WOW, 28 years have flown by, over that time we have tried very hard to make people’s lives somewhat better than they used to be. We have a great team of workers and Trustees who really care about helping and supporting people. Shropshire PCAS was set up in 1995 for disabled people, by disabled people, […]
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Delving into our latest annual report shows some quite interesting and indeed shocking statistics, during this period (up to March 2022) which still included some restrictions relating to Coronavirus. The year showed a big increase in referrals to help people going through child protection, domestic violence and mental health issues, another circumstance of Covid. Our
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As we are busy preparing our annual report for the year 2021/2022 we are reflecting on many achievements and challenges Back in 2021 we had a new website designed by our Trustee Simon Harris of The Ideas Cupboard and we also set up social media profiles to complement the new website but there was no
A charity that helps the most vulnerable and disabled people in society has been awarded a £50,000 grant to continue its work preventing people losing their homes and supporting people to thrive within a home environment. Shropshire Peer Counselling & Advocacy Service (PCAS) has been awarded the Nationwide Building Society Community Grant to use over
On #TimeToTalk Day, we want to talk about mental health and how it affects all aspects of managing personal finance. One of the many areas in which we provide support and advocacy is around money. The clients we deal with are often vulnerable, have lost confidence or have some form of physical or mental disability.
At PCAS, we are fortunate in being able to meet our clients in their homes and we know from experience that there is no substitute for face to face contact particularly when a client is anxious or has mobility issues. During the pandemic we had to resort to phone calls, even meetings through windows as
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We are delighted that Richard Burbidge and their sister company Atkinson & Kirby have selected PCAS as their nominated community and charity partner for 2020.
Ffion Hughes from their Marketing team explains:
We are delighted that Richard Burbidge and their sister company Atkinson & Kirby have selected PCAS as their nominated community and charity partner for 2020.
Ffion Hughes from their Marketing team explains:
We are delighted that Richard Burbidge and their sister company Atkinson & Kirby have selected PCAS as their nominated community and charity partner for 2020.
Ffion Hughes from their Marketing team explains:
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We are delighted that Richard Burbidge and their sister company Atkinson & Kirby have selected PCAS as their nominated community and charity partner for 2020.
Ffion Hughes from their Marketing team explains:
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