Citizens Advising Bureaus in England Offer Help
The article describes how England uses local Citizens' Advisory Bureaus to assist citizens with government programs for income housing pensions health and consumer protection. Mildred Zucker discusses the CAB model after a year of research at the James Weldon Johnson Community Center in New York.
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England
Citizens’ Advisory Bureaus
CAB
Mildred Zucker
James Weldon Johnson
New York
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CAB offices in Great Britain see over a million requests yearly
Frederick Maryland reports that 482 CAB offices across England Scotland and Wales handle more than a million inquiries annually. In 1958 Parliament enacted a new rent law and in the first six weeks 55000 people sought guidance on rent effects. Birmingham office alone logged 52000 requests in a year.
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Frederick
Maryland
England
Scotland
Wales
Birmingham
Citizens Advisory Bureaus Help Citizens Handle Disputes
Miss Zucker describes the British Citizens Advisory Bureaus as public helper offices that explain government workings and resolve distress. With 452 offices plus mobile units, CABs rely on volunteers and some paid staff to assist families with housing pensions health care and consumer issues and often spur new laws.
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Citizens Advisory Bureaus
Legal Aid and Advice Act
CAB
Frederick Driver Hurt In Fairfax
Ronald Whittington of West Fourth Street is in fair condition at Fairfax Memorial Hospital after his Embassy Milk Company truck sideswiped a guard rail and overturned in Fairfax. Police identified the driver and cited multiple injuries from the milk delivery accident.
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West Fourth Street
Fairfax Memorial Hospital
Fairfax
Whittington
Embassy Milk Company
Washington
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