| Time Bank Name: |
Fair Shares Stonehouse |
| Region: |
South West |
| Active: |
Yes |
| Contact: |
Sian Simon |
| Address: |
City Works, Alfred Street, Gloucester GL1 4DF |
| Phone: |
01452 541337 |
| Fax: |
01452 541352 |
| Email: |
[email protected] |
| Website: |
http://www.fairshares.org.uk |
| Date Started: |
1998-10-01 |
| Population Served: |
Stonehouse |
| Funding Sources: |
Community Fund - expired |
| Total Hours Given: |
3367 |
| Total Hours Received: |
3241 |
| Total Participants: |
139 |
| Total Exchanges: |
0 |
Services Exchanged
(top 3): |
Gardening, befriending, lifts (seasonal variations) |
Programme Strengths
(top 2): |
Connecting people; Enabling people to recognise their worth, particularly those in disadvantaged groups who feel they have no skills |
Programme Challenges
(top 2): |
Links with Schools, part of citizenship curriculum; Primary Care Trust Pilot scheme linking in with Neighbourhood projects and Extra Sheltered Housing |
| Other Comments: |
Fair Shares is the first UK Time Bank. Its members are diverse with a wide range of skills. |
| Last Updated: |
2003-01-08 |