Software firm Adobe has launched a funding initiative to support people in London and Berkshire impacted by digital exclusion.

The firms’ Foundation has set up the Adobe Community Fund in partnership with not-for-profit groups London Community Foundation and Berkshire Community Foundation.

It aims to support residents in London and Berkshire facing digital exclusion. This includes disabled people, global majority residents, children and women.

The Fund will support 19 local charities in London and Berkshire, including in Islington, where Adobe’s London office is based and one in six people live with disabilities. The company also has a base in Berkshire.

“Technology should be a force for good, said Adobe UK, Ireland, Middle East and Africa vice president and managing director Suzanne Steele.

“It’s about equipping people with the tools to tell their stories, shape their futures, and create real change. Through the nonprofits supported through the Adobe Community Fund, we hope to help people across London and Berkshire access the services they need and the opportunities they deserve.

“Our goal is simple: to make sure everyone, no matter their background or circumstance, has the chance to unlock their full potential”.

London Community Foundation chief executive Paul Buchanan added: “This support from the Adobe Foundation will help more people in our local London communities amplify their voice, express their creativity, and partake in opportunities that wouldn’t have been available to them previously”.

Among non-profits being supported is Windsor and Maidenhead based youth employability and training organisation Learning To Work.

“We are thrilled to receive an Adobe UK Community Fund grant; through this generosity, we will further support young people in the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, said its operations director, Nancy Lalor.

“The funds will enable us to support young people in foster care and those with special needs in their transition from education to employment”.

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