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Use of Community Base during 2007
• 156,797 people were offered help or support by groups at Community Base in 2007
• 9,724 people came into Community Base to get help or support from groups at Community Base in 2007
• 54% of people coming into Community Base in 2007 to get help or support from groups belonged to black or minority ethnic communities
• On top of this, Community Base reception offered help to 2,842 people in 2007
• 404 people carried out voluntary work at Community Base in 2007
• Groups at Community Base had a joint annual income of nearly £10,000,000 in 2007
• 210 people were employed at Community Base in 2007, averaging 29.2 hours a week
• Between 2003 and 2007 Community Base reduced its energy use by 8%.
These figures are based on information supplied by groups at Community Base. You can find full statistics about the use of Community Base from 2003 to 2007 here.
In January 2008 we carried out a survey into the use of Brighton and Hove volunteer search showing that over 70 people started volunteering with local community or voluntary groups as a result of this service during its first six months.
