How do you set up a citizens advice bureau?

Question

They have them in England and Germany. They give advice to people on all sorts of problems -- they're free and run by volunteers. How would you set one up? How do the volunteers learn what sort of advice to give? Where does the citizens advice bureau locate itself -- do they get an actual storefront?

My background is in finance and tax law, so I'd be good at helping people with those sorts of problems, but I obviously don't know the answer to everything. Maybe the key is to assemble volunteers with a variety of backgrounds so you can direct them to the right person depending on the problem. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Ah, more information this time, excellent. It is very good that you have a background in finance and tax law. Have you contacted any non-profit organizations here in the US that already provide this service? Maybe there is a way you can attach yourself to them in order to get your CAB started.
Again, I'd suggest contacting one of the many CABs in the UK, and oh, I just thought of this, have you tried asking this question in the UK section of Answers? I bet you'll get a lot more people there who can help. Best wishes to you!