08-09 Annual Report
All the services provided by Citizens Advice South Lakeland are free to our clients, which means that each year we have to raise large sums of money to keep them going.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FUNDERS!
We are particularly grateful to the following grant-making bodies who have supported us recently:
- Sir John Fisher Foundation – General Advice Service and Volunteer training and support at our Ulverston office
- Cumbria Community Foundation – Volunteer training and support
- Lakeland and the Anglers Inn Trust – General Advice Service
- CN Charitable Trust, Lupton Tower Trust, Crag House Trust - essential office equipment
- The Dowager Duchess Eleanor Peel Trust – Telephone Advice Service
- The Scotshill Trust – Welfare Benefits advice work
We also appreciate the support from the following organisations, without which we would not be able to provide such a wide range of services:
- South Lakeland District Council
- Cumbria County Council
- Kendal Town Council
- Ulverston Town Council
- Parish Councils
- Legal Services Commission
- Financial Inclusion Fund
- Macmillan Cancer Support
- Cumbria DAAT
- CitA (the national Citizens Advice body)
CURRENT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES
We are currently raising funds for:
- Recruitment, training and support for additional Volunteer Advisers so that the General Advice Service can respond to increasing demand resulting from the current economic situation
- Recruitment, training and support for additional Telephone Advisers to make it easier for older people, those with disabilities and people in rural areas to get the support they need
- Public awareness work and campaigning activities with local policy makers
- Welfare benefits services for people who are not eligible for Legal Aid, following a successful pilot project
MAKE A DONATION !
If you would like to help us by making a donation, please look at our Friends page where you can download a donation form. If you are a taxpayer, do complete the Gift Aid section so that every pound you give us becomes worth an additional 28p.