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Join ClinksCheshire West Citizens Advice is the largest independent advice service in Cheshire and one of the largest Third Sector advice agencies in the North West. It is the second busiest CAB in the North West and the seventh busiest in England and Wales.
Cheshire West Citizens Advice provides free, independent, impartial, confidential advice and is committed to promoting equality and the redress of inequality. On average we deal with over 14,000 unique enquiries/issues annually including: debt, finance, fuel poverty, income maximisation, housing, homelessness, employment, consumer, legal, family law, relationships, immigration and welfare benefits.
Cheshire West Citizens Advice provides free, independent, impartial, confidential advice and is committed to promoting equality and the redress of inequality. On average we deal with over 14,000 unique enquiries/issues annually including: debt, finance, fuel poverty, income maximisation, housing, homelessness, employment, consumer, legal, family law, relationships, immigration and welfare benefits.
Contact
Address
Web - Meadow Court
Meadow Street
Northwich
Norfolk
CW9 5FP
United Kingdom
Work Tel. No.
01606 596390
paul.nicholls@citizensadvicecw.org.uk
In Brief
Primary Field of Work
Advice & advocacy
Custody or Community
Community
No. of service users
50
No. of Paid Staff
43
No. of Volunteers
140
Organisation type
Voluntary and Community Sector
Legal status
Company limited by guarantee
Year of Formation
2009
Organisation's Income
£30k - £50k
Contract History
Supporting information
The front-line Community Legal Advice and Information Services provides general legal advice and assistance through teams of volunteers who have been trained as gateway or generalist advisors.
Legal casework is provided by teams of paid advisers in four keys areas of social welfare law: debt, welfare benefits, employment and community care.
The charity's mental health advocacy service provides, amongst other things, two areas of statutory entitlement for people with mental health needs. Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy and Independent Mental Health Advocacy.
In addition to the above we can also demonstrate an ability to recruit, train and provide opportunities to volunteers/paid staff through the contracts that we operate for a Physical Contact Centre serving a whole country, funded by Royal Bank of Scotland; a contract which supports people entering into employment; a contract to pilot an outreach service in GP surgeries.
Legal casework is provided by teams of paid advisers in four keys areas of social welfare law: debt, welfare benefits, employment and community care.
The charity's mental health advocacy service provides, amongst other things, two areas of statutory entitlement for people with mental health needs. Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy and Independent Mental Health Advocacy.
In addition to the above we can also demonstrate an ability to recruit, train and provide opportunities to volunteers/paid staff through the contracts that we operate for a Physical Contact Centre serving a whole country, funded by Royal Bank of Scotland; a contract which supports people entering into employment; a contract to pilot an outreach service in GP surgeries.
Regions
North West
Merseyside (Met County)
Knowsley
Liverpool
Sefton
St. Helens
Wirral
Warrington UA
Halton UA
Greater Manchester (Met County)
Cheshire West and Chester UA
Area covered
1 or more regions
Fields of Work
Advice & advocacy
Case management
Disability
Domestic & sexual violence
Education
Employment
Family support
Finance, benefits & debt
Holistic services
Housing & homelessness
Legal advice
Lobbying & campaigning
Mental health
Lived experience involvement
Training
Volunteering
People you work with
Children
Families
Foreign nationals
Gypsies & Travellers
LGBTQIA+
Men
Older people
People with disabilities
People on a short sentence
Racially minoritised people
Refugees & asylum seekers
People convicted of serious offences
People convicted of sexual offences
Victims
Women
Young people