What can you do to help?
There are a number of different ways you can get involved in making a real difference to the lives of those struggling with personal debt. Here are a few of the options you may wish to consider:
Setup a face-to-face Connect Centre
A CMA Connect Centre provides the following services to clients in financial difficulty: Face to face support; teaching how to manage a household budget; collecting and collating the client's financial information; referring the regulated debt advice to CMA's team of Hub Debt Advisers.
CMA is able to advise, support, train and guide you through the whole setup process and beyond.
Train to become a Money Mentor at your local advice centre; take on the role of Centre Manager; or volunteer to help out in whatever capacity you feel comfortable with.
To request a CMA enquirer's pack that includes information about our Connect Centre model, please complete our Enquirer's Pack form:
Setup a face-to-face Debt Advice Centre - if your organisation has FCA authorisation already in place
A CMA Debt Advice Centre provides the following services to clients in financial difficulty: Face to face support; teaching how to manage a household budget; authorised and regulated debt advice.
CMA is able to advise, support, train and guide you through the whole setup process and beyond.
To enquire about opening a Debt Advice Centre if your organisation has FCA authorisation in place, please contact CMA at [email protected]
Become a ‘budget coach’ and run local 'learn to budget' sessions
CMA has bespoke budget coach training available to anyone, even those with little or previous experience of budgeting or budget coaching. Click the Budget Coaching and Volunteering tab on this page for further details.
CMA's Impact Report
Download a copy of our Impact Report 2023 here
Volunteering
If you aren't part of a church or community group looking to set-up a Debt Advice or Connect centre service, you could still volunteer at an existing centre in your area. Click the Budget Coaching and Volunteering tab on this page for further details.
Join the CMA Prayer Team
CMA has a prayer team with people from all over the UK who receive regular updates from the CMA Prayer Team Coordinator with requests for prayer. These may be from our CMA Centres and the CMA Staff Team. If you're interested in joining there Prayer Team, please email [email protected]
Give to or raise funds for Community Money Advice
CMA is able to use every penny it receives to help set up face to face debt advice centres across the UK. We are very grateful for the generous donations CMA has received over the years as they have enabled thousands of families to find freedom from debt and given them real hope for the future. If you would like to know more about how you can support the work of CMA and its centres please click on the link below:
