The National Coalition of Citizen Advocacy Schemes
Promoting Advocacy Plus
An inclusive community-based approach to defending human rights and promoting equal citizenship.

The Coalition is the national voice for groups that match and support informal volunteer citizen advocacy partnerships Why Coalition?
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Regional and National Assemblies
12th August 2008

Regional Assemblies have just been held round the country. This years National Assembly will be on Tuesday the 14th October. For further details of regional assemblies, please go to our regional meetings page

Latest from the Coalition

David Crook joined the communications project on the 1st March and will job share the Communications Officer Post with Anne Lynch. David has a long history of involvement both as an advocate and as a facilitator of self-advocacy in Liverpool. He will be concentrating on consolidating links between the Coalition and Black and other racial minority groups. David will be the main contact with the Coalition being based at the Liverpool Office.

Joe Monaghan continues in his part-time role as elected Chief Officer of the Coalition. He is also currently undertaking consultancy work with bothe the Advocacy Resource Exchange (ARX) and Liverpool Citizen Advocacy. As you will be aware, ARX is the Coalition's main partner organisation. Joe is looking at future joint working and shared strategic objectives around 'Advocacy Plus.' The latter is about ensuring that advocacy is locally based and focused on the needs of the people who need and use it.

Online forum

Our online discussion forum, featuring regional and national sections, was launched in 2006. The forum is open to advocates, partners, staff and management committee members from groups that match and support informal volunteer citizen advocacy partnerships. If you would like to join the forum, please email us at forum@cacoalition.org.uk with your name, the name of your group, the region in which it is based and your contact details including an email address.


Advocacy Helpline

Looking for the advocacy group nearest to you?

Ring the Advocacy Helpline on

08451 228633

The line operates from 2p.m. to 5p.m.
Mondays to Fridays

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