Lemos&Crane are pleased to announce the shortlist for the LankellyChase Digital Empowerment Awards for homeless and vulnerable people working with new and emerging digital technologies.
Seventy-one entries were received over the five categories. This number vastly exceeded expectations. Entries came from a diverse range of organisations and individuals from all over the UK. One judge commented that “the sheer volume of entries shows the appetite to develop ideas around digital within the sector”.
The process of narrowing entries down to a shortlist was a difficult one but the judges were delighted with the eventual list, praising the twelve shortlisted projects as "ambitious", "progressive" and "increasingly important".
A total of £2,500 prize money will be awarded to projects using the growing potential of digital technologies such as the internet, social media, apps and SMS for improving the lives of homeless and vulnerable people, giving them a voice, enhancing their skills and capabilities, facilitating peer support and making the services they receive more personalised and empowering.
Winners will be announced on 14 May 2014.
For more information on the awards and to read the shortlisted entries, click here.
Bronze: For members who have completed their profile or posted to the forum
Silver: For members who have submitted an example or entered an awards programme
Gold: For members who have been a speaker at an event or have won or been shortlisted for an award.
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