The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers.
Every Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity reliant on trained volunteers and funds to provide these vital services for local communities.
Advice Week is a national week dedicated to raising public awareness of the importance of advice. It’s an initiative of the Working Together for Advice (WTfA) project funded by the Big Lottery.
Citizens Advice works with five other national advice charities to deliver a sector-wide celebration of advice. These are:
Advice Services Alliance - the umbrella body for independent advice services in the UK.
www.advicenow.org.uk
AdviceUK - the largest independent advice network connecting you with free local advice centres.www.adviceuk.org.uk
Age Concern and Help the Aged - information for older people and those who care for them.www.ageconcern.org.uk
Law Centres Federation - free, independent, specialist legal advice and representation.www.lawcentres.org.uk
Youth Access - information, advice and counselling services just for young people.www.youthaccess.org.uk/directory
 | In their local areas, Citizens Advice Bureaux use the opportunity to promote the value of advice and the many ways to access it, as well as recruit volunteers and raise funds. In 2009 the national Advice Week partners also staged an event at theHouse of Commons to raise awareness of the free advice sector amongst MPs, who were inspired with ideas for supporting and working more closely withtheir local advice agencies. |
If you feel you would benefit from advice you can view our Adviceguide websitewww.adviceguide.org.uk
For the last 70 years Citizens Advice has been providing life changing advice. This couldn’t have been done without the support and generosity of the public.
Twenty one thousand of the 27,000 people who work for the Citizens Advice service are volunteers and without them the cost to the economy of unsolved problems would soar. Volunteers receive comprehensive training and support, which helps them develop skills for life beyond the bureau. There are many different roles available, from receptionists, to advisers, trustees, fundraisers and marketing coordinators.
If you can spare any time and are looking for a uniquely rewarding experience, find out about volunteering with us
All bureaux are independent charities and rely on public donations to keep their vital services going. If you’d like to support their work, and are able to, please donate to the national Citizens Advice or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
If you are able to support Advice Week in any way, perhaps raising awareness of advice services in your own workplace or community, or through an offer of corporate support, please email Citizens Advice
Details of Advice Week 2010 will be published here as soon as they have been confirmed.
