| Time Bank Name: |
Fair Shares Gloucester |
| Region: |
South West |
| Active: |
Yes |
| Contact: |
Julie Baxter |
| 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: |
2000-02-01 |
| Population Served: |
Gloucester - 4 Outreach Offices - White City, Podsmead, Matson, Coney Hill |
| Funding Sources: |
Community Fund - expired / ACU Time Limited Fund - current |
| Total Hours Given: |
3763 |
| Total Hours Received: |
3809 |
| Total Participants: |
200 |
| 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): |
Gloucester prison - the first city-wide time bank |
| 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 |