Citizens Advice Gateshead has been named North East Charity of the Year at an event celebrating the best of the region’s voluntary sector.
The advice service saw off competition from the Great North Air Ambulance, the Hospital of God at Greatham and Oasis Community Housing to win the top prize at the North East Charity Awards, which are organised by The Journal and our sister paper on Teesside, the Gazette. Other winners on the night included Karbon Homes, Beamish Museum and Difference North East. Individual charity champions and corporate supporters were also honoured.
Alison Dunn, chief executive of Citizens Advice Gateshead, said: “It’s been an incredibly difficult few years. We’ve been at the heart of the pandemic and now we’re facing cost of living crisis.
