The Coal Mining Charity
Categories of Work: Advice, support & information services, Advocacy
Who do you work with?: Long-term/chronic illness (people with), Older people
Organisation description: CISWO Personal Welfare Service continues during COVID 19 outbreak
During this difficult period, CISWO is continuing to provide our personal welfare service and are accepting referrals from individuals themselves, family members and other agencies. The majority of our services can be delivered remotely and we are working hard to provide support by telephone, email, and post. Our free and confidential service includes;
• Assistance with welfare benefit applications and industry related compensation schemes.
• Advice on mining related issues including illness and disability.
• Help to access mobility equipment including walking aids and wheelchairs.
• Support to reduce loneliness and social isolation.
• Advocacy to enable you to express your views and concerns, and defend and promote your rights, including access to information and services.
• Emotional support including loss and bereavement, illness and caring responsibilities.
• Financial assistance at times of exceptional hardship through CISWO grants or assistance through other agencies and charities.
• Access to holidays and convalescence.
• Access to CISWO educational grants for former mineworkers and their dependents.
Our support is available to former mineworkers, partners, widows and any dependent children or adult dependents with a disability.
We have also extended our services to those in our client group most in need, particularly those who are self-isolating and have limited local support and can provide access to essential shopping and prescription collection in some areas.
During this difficult period, CISWO is continuing to provide our personal welfare service and are accepting referrals from individuals themselves, family members and other agencies. The majority of our services can be delivered remotely and we are working hard to provide support by telephone, email, and post. Our free and confidential service includes;
• Assistance with welfare benefit applications and industry related compensation schemes.
• Advice on mining related issues including illness and disability.
• Help to access mobility equipment including walking aids and wheelchairs.
• Support to reduce loneliness and social isolation.
• Advocacy to enable you to express your views and concerns, and defend and promote your rights, including access to information and services.
• Emotional support including loss and bereavement, illness and caring responsibilities.
• Financial assistance at times of exceptional hardship through CISWO grants or assistance through other agencies and charities.
• Access to holidays and convalescence.
• Access to CISWO educational grants for former mineworkers and their dependents.
Our support is available to former mineworkers, partners, widows and any dependent children or adult dependents with a disability.
We have also extended our services to those in our client group most in need, particularly those who are self-isolating and have limited local support and can provide access to essential shopping and prescription collection in some areas.
Contact details
welfare offices, Notts, NG184JR