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Christians Against Poverty

Local Authority Area Search: Fife Council
Provider/Agency: Christians Against Poverty
Name of service/project: Christians Against Poverty

Address: Liberty Centre, Pitreavie Way, Dunfermline
Postcode: KY11 8QS
Telephone: 0800 3280008
Website: http://www.capuk.org
Service Opening Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9am - 5pm

Services Provided
Services provided: Budgeting/financial management, CAP money management course that really works, helping you get in control of your finances, so you can budget, save and spend.
Accommodation provider: No
Information advice & advocacy: Information and Advice
Care & Support: Refer to other providers
Education, training & employment: Refer to other providers
Health & wellbeing: Refer to other providers
Practical assistance:We offer free debt counselling. Fife services currently available in Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy/Burntisland via home visits

Other Information
Gender: All genders
Age Group: All Age Groups
Other Information: We are a national charity, working across the UK to lift people out of debt and poverty.

Citizens Advice and Rights Fife

Local Authority Area Search: Fife Council
Provider/Agency: Citizens Advice and Rights Fife
Name of service/project: Citizens Advice and Rights Fife

Address: Various office locations - St Andrews, Cupar, Leven, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline
Telephone: 03451400095 (General Advice) / 03451400094 (Debt Advice Line) / 03451400092 (Welfare Reform Advice Line)
Website: https://www.cabfife.org.uk/
Service Opening Hours: Online self-help advice service via website 24/7. Office hours differ by location

Services Provided
Services provided: Free confidential, independent and impartial advice; pre-arranged and drop-in appointments.
Accommodation provider: No
Information advice & advocacy: Information, Advice and Advocacy
Care & Support: Refer to other providers
Education, training & employment: Refer to other providers
Health & wellbeing: Refer to other providers
Practical assistance:Information & advice, Legal advice / advocacy services, Budgeting/financial management, assisting in appeals, form completion.

Other Information
Gender: All genders
Age Group: All Age Groups
Other Information: All CARF offices in Fife are for use by Fife residents only. Any resident of Fife is entitled to use any CARF office. MacMillan Service available for those affected by cancer: 03451400091. Text service for deaf community: 07872677904. British Sign Language interpretation available via online service

Cosy Kingdom

Local Authority Area Search: Fife
Provider/Agency: Cosy Kingdom
Name of service/project: Cosy Kingdom

Address: Greener Kirkcaldy, 8 East Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy
Postcode: KY1 1XT
Telephone: 01592 807930, or, text COSY and your name to 88440
Website: https://www.cosykingdom.org.uk/
Email Address: info@cosykingdom.org.uk
Service Opening Hours: Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: 9:30am – 4:30pm. Wed 12:30pm – 4:30pm

Services Provided
Services provided: Cosy Kingdom is a free and impartial energy and debt advice service available to all tenants and homeowners across Fife. Our energy advisors can help you find practical and affordable ways to save energy, understand your gas and electricity bills and tariffs, switch supplier, advise on gas and electricity utility debt and help with Warm Home Discount. We can also provide free benefit checks and offer a free handy service for those eligible for free energy saving measures.
Accommodation provider: No
Information advice & advocacy: Yes
Practical assistance:Yes

Other Information
Gender: All
Age Group: 16+
Other Information: We’re a partnership between Greener Kirkcaldy, St Andrews Environmental Network and Citizens Advice & Rights Fife which has already helped over 5,000 householders reduce their energy use and stay cosy.

