Citizens Advice Central Dorset Projects
We have a variety of projects on the go including:
Big4Littlemoor project
Providing advice to people living in areas of social deprivation.
Corton Hill Trust
Providing debt advice in North Dorset and Sherborne.
Cost of Living caseworker
Advice to help local residents in North Dorset to maximise their income.
Dorset Macmillan Citizens Advice Service
Advice to those affected by cancer, including carers (mainly welfare benefits).
Energy Advice Project / Carbon Monoxide / BESN
Energy advice to vulnerable clients, including switching, dealing with fuel debt, maximising benefits, energy efficiency.
Dorset Employment Unit
Advice on the more complicated employment issues up to and including tribunal.
Gillingham – Christians Against Poverty (CAP)
Advice to foodbank clients.
GP surgery Projects
Face to face advice to patients of GP practices:
Kushti Bok
Advice to members of the Gypsy, Roam, Traveller community.
Mental Health – inpatient
(Forston Clinic)
Inpatient based service to help break down the barriers for those with mental health problems seeking assistance at the Forston inpatient unit.
Money Advice & Pensions Service
Debt advice to local residents.
Portland Outreach Caseworker
Outreach service to Portland residents and clients of Portland and Westham foodbanks.
Portland Foodbank
Advice to foodbank Clients.
Westham Foodbank
Advice to foodbank Clients.
Rough Sleepers Initiative
Welfare Benefits & Debt casework focussed on homeless and potential homeless people.
Refugee/Ukrainian Resettlement Project
Support to Syrian/Ukrainian and Afghan refugee families.
Sturminster Newton – Vale Pantry
Advice to Clients of Vale Pantry.
Wessex Water
Supporting Wessex Water clients to pay their bills.