FIND A CAUSE // INDUSTRY AND WORKPLACE

Citizens Advice Epsom & Ewell is an independent charity giving free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to around 3000 local residents every year on such matters such as debt, housing, family, welfare benefits and employment. We are a local charity and our core advice service is operated mainly by highly trained volunteers.

In addition to our core advice service we have specialist advice teams. Our mental health team provides advice services to clients suffering severe and enduring mental illness with issues such as benefits, homelessness and employment issues.

Our specialist debt advisers enable their clients to analyse their financial situation and address their problems in a meaningful way thereby allowing them to take control of their lives.

Our website provides information and links to online advice and gives details of our opening times. We can advise our clients online, by telephone or in person depending on their needs. We are here for everyone, no matter what the problem.

We are a small independent charity and such need to raise funds to continue our work in the community. Please support us through Unity Lottery or visit our website for more ways to support us.

Thank you

The Lockton Charitable Association raises funds through all types of events recommended and undertaken by Lockton employees throughout its offices in the UK. Every year Lockton employees nominate a registered charity to support in addition to more specific causes close to their hearts.

Funds raised are donated to various charitable projects and causes as agreed upon collectively by Lockton employees and governed by the Lockton Charity Trustees.

Our vision is to continue to provide support for the fundraising activities of Lockton employees and so far we have raised in excess of £1m.

Growing from its foundations as the ironmongery and hardware trades benevolent society in 1843, Rainy Day Trust now provides support to a modern workforce.

Beneficiaries may work in DIY retail, manufacture, distribution or as tradespeople within the home improvement and enchancement industries. Rainy Day Trust awards grants, financial, legal, and other flexible support to individuals (and families) working in these jobs, when needed.

In these days of austerity and high living costs, Rainy Day Trust makes a very practical difference to working people struggling to make ends meet for whatever reason. Recent outcomes of our support have included preventing a family eviction and giving grants to apprentices struggling to complete their studies.

Through our advice and counselling services we are also able to help with mental health problems and worklessness.

We've been supporting people in Reading for over 70 years - helping them to help themselves. We give advice face-to-face, by the telephone and online to people struggling with debt, benefits, employment, housing and discrimination. Anyone in Reading can use our service. People come from all walks of life, since a life crisis can happen to anyone, at any time.

We also work hard to prevent problems by:

• giving 'money awareness' training to young people.
• building links to vulnerable groups
• spotting emerging issues which we take to national level to influence Government policy.

The demand for our service is already greater than we can meet. Last year we had to turn away over 2,000 people because we just didn't have the resources to help them. Now the economic downturn and the Government's Welfare Reform Programme are increasing demand even further.

We stretch our income as far as it will go, but it costs £1,500 and takes a year to train a volunteer to be a high-quality advisor. Our existing sources of funding are becoming more uncertain and we are working constantly to try and find new funding. Your support is really important.

From 1832 onwards, the Retail Trust has been caring for and protecting the lives of people working in retail. The Trust believes the health of our colleagues is the foundation they need to flourish in both work and life, creating a more sustainable and successful future for retail.

For our support services visit our Wellness hub at www.retailtrust.org.uk or call our 24 hour telephone helpline on 0808 801 0808.