What is CALL?
CALL is an organisation providing independent advocacy for the people of Lincolnshire. It provides a 'voice' to support people to get their views heard and their choices respected.
Where is advocacy in Lincolnshire?
- Hospitals
- In your own home
- In day care centres
- In group homes
- In residential homes
- Where ever there is found to be a need
How does CALL work?
CALL has one central office based in Lincoln with support staff, volunteers and mobile advocates who cover Lincolnshire. Volunteers can either act in a supportive role to the organisation or be trained to become advocates. There is the opportunity to work either long or short-term.
What are the aims of CALL?
1) To provide help and support to vulnerable people who cannot easily represent themselves. Some people are prevented from being heard and are indeed overlooked or brushed aside due to a wide range of circumstances.
2) To represent vulnerable people and help them to break down the barriers that prevent them from leading full and satisfying lives.
How are these aims achieved?
1) By training and supporting volunteers to become advocates.
2) By matching advocates and advocacy partners on a mainly one-to-one basis.
3) By promoting and supporting group advocacy, self advocacy, and other forms of advocacy.
4) Through fund-raising and donations which keep it all going.
5) Through active support by the community and specialist advisors.
What CALL Offers:
We provide independent advocacy for people in need.
- We recruit and train volunteers to become advocates.
- We support advocates in their advocacy tasks and their personal development, through the resources of the organisation, structured supervision, personal development and training opportunities.
- We offer both one-to-one and group type advocacy.
- We also have a number of specialist advocacy projects, such as the hospital project.
- We have developed some innovative programmes for self-advocacy and empowerment for various client groups.
- We support self-advocacy schemes - especially for people with a learning disability.
Our client groups include:
People with a learning disability.
- People with physical disabilities.
- Older people.
- Young adults in transition.
- Migrant workers.
- Older people with mental ill health.
- People with dual diagnosis and/or other forms of disadvantage
Staff:
Chief Executive Officer: Debbie O’Neill
Administrator: Paola Richards
Case Manager: Andy Wilkins
Lincoln Advocate: Jessy
North Kesteven Advocate: Patryk
South Kesteven Advocate: Ray
South Holland Advocate: Ray
Boston Area Advocate: Mike
East Lindsey Advocate: Patryk
Depravation Liberty: Inga
Linkage Community Advisor: Janet
Financial Advocate: Emma
IT Support: Colin
Committee Members
Bob Gates – Patron
John Laverty- Chairman
Catherine Keay
Sue Kennedy
Matt Smith
Catherine Byrnes
Tom Solven
Sharron Cox
Alan Middleton
Chris Burke
