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Christian Community Action Ministries

Community Development

Help us provide weekly debt advice clinics and purchase furniture (double beds with mattresses and bunk beds with mattresses).

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About this cause

CCAM provides practical assistance to anyone who is unable to afford basic items of furniture; beds, wardrobes, bunk beds, sofas, bedding packs, kitchen packs and new white goods such as ovens, fridges, washing machines and carpet tiles. We have 5 community shops selling good quality donated items. Our shop in Whitley RG2 8NY, is one of the most deprived areas of Reading for adults and children. A new project for this shop is to provide debt and benefit advice clinics though the services of local debt specialists. Communicare Plus expand our furniture support. We trialled this service at our site in RG30 1HA and it has been very successful. We aim to narrow the poverty gap and increase life chances and well-being. In 2016 practical assistance was given to 1600 families and individuals.

How this cause brings people in the community together

We will roll out the weekly 2 hour debt/benefit advice clinics, produce flyers to advertise the drop-in sessions. Purchase the beds/bunk beds, provide tea and coffee to assist the lonely/isolated/marginalised to help them feel included with and of value to society.