Welcome to Dorset Advocacy

Dorset Advocacy’s independent advocates help to ensure that rights are upheld and that peoples’ views, wishes and needs are heard, respected and acted upon.

  • Advocates take action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and get the services they need.
  • Advocacy promotes inclusion, equality and social justice.
  • We help a wide range of people, including those with learning difficulties, long term health conditions,  dementia or memory loss as well as their families, carers and support staff.
  • Our Appropriate Adult service is led by an amazing team of volunteers. Without them, this project would not be able to operate. They support people in Police Custody.

Video: Welcome to Dorset Advocacy

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A volunteer advocate sits on a sofa chatting to a woman.

Success Story:

Meet Pat & her Advocate Karen

Pat has been receiving support from Dorset Advocacy for over a year. When her partner Charlie became very ill and was diagnosed with throat cancer, the Citizens Advice Bureau recommended her to our Dorset Macmillan Advocacy…..Read More
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Last month our advocates helped 150 local people get the services they need

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We offer a range of advocacy services and other projects including: Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Care Act Advocacy, Direct Payments Advice and NHS Complaints.

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Support our work

As a charity Dorset Advocacy appreciate your generosity to fund our life-changing work. Find out how to fundraise for us, send us one-off donations or how to leave us a gift in your will.

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