Millennium Point joins laptop campaign to fight digital poverty.
The Millennium Point Charitable Trust has joined the Connect_In campaign to help the hundreds of families who have fallen victim to digital poverty, by not only donating refurbished laptops but acting as a drop-off and collection point for donations.
Launched by The Child Poverty Action Forum and supported by Wowdot CIC, the Connect_In campaign aims to ensure the most disadvantaged families are receiving the help that they need with homeschooling during the pandemic, in the form of laptops 
Abbie Vlahakis, CEO of Millennium Point, commented: “Education and STEM are in the trust’s DNA, so it was clear to us that we had to get involved with the Connect_In campaign.
“It’s essential that every child has access to education and digital provision during the pandemic, to give everyone the same life chances and to prevent the huge gap between the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and their peers.
“We’ll not only be serving as a hub for drop-off and collection of laptops, but we’re committed to donating thousands of laptops to disadvantaged local school children too.
“This is another example of our continued investment in STEM-related organisations, projects and initiatives that benefit Birmingham and the wider region, which has totaled more than £25 million over the past six years.”
Donated laptops can be dropped off at Millennium Point reception on Level 0; you can find out more about the campaign at wowdot.