Access 2 Advocacy

Access 2 Advocacy is an independent advocacy service based in Rhyl, Denbighshire in North Wales. They work with people living in the county over the age of 50, but will soon be assisting those aged 11-25 too. The service aims to ensure that people have the opportunity to make their voice heard, empowering them to make independent decisions and gain confidence to deal with similar issues, in the future.
They work in partnership with the people they support and take their side. The types of issues the advocacy deal with include: 
They have locally based surgeries throughout Denbighshire, staffed by trained volunteers, in Rhyl, Denbigh and Corwen. Aside from their information surgeries they have members of staff and volunteers who act as outreach workers, visiting clients at their homes, who require more assistance and a lengthier period of help. Their services are reliant on external funding which is currently provided by a |Big Lottery People and Places grant until 2014.
The client.
There are a different groups of people who use this service, which include: older people, younger people, people with physical and/or sensory impairment, mental health service users, refugee and asylum seekers and people who lack the capacity to make decisions. Other groups include: people with learning disabilities and people with carers responsibility.