A sum of £209,601 is being given to the three Citizens Advice Bureaux (CABs) in West Dorset by West Dorset District Council.
The money will help with running costs until 2015.
This decision was made by the district council’s Executive Committee on 7 February.
The district council has supported the Citizens Advice Bureaux in Dorchester, Bridport and Sherborne for over 20 years.
During that time the CABs have provided a number of services such as:
- Expanding their outreach services to improve services to rural West Dorset
- Bridport CAB offers a wide ranging home service
- Dorchester CAB has developed drop-in sessions in five local GPs and an outreach service in Chickerell
- Sherborne and Dorchester bureaux have developed arrangements with Macmillian Cancer Care to give advice to cancer patients and their families
West Dorset District Council Leader Robert Gould said: ‘’The CAB does an excellent job of providing support to those in need.
“I am delighted the district council is able to give this money to continue to help and support the bureaux carry on their fantastic service especially in these difficult times.
‘’It is important the district council is able to help support these services without cutting frontline services and keeping council tax low.’’
The district council’s Executive Committee also agreed £17,576 be given to support the four Youth Information Centres in the district which will cover running costs until 2015.
The Youth Information Centres in West Dorset are Routes in Dorchester, The Mill in Bridport, INSPARATION in Lyme Regis and The Rendezvous in Sherborne.
The centres who work in partnership with services including the CABs, Connexions, contraceptive services, children’s out-of-school services and the district council’s housing advice to help provide support for young people aged 16 to 25.
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