News from Citizens Advice Swale May 2024

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to have a positive impact on people in your community? Join our Trustee board!

What difference will you make?

• You’ll have a positive impact on people in your local area by ensuring the local Citizens Advice is sustainable and meeting the needs of the community.
• You’ll meet people and build relationships with trustees, staff and other volunteers.
• You’ll deploy and build on your governance, leadership and strategy skills.
• You may increase your employability.

Ethan Dighton, former Citizens Advice Swale trustee, said:

“I joined Citizens Advice Swale as a Trustee whilst I was an undergraduate law student. At the time, I was looking for extracurricular experiences and opportunities that were less common so as to help me to stand out during applications for paid positions.

I was a Trustee from January 2021-November 2023 during which time I held many roles: Chair of the Research & Campaigns Team; interim Chair of the Strategy & Performance sub-committee; and, finally, Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees.

My time at Citizens Advice Swale gave me a wealth of experience dealing with a variety of issues, from strategy, to campaigning, to finance.”

Find out more and apply at www.citizensadviceswale.uk/volunteer/

For general advice,please email us at www.citizensadviceswale.uk/email-general-advice (Monday-Wednesday) or call Adviceline on freephone 0808 278 7979. To request a call back from our specialist debt team please visit www.citizensadviceswale.uk/debt/

We run drop-in sessions which you can attend without an appointment:

• Monday 10am-12pm, Swale House, Sittingbourne
• Tuesday 10am-12pm, Sheppey Gateway, Sheerness (except the second Tuesday of every month, which is held at Sheerness East Working Mens Club)
• Wednesday & Friday 10am-12pm, 43 Stone Street, Faversham