In each CISWO regional office there is a Social Work team available to offer advice and practical assistance to any member of a coalfield community who would like help with any health related, financial or other personal or emotional issues. The Organisation offers a generic social work service to coalfield communities, as well as having specialist expertise in working with disability and the challenges facing older people in coalfield communities.

Referrals to the social work service are welcomed at regional offices or through the head office in Whiston near Rotherham.  Regional areas have various project initiatives including bereavement groups, women's groups, and reminiscence groups.  Please look for details of social work projects under our News Section and Office Pages. The CISWO social work teams administer applications to various schemes of benefit for those who work or have worked in the mining industry and their families.

During a successful 2005 CISWO Social Workers undertook 5,622 home visits, during the same period £1,251,087 of income was maximised for CISWO Social Work Clients. New referrals totalled 1,767 with service user contacts reaching 1,800.

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