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Paperweight seeks community support to help those in crisis

The charity is aiming to raise £450,000

January 21, 2025 12:42
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Paperweight founders Bayla Perrin (third from right) and Benjamin Conway (right) with members of the Paperweight team (Photo: Paperweight)
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A charity which supports people dealing with debt has said it is struggling to attract ambassadors as the topic of money is considered too taboo.

Paperweight, the Jewish equivalent of the Citizens Advice Bureau – and affectionately known as the “community advice bureau” – receives 10 to 15 new clients a day, many of whom are overwhelmed by financial worries and the mass of paperwork and bureaucracy these often entail.

Aside from helping clients deal with the practicalities of falling into debt, Paperweight can also give administrative support with welfare benefits, housing, elder care, family law and post-death paperwork.

On January 26 and 27, the charity, whose headquarters are in Hendon, will hold its annual match-funding campaign to raise £450,000, but its success was reliant on another 50 people signing up as fundraisers, the charity’s CEO told the JC.