Every week, our Community Advocacy service runs regular Community Advocacy Hubs for one-to-one appointments. They take place in venues across Leeds in-person, with one session every Wednesday for remote appointments by phone or video call.
We have seen more people attend the Hubs recently, but what can we support you with there? In this blog post, we talk about what we can and cannot do.
What we can do
We can support you to overcome barriers to accessing public services. In particular, we can help with accessing:
- Healthcare
- Social care
- Council
- Police
In addition to that, we have a range of free self-advocacy resources that you can fill in yourself. They can help with:
- Planning meetings with services
- Making phone calls
- Putting in complaints
There are versions of our self-advocacy pack that are translated into Arabic, Polish, Tigrinya and Urdu.
What we cannot do
Please note that as our focus is advocacy, there are things that we cannot help you with. They include:
- Forms of support work i.e. attending meetings, sending or filling forms, helping you understand information you have been given etc.
- Giving advice. We can give information and signpost you to a service if needed but are unable to advise. If you need advice on an issue, Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau and Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau may be able to support you.
- Support with legal or consumer rights.
- Support with services outside of public or third sector bodies.
- We can make exceptional circumstances for some issues. However, these will be on a case-by-case basis.
If you have any questions about the Hubs, please email us at [email protected] or call us on 0113 244 0606 and ask for Kerry.
