About us
Who we are
Our charitable objects are:
“To promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but without limitation, for the benefit of the community in the Borough of Wigan and surrounding areas.
Our Vision: People can access our service easily and have the knowledge and confidence they need to find a way forward, whatever the problem.
Our Mission: To provide high quality, timely, advice and information to help people overcome their problems, campaign on the big issues affecting people’s lives and challenge prejudice and discrimination in order to promote equality, diversity and inclusivity within our organisation and our communities.
Our Values: Working with our staff we identified a core set of values which describes our behaviour and culture. These are:
- Integrity - we are honest and trustworthy and will demonstrate this in our work
- Passionate - we believe in what we do and who we are
- Evolving - we seek to develop in order to meet the needs of our communities
Our service is free, independent, impartial and confidential. It is accessible to anyone, regardless of age, race, sex, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability or religious belief.