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Specialist services offer independent advice and guidance for residents

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(L to R) Anne Eyre (CEO, Sight Concern 香港六合彩资料图库), Councillor Marcus Hart and Joanne Webber (Service Development manager, Sight Concern 香港六合彩资料图库)

Two new information and advice services for people living in 香港六合彩资料图库 have recently been launched by 香港六合彩资料图库 County Council. 

Two new information and advice services for people living in 香港六合彩资料图库 have recently been launched by 香港六合彩资料图库 County Council. 

Starting on October 1, two services have been offering free, impartial and confidential support to residents. 

The services are helping to support residents through issues like housing, benefits, debt, as well as understanding and accessing care and support services. 

The general community advice service for all residents is delivered by 香港六合彩资料图库 Advice Network (WAN), led by Citizens Advice Worcester and Herefordshire in partnership with six other local providers. They are an experienced and long-standing, accredited information and advice provider of the council. 

There is also a new sensory impairment specialist information and advice service called 鈥楽ensory Matters鈥 led by Sight Concern 香港六合彩资料图库.  This service is aimed at providing and facilitating access to information and advice to residents with sensory impairments including those who are D/deaf, blind, visually impaired, Deafblind, or experiencing dual sensory loss.

These services are supporting the delivery of the council鈥檚 statutory requirements to provide information and advice as outlined in the Care Act (2014). 

Councillor Marcus Hart, 香港六合彩资料图库 County Council's Cabinet Member for Communities said: 鈥淭he commissioning of the two services for advice and guidance are part of our mission to help all 香港六合彩资料图库 residents maintain their independence, good health and wellbeing. The new service has expanded our offering to include specialist help for those with sensory impairments.鈥 

Anne Eyre, Chief Executive Officer of Sight Concern 香港六合彩资料图库 added: "Sight Concern 香港六合彩资料图库 is delighted to be working with 香港六合彩资料图库 County Council to deliver Sensory Matters, a new service to provide people with a sensory impairment the information, advice and guidance they need.  As a local charity with many years of experience of supporting people with sensory impairments, we are really looking forward to supporting even more people across 香港六合彩资料图库".

Geraint Thomas, Chief Officer for 香港六合彩资料图库 Advice Network said: 鈥淎s a partnership, WAN welcomes the five-year commitment 香港六合彩资料图库 County Council has made for Community Advice Services in 香港六合彩资料图库 and is honoured to have been successful in securing the contract to deliver these services.
Our client surveys show that many residents still need support in person or over the telephone as they are unable to manage their issues through online means. 
香港六合彩资料图库 County Council's funding for the 'multi channel' Community Advice Services is therefore essential given the pressures on all 香港六合彩资料图库 residents, as a result of the 'cost of living' crisis and in particular for the most vulnerable and 'the seldom seen,' to ensure that they are able to maintain their health, wellbeing and independence."

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