#CovConnects has been working collaboratively with Hereward College to support students to explore the digital world in meaningful ways.
#CovConnects have been working in partnership with Age UK Coventry and Warwickshire to support older adults in Coventry to access the digital world.
#CovConnects has been working with Carriers of Hope to support refugees, asylum, seekers and other migrant communities across Coventry to feel digitally included in meaningful ways.
#CovConnects have been working in partnership with Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind to support older adults in Coventry to feel digitally included through the use of an accessible computer room.
Coventry City Council has secured £80,000 to help expand its pioneering digital recycling scheme, the #CovConnects Device Bank.
#CovConnects have been working in partnership with Action Family Network to support young people and families in Coventry to feel digitally included in meaningful ways.
#CovConnects have been working with a newly appointed Digital Health Advisor at the Working Actively To Change Hillfields (WATCH) Centre and the Navigation Primary Care Network.
#CovConnects has been supporting Carers Trust Heart of England’s digital inclusion activities in Coventry.
The #CovConnects Device Bank has received 200 ‘Get Boxes’ from technology charity Jangala and their partnership with Virgin Media O2.
Last month, #CovConnects attended a networking event, where colleagues from wider Coventry City Council service areas.
#CovConnects have been working in partnership with Settlement Support CIC to support older adults in Coventry to feel digitally included through the use of smart devices.
Having the NHS App on your own devices means that you can order repeat prescriptions, book appointments, view your online health records, and more.
As part of Get Online Week 2023, #CovConnects teamed up with Sky Blues in the Community to organise digital taster sessions for year 8 students at President Kennedy School.
Coventry City Council has announced that free Wi-Fi is now available in a number of Council buildings across the city.
After a successful application to the #CovConnects Device Bank, Bell Green Community Centre have been benefitting from a number of digital devices.
#CovConnects has been working with our partners to hold Digital Drop-In sessions for Earlsdon residents.
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Coventry Independent Advice Service (CIAS) are holding monthly Community Digital Skills Drop-In Sessions at Foleshill Library.
The Council’s #CovConnects initiative has opened a new grant fund aimed at helping community organisations in the city tackle digital exclusion and loneliness amongst older adults (55+).
Over the last 5months the #CovConnects team has been working in partnership with Valley House and Jangala to ensure that vulnerable residents can access the internet.
Recently, #CovConnects gifted the Inini Initiative 15 digital devices, in the form of laptops and tablets, to help digital inclusion within the organisation’s safe spaces.
Coventry City Council’s #CovConnects Team has worked in collaboration with Barclays Digital Eagle on a new project.
Coventry is among the top scoring cities when it comes to digital inclusion.
The Council’s newly launched #CovConnects Device Bank has received a major boost thanks to a donation from a key partner.
The Council is launching a new programme to help reduce the digital divide in Coventry.
#CovConnects is working in partnership with the Supported Families Programme and Early Help Workers to provide families with laptops, smartphones and National Databank SIM Cards.
#CovConnects have been working in collaboration with Life Path Trust Community Day Opportunities and AbilityNet to provide their citizens with refurbished tablet devices to help support communication.
Coventry City Council has partnered with Lenovo, CDW, Coventry Haven Women’s Aid and Panahghar to distribute mobile handsets to the survivors of domestic violence in the city.
#CovConnects is working in partnership with Holbrooks Community Care Association, Coventry Adult Education Service and EnV to hold Digital Drop-in sessions for Holbrooks residents.
In this blog post, #CovConnects officer Ramona shares her thoughts on how a board game can be an excellent tool to help people become more digitally literate.
Coventry City Council’s #CovConnects Team teamed up with Sky Blues in the Community to provide interactive sessions for young people at the Moat House Neighbourhood Centre.
Coventry City Council’s #CovConnects Team has partnered with local and national organisations to run a number of interactive sessions for young people in the city.
