Welcome to Town and Community

Town and Community CIO is a charity registered in England Wales. Registered Charity Number 1209468. These are the Charitable Objects of Town and Community CIO:

• THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUBJECTS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, MATHEMATICS AND SPORTS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL INCLUSION BY REPURPOSING DIGITAL AND COMPUTER EQUIPMENT DONATED BY BUSINESSES AND ORGANISATIONS TO SCHOOLS AND FURTHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND.
• TO RELIEVE NEED OF THOSE WHOSE ABILITY TO ACCESS THE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IS LIMITED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO DIGITAL EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, PROVIDING RECYCLED DIGITAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING THAT THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.

TnC has started canvasing communities and businesses in County Durham and North East Region to understand the priority challenges for the business community and residents. Working with the Town Councils, Town Ambassadors, and influential stakeholders in each town we will manage the projects through an agreed programme and deliver surgeries, focus groups, awareness campaigns, training, and education to revitalise the town centre and invigorate the wider community.

In education, we have a strong focus on delivering a new STEAMS (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics and Sports) programme, as well as supporting digital creativity, and innovation in primary, secondary, higher, and further education. This is aimed at opening up children’s minds into how different professional skills are underpinned by wide and interesting scientific, technological, engineering, artistic and mathematical as well as sports foundations.

In establishments with technological need, we are also supporting young adults through their training and apprenticeships with the goal of successfully achieving meaningful local employment. This is achieved through connecting the business community and higher education sector using projects and programmes.

In Health, we are improving digital inclusion in health and care pathways by repurposing digital and electronic equipment. These pathways focus on areas such as diabetes, renal, cardio and maternity providing users with access to technological equipment to manage and support their health and wellbeing. The ability of patients being able to better self-manage their conditions means a proactive health care system begins to be created instead of a reactive system that ends up putting greater pressure on a vital public service.

Through the achievement and success of the above projects we continuously achieve a further objective of protecting the environment we all depend on.

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