District/borough: Guildford
University of Surrey
Age UK Surrey (Guildford)
Age UK’s Guildford drop-in centres offer face to face tech support and digital skills training to Surrey residents. As well as digital skills help, the team can offer advice around staying safe online, device security and much more. Examples of help available include: Finding information on the internet, shopping online securely, sending and receiving emails, editing and manipulating photos, researching family history, and talking to your friend abroad via WhatsApp or Skype Sessions run on Wednesdays from 10am-12pm.
Guildford Borough Community Wellbeing Team
Offers a monthly, in-person Saturday digital session for older people. This is in collaboration with the Tech Angels volunteers who offer one-to-one sessions. Sessions take place the second Saturday of each month, from 11am – 2pm. For anyone 55 years old or above. Attendees can be referred onto Tech Angels to hire a tablet and have further help in the home.
Surrey Coalition for Disabled People – Tech Angels
Tech Angels is a free service run by the charity Surrey Coalition. We can support people by providing a smart device or prepaid SIM card on long-term-loan. We also provide digital lessons in someone’s home with one of our volunteer ‘Tech Angels’. These lessons will cover whatever it is that the individual feels they need to know, e.g. using the NHS App, emailing, WhatsApp and video-calling, learning how to fill in online forms, browse the internet and do online shopping and banking. The only cost associated with Tech Angels is if a Tech Member wants to keep their loaned device after the loan period.
Oakleaf Enterprise
The charity’s aim is to transform lives through the provision of support, training and wellbeing activities, building new futures with adults managing their mental health. Programmes include Work-Related Training and Employment Support, Wellbeing Activities, Counselling Services and evening Safe Havens.
Halow Project
Our aim is to support young people to build their own futures by nurturing their own independence, continuing education, and providing social/work experience.