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Latest News

August 12, 2026

Meet the New ONSIDE Evolution Team!

August 12, 2026/ Healy King
Meet the New ONSIDE Evolution Team!

The ONSIDE Evolution Project is set to launch next month, and we are so excited that we thought we’d introduce our training team in advance! Meet the team hard at work preparing materials to make technology more accessible and empower people to use digital tools with greater confidence.

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August 12, 2026/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
ONSIDE
April 27, 2026

From Nervous to Confident: Digital Skills Project Transforms Lives for Disabled People, Carers and Older Adults

April 27, 2026/ Healy King
From Nervous to Confident: Digital Skills Project Transforms Lives for Disabled People, Carers and Older Adults

A new digital inclusion programme has helped 233 disabled people, unpaid carers, and older adults across Northern Ireland take control of their digital lives, with results that go far beyond learning how to use a smartphone.

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April 27, 2026/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
SROI
April 14, 2026

Money Saving Digital Skills Project Delivers Confidence for Communities Across Northern Ireland

April 14, 2026/ Healy King
Money Saving Digital Skills Project Delivers Confidence for Communities Across Northern Ireland

A three-month digital inclusion project funded by the Department of Finance has helped hundreds of people across Northern Ireland take confident steps into the online world, and the results speak for themselves!

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April 14, 2026/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
SROI
June 13, 2025

Connecting Communities: Our Year Supporting the Digital Landline Switchover

June 13, 2025/ Healy King
Connecting Communities: Our Year Supporting the Digital Landline Switchover

This past year, Supporting Communities undertook an ambitious mission across Northern Ireland. Our dedicated team has been working tirelessly to ensure that older and more vulnerable residents are fully informed and supported throughout the UK's once-in-a-generation digital landline switchover.

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June 13, 2025/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
BT Digital Voice
May 14, 2025

Free 'Digital Switchover' Information Sessions

May 14, 2025/ Healy King
Free 'Digital Switchover' Information Sessions

Are you ready for the landline switch to digital? We're offering free, in-person information sessions to groups all over Northern Ireland so we can answer your questions and address any worries.

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May 14, 2025/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
October 22, 2024

Are You Ready for the Digital Switchover?

October 22, 2024/ Healy King
Are You Ready for the Digital Switchover?

Supporting Communities is working with BT to help inform residents about what’s happening and what help is available to anyone who needs it.

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October 22, 2024/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
digital switchover
July 29, 2024

HCN 'Summer School' Launches Digital Skills Week this August

July 29, 2024/ Healy King
HCN 'Summer School' Launches Digital Skills Week this August

Housing Community Network groups are invited to join our week-long summer school focusing on the digital skills you need to support your growing organisation! Sign up now.

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July 29, 2024/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
HCN
July 03, 2024

Get Ready for the Digital Switchover!

July 03, 2024/ Healy King
Get Ready for the Digital Switchover!

Got questions about the digital switchover? Come along to an info session with Supporting Communities at a location near you to learn more!

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July 03, 2024/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
BT Digital Voice
October 18, 2023

Mid-Ulster HCN Members Get Online with Area Forums

October 18, 2023/ Healy King
Mid-Ulster HCN Members Get Online with Area Forums

Housing Community Network members from Dungannon, Cookstown, and Magherafelt took advantage of training support from Supporting Communities to start using the new Online Members Forum. Read more to learn how they got on!

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October 18, 2023/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
HCN
September 14, 2023

Landlines are going digital! Learn about BT’s Digital Voice at an event near you

September 14, 2023/ Healy King
Landlines are going digital! Learn about BT’s Digital Voice at an event near you

Landlines are going digital! To help explain the changes, BT is holding a series of events across NI.

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September 14, 2023/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion, Announcements
July 05, 2023

Free Digital Skills Training this August for HCN Members

July 05, 2023/ Healy King
Free Digital Skills Training this August for HCN Members

Are you a Housing Community Network member who wants to improve your digital skills this summer? We’ve got you covered!

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July 05, 2023/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
HCN
December 19, 2022

10 Years of Digital Inclusion with Supporting Communities

December 19, 2022/ Healy King
10 Years of Digital Inclusion with Supporting Communities

What a milestone! It’s been ten years of digital inclusion at Supporting Communities. Meet the woman who has been there from the start.

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December 19, 2022/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
November 08, 2022

Get Everyone Connected! Free SIM cards from Vodafone UK

November 08, 2022/ Healy King
Get Everyone Connected! Free SIM cards from Vodafone UK

Supporting Communities is delighted to take part in providing free connectivity to those who need it through Vodafone’s charities.connected initiative to tackle digital exclusion.

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November 08, 2022/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
get connected
October 11, 2022

Stop a Scam by Spotting It!

October 11, 2022/ Healy King
Stop a Scam by Spotting It!

The best way to stop a scam is to spot it. Read on for some tips and examples of scams.

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October 11, 2022/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion, Security
scam
September 29, 2022

ONSIDE Project Celebrates a Successful Conclusion

September 29, 2022/ Healy King
ONSIDE Project Celebrates a Successful Conclusion

That’s a wrap on the ONSIDE Project!

