Coventry Citizens Advice

Overview

We provide free, confidential and impartial advice. Our goal is to help everyone find a way forward, whatever problem they face. People come to us with all sorts of issues. You may have money, benefit, housing or employment problems. You may be facing a crisis, or just considering your options.
Coventry Citizens Advice Research and Campaigns Team are passionate about improving the lives of clients and making society fairer for all. We support national campaigns delivered by Citizens Advice and plan, organise and deliver local campaigns on issues we believe have a particular importance for Coventry citizens.

What we do

We can offer, free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination.

Where we do it

Coventry Citizens Advice 

Kirby House

Little Park Street

Coventry

CV1 2JZ

How to access

Call Adviceline on 03444 111 444

Need help fast?
Advicebuddy answers our most frequently asked questions and if you need more help, simply complete the online form and our advisers will be in touch. www.advicebuddy.org 

Visit Us In Person
We are open Monday to Friday from 9.30. We will assess your issue to establish the next best step. Please Note: You will only be offered face to face advice if your enquiry cannot be dealt with by telephone or email.

Reception Service
Our Reception Service is available from 9.30am until 4.00pm.

Overview

What we do

Building Better Opportunities Progress Project which we are delivering in partnership with Groundworks UK. Progress aims to help young people across Coventry who are not in employment, education or training navigate a path towards a successful future. Our Progress Coach will support young people so that they can develop the individual living skills needed to improve their chances of work and successfully maintain a tenancy. The programme will be delivered through hands on training and one to one support around a range of subjects including:

• Budgeting and banking
• Benefits advice
• Practical home skills
• Knowing your rights and responsibilities
• Healthy lifestyles and cooking
• Improving your chances of finding work

Progress is open to any young person with the right to live and work in the UK who meets the following criteria:

• Aged 15 to 19, and up to 24 for care leavers or those with disabilities
• Lives in Coventry
• Unemployed or economically inactive
• Not in education, employment or training (NEET) or at risk of becoming a NEET

Where we do it

Coventry

How to access

Call: 02476 252056 or 07949263284

Email: kgalsinh@coventrycab.org.uk