Debt help initiative

CHURCHGOERS have launched an initiative to offer advice to those struggling with debt in Fareham.

Worshippers from a variety of churches in the area have launched a charity called ‘CMA Connect, Fareham’, which will seek to help people worried about debt.

Christians will become befrienders, offering face-to-face help and free confidential debt advice. The centre is based at St John’s Church Hall, Fareham.

Rev Bruce Deans, said: ‘Parts of Fareham are among the 20 per cent most deprived category in the country. Debt is often a hidden burden with many detrimental implications for people’s lives. It can cause great worry and even despair, and it exists here in Fareham.’