Shiney Advice & Resource Project

About Us

ShARP is a Registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee. We have a Board of Directors made up of 15 local members of the community.

ShARP has an annual turnover of around £200,000 per year with seven staff, this makes us one of the larger employers in the Shiney Row area.

Our aims and objectives are:

• To inform, assist and advise people living, working or otherwise connected with the area in all matters relating to their rights and development.  ShARP will encourage people to take control over matters, which may arise.

• Provide free advice and information to individuals and groups including matters relating to Social Security benefits, employment rights, housing issues, consumer affairs, the legal systems, debt, education and health.  This will include liaison with statutory and voluntary organisations and representing at tribunals.

• Promote and provide education and training in matters relating to citizen's rights and skills for personal development.

• To endeavour to share knowledge with other individuals and organisations.

• To ensure that local people have access to all information that concerns them as individuals and as a community.  This will entail removing barriers to access, promoting maximum take-up and enforcement of their rights and involve in community groups and both local and national campaigns.

• To promote the use of resources for local individuals and groups.  This could include: an accessible meeting place and access to printing, information technology and the skills, knowledge and experience of staff and volunteers.

• To respond to the needs and wishes of the community, by ensuring that the organisation is managed by local people and to provide training for them to function efficiently.

• In achieving its objects ShARP will not discriminate upon the basis of age, sex, race, religion, disability or status of sexuality.

Does your organisation or group need office space?

Could you make use of training rooms?

If so please contact us on 0191 385 6687 for details of accommodation available at our project. Prices for training facilities start from as little as £10 per hour.

Does your group need help with funding applications ?

ShARP have staff that are experienced in funding applications and can assist you to look for possible funders.

No matter what size of grant you need, large or small talk to us and see if we can help you first.

ShARP's Funders & Supporters

Northern Rock Foundation, Coalfield Regeneration Trust, Strategic Initiative Budget, Sure Start, Sunderland Teaching PCT, Lloyds TSB