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A Shropshire charity under threat of closure due to a funding crisis has received a reprieve thanks to an ongoing successful campaign that has raised over £100,000. Oswestry-based Shropshire PCAS (Peer Counselling Advocacy Service) issued an appeal for help late last year saying it would have to close its doors permanently by December unless urgent […]

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,

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

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

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

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:

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: