County Durham Volunteering

We are a volunteer led organisation – meaning that most of the people we have working for us are volunteers. Without them we would not be here!

We provide a service to the people of County Durham to provide free, impartial, independent and confidential advice to help them with their problems and to improve policies and practices that affect people’s lives. We help people overcome their problems and campaign on big issues when their voices need to be heard.

volunteer@citizensadvicecd.org.uk 0191 933 1661 https://www.citizensadvicecd.org.uk/

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Treasurer (Trustee Volunteer)

Ferryhill Weardale Bishop Auckland Shildon Easington Colliery Spennymoor Sedgefield Peterlee Lanchester Seaham Consett Langley Park Chilton Crook/Willington Chester le Street Meadowfield Teesdale Newton Aycliffe Stanley Volunteering from Home Durham City

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