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Citizens Advice Oxford

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Benefits advice, Money management & Budgeting advice, Debt & Money Advice, Energy advice, Housing advice, Employment / Work Advice, Family Advice, Consumer Issues, Refugee Services, Homelessness, Food Bank, Immigration, Health, Legal advice

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We provide free, confidential and impartial advice and campaign on big issues affecting people's lives. Our goal is to help everyone find a way forward, whatever problem they face. We are an independent charity and part of the Citizens Advice network across England and Wales. We do NOT offer face to face appointments at our office at the Wesley Memorial Hall. We run drop-in face to face services at the: • Oxford County Library in the Westgate Centre (OX1 1DJ) from 10 am to 1 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays; • Bullingdon Community Centre (OX3 7HU) from 10 am to 12 pm on Thursdays only; • Cutteslowe Community Centre (OX2 7SX) from 1 pm to 3 pm on Wednesdays only; We also offer telephone and email advice from 9-5, Monday-Fridays. Our Adviceline telephone number is 0808 278 7909 or clients can contact us using the form available on our website at: https://www.citizensadviceoxford.org.uk/ Clients who are referred to us via Refernet will be contacted to offer an appointment with one of our trained advisers. Advice can be given by telephone, email or AV link.

08082 787 909

Support@citizensadviceoxford.org.uk

Citizens Advice Oxford, Wesley Memorial Hall, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2DH

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Advance Charity

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Housing advice, Family Advice, Homelessness, Immigration, Health, Legal advice, Community support, Domestic abuse services, Criminal justice services, Young Women & Girls Services

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Who we are We are a women’s organisation, delivering systems change and trauma and gender-informed community- based support for women and girls affected by domestic abuse, including those in contact with the criminal justice system. We work nationally through our innovative, best-practice approach and systems change initiatives. We deliver wraparound frontline services across the South and East of England, including Greater London.

020 3953 3111

admin@advancecharity.org.uk

Advance Charity, PO Box 74643, London, W6 6JU

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Connection Support Housing Support Service

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Benefits advice, Money management & Budgeting advice, Debt & Money Advice, Housing advice, Employment / Work Advice, Family Advice, Homelessness, Community support

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Clients must be aged over 16yrs, resident in Oxfordshire and have a housing-related support need. For clients who live in Oxfordshire and in danger of losing their home, please contact our Housing Support Team to gain control over finances and housing. The team will support and equip clients with the tools to manage their money, navigate benefits, be independent and avoid homelessness. Our aim is to keep a roof over their head. The service is flexible and tailored to client needs and situation. We support clients to manage difficulties they have that are affecting their home or their ability to live independently by listening to what they want and involving them in decisions. In the past 3 years, 99% of our clients were supported in avoiding eviction! Take a look at our review for more information. Clients will be able to talk to their worker about the kind of support they need and work out a plan which will be reviewed regularly. The kind of support we offer includes: Budgeting and debt Accessing benefits/grants Accessing education/training/ Employment Making your tenancy work Settling into a new home Living independently Accessing community facilities Accessing health care Crisis Support Increasing motivation Linking you into specialist services How Do We Work With Clients? Our workers will support the client to work out what help they need and enable them to achieve independence and a better quality of life. Fast Track approach for urgent referrals and those at risk of homelessness, immediate same day response with early intervention work Support offered for up to 6 months through limited home visits and access points Support tailored to individual need Telephone service for people up to 12 weeks if low support needs Post closure contact with check-in at either 4, 6 or 8 weeks 3-month post-closure check Duty service available after closure for one-off pieces of work or advice

07584644223

RichardDavies@connectionsupport.org.uk

213 Barns Road, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 3UT

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CLOCK

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Family Advice, Legal advice

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Assistance to clients through the court process. At the moment this is being done online. Service users who want to make use of CLOCK submit an online inquiry or call the helpline directly. Volunteers can then have a video-call with the service user, assisting them with matters such as completing court forms, or signposting them to other services (e.g. law firms or CAB). If they are contacted by a service user who requires assistance at an upcoming court hearing, the service user provides the volunteer with the link to access the online hearing platform. The volunteer’s attendance is of course subject to the consent of the judge, as normal. It would also be possible for the judge to contact the CLOCK volunteers on duty if s/he has an unrepresented party in a hearing who may benefit from assistance, such as note-taking.

gmckemey@brookes.ac.uk

Oxford Brookes University, Headington Hill Hall, Headington Campus, Oxford, OX3 0BP

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Barton Advice Service

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Benefits advice, Money management & Budgeting advice, Debt & Money Advice, Energy advice, Housing advice, Employment / Work Advice, Family Advice

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Barton Advice Centre In 1987 The Barton Advice Centre (BAC) was set up after it became clear that an advice centre was needed to serve the community. The advice centre drop in service is open to all residents living in the OX3 area of Oxford City. We can advise on debt, benefits, housing, family matters and community care. We may refer you to more appropriate services if needed. As well as our benefits specialists we also have a specialist debt worker who is able to assist with Debt Relief Orders. Advice can be given on our telephone advice line to all Oxford City residents.

01865 744165

training@oxfordshirewelfarerights.org.uk

Barton Neighbourhood Centre, Underhill Circus, Barton, OX3 9LS

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Asylum Welcome

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Benefits advice, Money management & Budgeting advice, Debt & Money Advice, Housing advice, Employment / Work Advice, Family Advice, Refugee Services, Homelessness, Food Bank, Immigration, Health

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Asylum Welcome offers information, advice and practical support to asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants living in Oxfordshire. We help adults, young people and families to feel safe, respected and understood as members of our diverse community.

01865722082

advice@asylum-welcome.org

Unit 7, Newtec Place, Magdalen Road, Oxford, OX4 1RE

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