Press releases
You will find the most recent information about Cambridge CAB
here and the occasional other item.
All press releases are listed in the Press Release Archive (see
right-hand column below), in date order.
8 July 2008
Hi-Tech tactics pay off at Citizens Advice
A hi-tech approach at Cambridge and District Citizens Advice
Bureau is paying dividends. Not only is the charity’s website
seeing a huge rise in the number of clients logging on for
advice but supporters can now also make donations by text and
join in with its campaigns on line.
In May, hits to
www.cambridgecab.org.uk peaked at over 17,000, up 4,000 on
April, as Cambridgeshire citizens opted for an electronic
shortcut to advice.
Cambridge CAB hopes to attract yet more online activity with a redesign of the campaigning pages of its website. These give people the option of not only getting help with their problems but also contributing their stories and views on issues that Citizens Advice is campaigning for locally and nationally. Never mind waiting to be invited to a focus group or citizens jury, Cambridge residents now have a neat on-line route to influence policy.
But it is not only the internet which is being brought into play, you can now donate to your local CAB by text. The credit crunch means more work for Cambridge Citizens Advice so the bureau needs extra cash to continue its vital work. Contrary to popular belief, the bureau is not a government agency but a charity which relies heavily on donations to answer the 42,000 questions it is asked annually.
Text CAB3 to 82540 to donate £3 or CAB5 to 82540 to
donate £5
(permission from the bill payer must be sought).