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<p>Many local churches across the country are closely involved in tackling indebtedness
in their community. In September 2014 of the 1,812 clergy who responded to a Church
Urban Fund social action survey, 22% said their church offered debt or money advice.
This includes 306 Christians Against Poverty (CAP) debt centres and over 140 Community
Money Advice centres, many of them run and/or hosted by Anglican churches. The report
can be found here: <a href="http://www.cuf.org.uk/church-in-action-2015" target="_blank">www.cuf.org.uk/church-in-action-2015</a></p><p>At
national level, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Just Finance Foundation has been set
up by the Church of England and Church Urban Fund in order to implement his vision
of a more just financial system. The JFF works with credit unions, churches, employers,
schools and other community organisations to help strengthen the financial resilience
of communities through financial education and improved access to responsible credit
and savings opportunities and free debt advice services. Following successful pilots,
the Just Finance Network and LifeSavers (school savings club) programme are being
rolled out nationally.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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