Wantage Independent Advice Centre

Wantage Independent Advice Centre

At a glance

Causes

  • Children / families
  • Community safety / victim support / domestic violence
  • Counselling / advice
  • Financial inclusion
  • Health and well being / research and care
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Learning disabilities / difficulties
  • Local / community
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Older people / later life
  • Physical disabilities
  • Poverty relief
  • Social care
  • Voluntary sector support
  • Women
  • Young people

Other details

Geographical remit: 
Local

Objectives

We run 3 services, for all residents in the Vale of White Horse.

Advice: Free independent advice covering various subjects including debt, benefits, employment problems, consumer rights and many more.

Transport: Volunteer drivers transport elderly and infirm clients to destinations such as hospital, doctors, podiatry, daycentre and shopping.

Good Neighbour: Volunteers supporting and befriending people in their own homes.

The object of WIAC is to provide the relief of those in need, for any reason including but not limited to ill health, disability, financial hardship & social inclusion.

Activities

The part time office staff manages over 130 volunteers in providing the three services to our local community.

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