COMMUNITY BASE IN 2009...
The number of people offered help or support by groups at Community Base in 2009 was 171,065
11,569 people came into Community Base to get this help or support of whom 44% belonged to black or minority ethnic communities
As well as people visiting groups at Community Base 2,976 people came into our reception with enquiries
1,108 of these enquiries were from people wanting to volunteer
486 people carried out voluntary work with groups at Community Base
Groups at Community Base had a joint annual income of over £7,000,000
271 people were employed at Community Base working an average of 24.6 hours a week
Community Base's meeting rooms were hired for 4,750 hours by groups at Community Base and 58 other charities and community groups
Community Base's website had 79,498 visits (up 39% on 2008) with Brighton and Hove volunteer search getting 66,454 hits (up 84% on 2008)
Community Base reduced its energy use between 2005 and 2009 by 16%
These figures are based on information supplied by groups at Community Base. You can find a comparison of statistics about the use of Community Base over the last five years here.