A church-based charity is celebrating three years of helping people from personal debt.
In May 2013, members of seven Hastings and St Leonards churches decided they wanted to do more to help the community and partnered with UK debt counselling charity, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) to open a local branch.
The team has helped more than 200 families and individuals by offering a free, face-to-face service.
Centre manager, Nick Warren said: We have been in a lot of homes during these three years and learned about some very sad situations. Debt can be so destructive, making people feel so desperate, scared to go out or even open the curtains.
Relationships come under a lot of stress an…
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