CAP aims to show God’s love in action by providing sustainable poverty relief through free debt counselling, advice and practical help. CAP’s unique ‘hands on’ approach empowers people to help themselves out of poverty and be released from the fear, oppression and worry generated by overwhelming debts. We are providing sustainable poverty relief as our service teaches clients vital budgeting skills that will last a lifetime.

The charity operates through a growing network of UK centres, all opened in partnership with a local church. CAP began in 1996 when John Kirkby, armed with a £10 donation, started to help people in his local community who were trapped in debt.

The charity is now a fast-paced, growing organisation whose vision is to answer the national problem of debt in the UK by having at least one CAP centre operating in 500 churches by 2015 - in  every major town and city in the UK.  Currently we have over 150 Churches with an operational CAP centre and its growing fast.

Want to know more about the life transforming work of Christians Against Poverty? Order your free copy of the book 'Nevertheless' (click on this link to order

http://www.capuk.org/involved/nevertheless.php)
- this is John Kirkby’s story of the adventure of starting CAP.

Annie Lawson,

CAP Centre Manager,

Holy Trinity Church,

Westerhailes, Edinburgh

you can call CAP on freephone  0800 328 0006 or contact us at       http://www.capuk.org/home/index.php