Family Information Directory

Life and Money Skills

Activities and workshops to increase personal and financial confidence among families and individuals. Emphasis on identifying and budgeting for future needs, wants and aspirations and tools to manage money while also providing fun and interesting activities. We work with partners to identify a suitable user group (parents of schoolchildren, holiday more...…

Name:

Various Venues

Telephone:

01202 487040

Mobile:

07550 080949

E-mail:

lifeandmoneyskills@gmail.com

Website:

Life and Money Skills Website

First Dorset Credit Union

We are the co-operative savings and loans organisation for Dorset. We are a community based organisation, staffed by local volunteers. We provide our members with a safe and ethical place to save and offer small affordable loans to our members, with low interest rates. We have 13 branches across Dorset, all staffed by volunteers. more...…

Name:

42 High East Street

Address:

Dorchester
Dorset

Postcode:

DT1 1HN

Telephone:

01305 268444

E-mail:

admin@fdcu.co.uk

Website:

FDCU Website

Money Advice Service

We are an independent service, set up by government to help people make the most of their money, we give free, unbiased money advice to everyone across the UK – online, over the phone and face to face. Free, unbiased and independent advice is on our website.

Family Fund

We are the UK’s largest provider of grants to low-income families raising disabled and seriously ill children and young people. We help ease the additional pressures families face. We can help with essential items such as washing machines, fridges and clothing but can also consider grants for sensory toys, computers more...…

Website:

Family Fund Website

Adult Social Services Help Desk - Borough Of Poole

We cover the full range of Adult Social Care services including mental health, older people, physical disability and learning disability. Information and advice is provided and where necessary, we visit to further assess needs and provide services. Our service is aimed at clients with special needs including learning disabilities, mental more...…

Name:

Adult Social Services Help Desk - Borough Of Poole

Address:

Adult Social Services Commissioning
Borough Of Poole
Civic Centre Annexe
Poole
Dorset

Postcode:

BH15 2RT

Telephone:

01202 633902

Mobile:

07779 880212 (texts only)

E-mail:

sshelpdesk@poole.gov.uk

Website:

www.boroughofpoole.com

Coastal Credit Union

Coastal Credit Union is a savings and loans service run for it's members, by it's members. Adults and children living or working anywhere in the BH postcode area can join. As a member you can save regularly and safely, and any profit is returned to you as a dividend. Borrowing more...…

Name:

Coastal Credit Union

Address:

C/o The Co-operative
346 Ashley Road
Poole
Dorset

Postcode:

BH14 9DF

Telephone:

01202 566878 / 394002

E-mail:

info@coastalcreditunion.co.uk

Website:

www.coastalcreditunion.co.uk

Dorset Reclaim Poole

Local charity which recycles good quality furniture, electrical goods and household items to individuals and families on low income. Three month guarantees on all electrical goods - fully checked by domestic appliance engineers before being offered for sale. Washing machine installation approximately £12. If you have good quality furniture, white more...…

Name:

Dorset Reclaim Poole

Address:

Dorset Reclaim
3 Didcot Road
Nuffield Industrial Estate
Poole
Dorset

Postcode:

BH17 0GD

Telephone:

01202 679080

E-mail:

john@dorsetreclaim.org.uk

Website:

www.dorsetreclaim.org.uk

Council Tax Support Scheme

Council Tax Benefit has changed The national Council Tax Benefit scheme ended on the 31 March 2013. Instead, all councils, including Poole, had to develop their own Council Tax Support schemes to replace it from 1 April 2013. The Government gave local councils less money to pay for their schemes. The funding reduction is more...…

Name:

Benefits Service

Address:

Financial Services
Civic Centre
Poole
Dorset

Postcode:

BH15 2YE

Telephone:

01202 633114

E-mail:

financialservices@poole.gov.uk

Website:

Council Tax Support Scheme - Borough of Poole

Your Money Team

The Your Money Team works with all residents of the Borough of Poole, either on a one to one basis or at social events, to provide information and advice about welfare benefit entitlement, offer advice on energy tariffs to help reduce fuel poverty and improve the financial capability of residents more...…

Name:

Poole Housing Partnership Ltd

Address:

Poole Housing Partnership
28-30 Wimborne Road
Poole Town
Poole
Dorset

Postcode:

BH15 2BU

Telephone:

01202 264444 or 0800 652 3900

E-mail:

yourmoney@poole.gov.uk

Website:

PHP website

The Leonardo Trust

Funding for full time carers to take a break of some kind. This may be a short holiday or weekend away (not usually foreign holidays) or it may be something to do which relaxes the carer, or even some equipment to enable them to follow a hobby at home. Any more...…

Name:

The Leonardo Trust

Address:

5 Dunyeats Road
Broadstone
Dorset

Postcode:

BH18 8AA

Telephone:

01202 698325

E-mail:

info@leonardotrust.org

Website:

www.leonardotrust.org