Dunfermline Advice Hub

Local Authority Area Search: Fife
Provider/Agency: Dunfermline Advice Hub
Name of service/project: Dunfermline Advice Hub

Address: 31 Chapel Street, Dunfermline, Fife
Postcode: KY12 7AW
Telephone: Call 01383 432483 or text 07496 283666
Website: https://dunfermlineadvicehub.org.uk/
Service Opening Hours: Mon, Tues & Thur 10am – 4pm, Wed 9:30am – 4pm, Fri 10am 5pm

Services Provided
Services provided: We work in partnership with different organisations, to deliver services for the Dunfermline Community. We can help you to access support for a variety of issues, such as food, benefits, savings, loans, legal, clothing, furniture, housing, debt, volunteering, heating, finding a job, substance misuse and recovery, and much more. Partners deliver drop-in advice sessions on specific subjects, giving you instant access to specialist help. We also provide public access to computers and phones.
Accommodation provider: No
Information advice & advocacy: Yes
Care & Support: Yes
Education, training & employment: Yes
Health & wellbeing: Yes
Practical assistance:Yes

Other Information
Gender: All
Age Group: 16+
Other Information: A calendar is available on our website that shows who’s delivering what services and when. The services we work with include, but aren’t limited to, The Well, Fife Migrants Forum, Fife Law Centre, ADAPT, Fife Gingerbread and Fife ETC. We also host a Community Job Club, and Digital Skills classes are available.

Fife Migrants Forum

Local Authority Area Search: Fife
Provider/Agency: Fife Migrants Forum
Name of service/project: Fife Migrants Forum

Address: The Postings Shopping Centre, Unit 4, Hunter Street, Kirkcaldy
Postcode: KY1 1HN
Telephone: 01592 642927
Email Address: https://fmfwebsite.azurewebsites.net/
Service Opening Hours: Mon —Fri: 9:00am – 4:30pm

Services Provided
Services provided: Daily Advice Clinics provides advice, information, help and support with issues on employment, housing, welfare rights, debts, etc. Monthly Citizens Advice and Rights Fife Clinics help those with complex issues, providing language support if needed. A Job Club is run to help gain employment providing practical and emotional support, assisting with CV’s and application, and language and cultural understanding. An Immigration Clinic and Fife Law Centre Clinic is also run.
Accommodation provider: No
Information advice & advocacy: Yes
Education, training & employment: Yes
Practical assistance:Yes

Other Information
Gender: All
Age Group: 16+
Other Information: Fife Migrants Forum’s vision is to ensure Fife is a place where both migrants and local people can celebrate their diversity in a welcoming and safe environment, as well as alleviate the poverty that many migrants experience.

Gamblers Anonymous Scotland

Local Authority Area Search: Regional
Provider/Agency: Gamblers Anonymous Scotland
Name of service/project: Gamblers Anonymous Scotland

Address: Head Office - St Columbkilles Halls, 2 Kirkwood Street, Rutherglen, Glasgow
Postcode: G73 2SL
Telephone: 0370 050 8881
Website: https://gascotland.org/
Email Address: info@gascotland.org
Service Opening Hours: Helpline available 24/7

Services Provided
Services provided: Helpline, addictions, counselling, support, financial management, health & well-being support. Helpline available 24/7, local meetings are also arranged - see website for meeting locations & dates/times. Online virtual meetings also provided via website
Accommodation provider: No

Other Information
Gender: All
Age Group: All Age Groups
Other Information: Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop gambling. There are no dues or fees for Gamblers Anonymous membership. Our primary purpose is to stop gambling and to help other compulsive gamblers do the same.

National Debt Helpline

Local Authority Area Search: National
Provider/Agency: National Debt Helpline
Name of service/project: National Debt Helpline

Address: Telephone / online services
Telephone: 0808 8084000
Website: https://www.nationaldebtline.org/S/Pages/default.aspx
Service Opening Hours: Mon–Fri: 9am – 8pm, Sat: 9:30am - 1pm. Free online debt advice tool available 24/7

Services Provided
Services provided: Helpline, information & advice, budgeting/financial management
Accommodation provider: No

Other Information
Gender: All
Age Group: 16+
Other Information: We are an independent charity, dedicated to providing free debt advice by phone and online to people across the UK. We are an advice charity run by the Money Advice Trust. We are a free and confidential debt advice service.