Kazakhstan in 2004. She has varied interests, but computers have always fascinated her. She took a gap year and wanted to make use of that time to learn new skills. At the start of the year she came across the Digital Boost digital marketing course online. She decided to take the opportunity to build practical skills and she also wanted to help her mum to market her salon business on social media and creating a website. She began the course in the face to face training environment, where she enjoyed meeting new people from different professional backgrounds. She told us she thought her cohort was a great mixture of students, varying in age and skills, which made her feel comfortable and part of the group. She told us that she found the trainers knowledgeable, informative, and very nice people! She loved the variety of the Boost course, and was especially taken by the website design, social media, and content marketing modules. She excelled at the practical activities in content creation and website building and was very happy with the support provided to her both during the group teaching and in her individual sessions with the trainers. She told us that now, when she looks at websites, adverts, and social media, she has a really good understanding of the market and the target audiences. She feels particularly that her newly gained analytical skills will help her in the coming months.
Digital Boost Learner
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Empowering people to enrich lives and communities nationwide, through positive, innovative and practical solutions to break down the barriers to exclusion.

To find out how we can support your residents, tenants, or customers with one of more than 20 different digital and financial skills training programmes – or to work with us to create something which is bespoke for your needs – get in touch with our team on 03333 444 019 (Option 4) or send us an email to getgoing@we-are-digital.co.uk.

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February 9, 2021

We Are Digital partnership with PA Housing

Community investment and digital skills training provider We Are Digital has secured a contract with PA Housing to provide in-home digital and financial inclusion training to a targeted group of residents. The training will prove key to relieving isolation and

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December 8, 2020

We Are Digital wins Waltham Forest Council contract

We Are Digital wins Waltham Forest Council contract Community investment and digital skills training provider We Are Digital has won a contract with Waltham Forest Council to provide a targeted group of residents with digital and financial inclusion training. All

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September 15, 2020

COVID 19

During the COVID 19 Pandemic We are Digital has changed its working practices to ensure the safety and well being of its Staff, Customers and Partners who support the business. We are in a fortunate position that we have been

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June 10, 2020

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