What We Do

Advocacy means supporting somebody to become more involved in important decisions about their health and social care. Our Advocates help people in the community who have difficulty with communicating their thoughts, needs and wishes. They may also face difficulties with making decisions about things such as how or where they are cared for.

We provide high quality and totally free advocacy support that is completely independent of local authorities, the NHS and Social Services.

We help people to live the lives they want to live.

We’ve put together a short video to help you understand a bit more about what we do.

Next, why don't you read about the people behind Advocacy Focus?

Latest

East Lancs Community Focus - Telephone Befriending Service

Read about the important updates we've made to our East Lancashire Community Focus befriending service during COVID19 and refer now for telephone support.
Where to go for support during COVID-19

Useful contacts if you need support during these hard times, and advice on who to speak to if you are in a crisis
Explaining COVID-19 to Children

A great and easy way to explain Coronavirus to your children or in Easy Read, as it can be hard for children to understand.
COVID19: Keeping Going in the Face of Uncertainty

Our Service Delivery Director, Leanne, highlights the challenges we are face as an organisation and as a community.

Our Team

All of our team members at Advocacy Focus provide professional service combined with specialist skills. We offer friendly, accessible and high quality advocacy right across our team of dedicated staff, volunteers and trustees.
Volunteer Opportunities

Our volunteers are an essential part of our team. We have a number of different volunteer roles across each of our project areas, and are always looking to welcome more.
History

Advocacy Focus have been proudly operating in Lancashire since 1998. We are well-known for being pioneers in providing the best advocacy support services in the community for the good of any person, at any time, who may need our support or advice.
Vision & Mission

Advocacy Focus exists proudly and purely to make a positive difference to the lives of people in our community who would benefit from having a 'voice' that they may otherwise struggle to get heard.
Values

Our people are at the heart of everything we do at Advocacy Focus. As a team, we are passionate about our staff, and work to promote and embrace a set of core values to underpin our good work in the community.
Corporate Social Responsibility

Our CSR policy embraces the sustainability of our charity over the long term, and focuses entirely on our social impact, the environment and the local economy.

Donations in Action - Cathy's Donation

Cathy* was a service user who donated £100 to Advocacy Focus after she received high quality advocacy support during a health complaint. Click to read more. Read more