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September 29, 2022/ Healy King/ Comment
Projects, Digital Inclusion
ONSIDE
September 23, 2022

Digital Inclusion Sessions Online this Autumn

September 23, 2022/ Healy King
Digital Inclusion Sessions Online this Autumn

Check out these online sessions for digital skills this autumn!

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September 23, 2022/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion
April 25, 2022

Spring into Digital Skills - Upcoming Free Sessions

April 25, 2022/ Healy King
Spring into Digital Skills - Upcoming Free Sessions

Are you feeling energised to learn some new digital skills this spring? Check out what’s on offer this May and June.

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April 25, 2022/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion, Training
April 12, 2022

Digital Skills Pilot Project Targets Rural Communities

April 12, 2022/ Healy King
Digital Skills Pilot Project Targets Rural Communities

Our recent rural digital skills pilot project has been a great success. Read about the progress the groups have made in just six short weeks!

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April 12, 2022/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion, Training
March 30, 2022

Digital Inclusion Sessions in April

March 30, 2022/ Healy King
Digital Inclusion Sessions in April

Check out the free, online digital skills sessions available in April.

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March 30, 2022/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion, Training
February 24, 2022

Digital Skills Sessions in March

February 24, 2022/ Healy King
Digital Skills Sessions in March

See what March has in store for digital inclusion! Join us for these free sessions to build your digital skills and confidence.

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February 24, 2022/ Healy King/ Comment
Digital Inclusion, Training
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Featured
Meet the New ONSIDE Evolution Team!
August 12, 2026
Meet the New ONSIDE Evolution Team!
August 12, 2026

The ONSIDE Evolution Project is set to launch next month, and we are so excited that we thought we’d introduce our training team in advance! Meet the team hard at work preparing materials to make technology more accessible and empower people to use digital tools with greater confidence.

Read more →
August 12, 2026
Radius Housing Achieves Platinum-Level Tenant Participation Accreditation
July 28, 2026
Radius Housing Achieves Platinum-Level Tenant Participation Accreditation
July 28, 2026

Radius Housing has been awarded Supporting Communities' Platinum-level Tenant Participation Accreditation, the highest of the four accreditation levels, in recognition of sector-leading quality in its tenant engagement practices.

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July 28, 2026
Choice Housing becomes the first social housing provider to achieve Platinum Tenant Participation Accreditation
July 21, 2026
Choice Housing becomes the first social housing provider to achieve Platinum Tenant Participation Accreditation
July 21, 2026

Choice Housing has become the first social housing provider in Northern Ireland to achieve Platinum Accreditation under Supporting Communities’ Tenant Participation (TP) Accreditation Framework, setting a new benchmark for tenant engagement across the sector.

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July 21, 2026
Neighbours Come Together to Grow a Brighter Future in Strabane
July 6, 2026
Neighbours Come Together to Grow a Brighter Future in Strabane
July 6, 2026

A new community growing space is proving to be exactly what this Strabane community needed: a place to connect, to learn, and to grow together.

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July 6, 2026
A Royal Spotlight on Community Spirit: How The Warehouse Newtownards is Changing Lives
June 24, 2026
A Royal Spotlight on Community Spirit: How The Warehouse Newtownards is Changing Lives
June 24, 2026

The team at The Warehouse in Newtownards looks back at their exciting visit from the King and Queen last month. We asked them to tell us what’s been happening since and if the royal visit left a lasting impact.

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June 24, 2026

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September Funding Clinic Sessions (Online)
Sep 9
September 9, 2026
September Funding Clinic Sessions (Online)
September 9, 2026

Book an online session with our Funding and Social Value Officer for some one-to-one funding support.

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September 9, 2026
Writing Successful Funding Applications (Online Session)
Sep 10
September 10, 2026
Writing Successful Funding Applications (Online Session)
September 10, 2026

The aim of this session is to help participants improve their skills and knowledge when planning and completing a funding application.

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September 10, 2026
Mid & East Antrim Area HCN Roadshow
Sep 22
September 22, 2026
Mid & East Antrim Area HCN Roadshow
September 22, 2026

Join us at a special roadshow event for Mid & East Antrim Area HCN members!

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September 22, 2026
Understanding 'Social Value'? (Online Session)
Oct 8
October 8, 2026
Understanding 'Social Value'? (Online Session)
October 8, 2026

This short online session will help you get a better understanding of what we mean when we talk about ‘Social Value’ and ‘Impact Measurement’.

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October 8, 2026
Writing Successful Funding Applications (Online Session)
Nov 17
November 17, 2026
Writing Successful Funding Applications (Online Session)
November 17, 2026

The aim of this session is to help participants improve their skills and knowledge when planning and completing a funding application.

Read more →
November 17, 2026
Understanding 'Social Value'? (Online Session)
Dec 3
December 3, 2026
Understanding 'Social Value'? (Online Session)
December 3, 2026

This short online session will help you get a better understanding of what we mean when we talk about ‘Social Value’ and ‘Impact Measurement’.

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December 3, 2026
New Events Coming Soon
Dec 30
December 30, 2026
New Events Coming Soon
December 30, 2026

We’re working on new events. Check back soon to see what’s coming up!

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December 30, 2026
 
 

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