Fundraising
CPCAB is an independent registered charity. We rely on grants, donations and ongoing funding to keep operating and developing.
How you can help us
We rely on grants and donations to maintain our core activity and implement new projects. We have many projects that we would be grateful for funding for.- To enable the bureau to deliver the kind of modern service needed today, we need help to purchase IT equipment and train bureau staff to use it
- We always need money for equipment for example, to improve access for people with disabilities
- If you are upgrading office equipment, we may be able to make use of your old equipment
- We are always interested in discussing new partnerships
- To help us promote our services in the local community, we need sponsors for leaflets, posters and our annual report.
- Donations from raffles, quizzes or sponsored events no matter how big or small, are always welcome
- If you are a company, do you have staff that you could second, encourage to volunteer or who could provide mentoring skills to the bureau?
Whether you are an individual, company or charitable trust, if you would like to support us then please do Contact us
Send donations by cheque payable to "Castle Point Citizens Advice Bureau" to Castle Point CAB, 168 Long Road, Canvey Island, Essex SS8 0JP.
Alternatively, you make a donation online.
How you can help us
We are lucky enough to get funding from several sources.
Those who fund specific projects set us targets to meet and this work is mostly carried out by paid caseworkers with paid admin support and some paid managerial time too. There is a need for our workers to keep abreast of current legislation too, which involves attending training courses and travel expenses. Those projects which involve home visiting have travel costs too. And there is the cost of running the premises, post, stationary, phones, furniture , IT support, hardware and software.
Most people who come to us are seen by one of our team of trained volunteer advice workers who in turn are assisted by our support staff. These wonderful people give us nearly 200 hours of their time a week - the equivalent in time of 5 full time paid staff per week, saving us around £115,000 a year in salary costs. However, there are other items we need such as office space, electricity, stationery, telephones all of whcih costs money.
But we also raise a lot of income for the local community by identifying benefits that are not claimed, helping people manage and reschedule their debts (including Council Tax arrears for the local authority), avoid homelessness by negotiating on rent and mortgage arrears and identifying and claiming grants from local and national charities. We increase the income of our clients by several million pounds each year in this way.
None of this would be possible without the funding we get. And the more we are given, the more people we can help in this way and the more money gets spent in the local economy - so every one benefits!
