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Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau 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
Whether you are an individual, company or charitable trust,
if you would like to support us then please contact us
If you prefer to send a donation by cheque, please make this
out to Barnet CAB and send it to the Chief Executive 1st floor St George’s
Lodge, 79, The Burroughs, Hendon, London NW4 4AX.
Other ways of donating
There are two other ways to donate money to Barnet CAB:
setting up a regular donation, or leaving a legacy in your will.
- To set up a regular donation please contact us for a standing order
form.
- Everyone should make a Will and you can include within your Will, a
legacy to help support the work of Barnet CAB. Because we are a charity,
a gift will not be subject to inheritance tax. Legacies can provide a
vital source of income to many charities, and Barnet CAB is no exception.
Where does the
money go?
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, stationery, phones, furniture, IT support, hardware and
software.
Most people who come to us are seen by one of our team of over 50 trained
volunteer advice workers. These wonderful people give us over 300 hours
of their time a week - the equivalent in time of 8 full time paid staff
per week, saving us around £350,000 a year in salary costs. But the
volunteers need to be trained to a very high standard and supported in
the work they do by paid advice session supervisors, admin staff and
other specialist workers. All this costs money too.
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. Last year we Increased the income of our clients by over two
million pounds 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!
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