Bridgeton Citizens Advice Bureau SCIORegistered

The Bureau is established for charitable objects and purposes only and, in particular, the Bureau is established for the purpose of benefiting the community in the Operating Area and elsewhere by:- a. the advancement of education- by providing clients with information, clarification and understanding of legislation and their legal rights and responsibilities. b. the relief of poverty- by assessing clients' entitlement to welfare benefits and assisting clients in pursuing their proper entitlement and, by doing so, ensuring that they do not suffer unduly from poverty or lack of available financial support. c. the advancement of human rights- by ensuring that people do not suffer through ignorance of their human rights and through education attempting to obtain redress and ameliorate or eliminate injustice. d. the advancement of health- by providing a comprehensive advice service which deals with all aspects of clients' problems and alleviates the stress and anxiety caused by unsolved problems. and e. the advancement of community development- by recruiting, training and developing local citizens to be volunteer advisers in the Bureau who in turn assist members of the public in their community and in doing so contribute to the development of their community.