What can you do to help?

Download a copy of our Impact Report 2022/23 here

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 Debt Advice Centre

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.

Train to become a debt adviser 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 including information about both our Debt Advice Centre and Connect Centre models, please contact CMA at [email protected] with your postal address and contact telephone number.

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 including information about both our Debt Advice Centre and Connect Centre models, please contact CMA at [email protected] with your postal address and contact telephone number.

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.

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:

Support CMA