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Bournemouth Christians Against Poverty


Contact	Name: Samantha Oak Work Telephone: 01202 582440
Address	Samantha Oak , 25a Elliot Road , West Howe , Bournemouth
Postcode	BH11 8LQ View Map (opens a new window)
Telephone Number	01202 582440
Website	www.capuk.org (opens a new window)
Partner Type	Voluntary & Community •
Life Events	Young Adults 16-25 • Education • Relationships • Caring • Older People 65+ • Finance
What we do	The Bournemouth Christians Against Poverty centre provides specialist debt counselling to all members of the local communities, regardless of religious belief. The centre manager (Samantha Oak) visits clients in their homes ensuring that vulnerable, elderly and disabled clients can all access CAP’s face to face service. CAP draws up a sustainable budget for clients, negotiates with creditors to arrange realistic repayments and manages the financial burden. The centre also has a team of voluntary support workers whose role is to provide clients with personal support and encouragement. Ongoing support is provided until clients become debt free. The cycle of debt is broken with financial education, which can then be passed on to future generations ensuring a better future for them.
Contribution to Partnership	Christians Against Poverty’s (CAP) Bournemouth centre, which opened last October, provides debt counselling and advice for some of the poorest and most disadvantaged people in the community, in partnership with the House of Destiny Church. The centre is situated in the Kinson South Ward, which is in the top 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK. Its other main area of outreach is the nearby Wallisdown ward, which is also amongst the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK. The centre manager (Samantha Oak) visits clients in their homes, ensuring that vulnerable, elderly and disabled clients can all access CAP’s face to face service. CAP draws up a sustainable budget for clients, negotiates with creditors to arrange realistic repayments and manages the financial burden. The centre also has a team of voluntary support workers whose role is to provide clients with personal support and encouragement. Ongoing support is provided until clients become debt free. The cycle of debt is broken with financial education, which can then be passed on to future generations ensuring a better future for them.