Volunteers Staff and Trustees working for Test Valley Citizens Advice gathered together to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee and for Volunteers week in Early June.
Citizens Advice Test Valley, calls for donations to support training and recruitment of volunteer advisers during cost-of-living crisis.
As the cost-of-living crisis bites, the local charity, Citizens Advice Test Valley, has seen a huge number of inquiries from local people struggling to stay on top of household bills.
Thanks to the tireless dedication of its volunteers and staff, Citizens Advice Test Valley has continued to give essential advice and crisis support to help people find a way forward.
However, vital funds are needed to recruit and train more volunteers. On average, in Hampshire & IOW, it costs £970 a year to recruit and train a volunteer adviser. In contrast our financial modelling tool shows that in 2021/22 the total value of Citizens Advice volunteers to Hants & IOW was £4.8 million. Citizens Advice is calling for local businesses and individuals to sponsor a volunteer by donating as much as they can.
For more information and to make a donation please contact Citizens Advice Test Valley
40 volunteers at Citizens Advice Test Valley contribute over 240 hours each week.
In the last year, Citizens Advice Test Valley has helped 4,300 people with 11,502 issues, such as debt, housing, benefit and employment issues.
Ange Moon, Chief Officer at Citizens Advice Test Valley said:
“We have an incredible team of volunteers who freely give their time and skills to ensure people in Test Valley can get support in their time of need.
“I’m particularly proud of the immense dedication they’ve shown during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, when demand for our help is so high.
“As a charity, we desperately need donations to recruit and train more volunteer advisers to help us to help more people in our local community. Please consider donating what you can to sponsor a volunteer.’
If you’re interested in finding out more about volunteering with Citizens Advice Test Valley contact Tom James on tomj@testvalleycab.org.uk No experience is required, full training and support is provided for volunteer roles. For more information about the types of roles we offer visit the national Citizens Advice website.
