What
is a time bank?
Time banks use
time as a currency. You can earn a time credit
for each hour you spend doing things to help
others. You decide how often and what you do.
What
can you do with Time Credits?
Spend them on a
whole range of skills and opportunities on offer
from other participants.
Save them up for future use.
Donate them to another participant.
Who
can earn Time Credits?
Anyone! Age, lack
of finance or limited mobility do not prevent you
from joining the Time Bank.
These
are the kinds of help or services people are
giving and receiving
Administration,
Basic Repairs, Baking, Dog Walking, Fundraising,
Gardening, Ironing, Knitting, Letter Writing,
Music Lessons, Reading, Shopping, Teaching
Languages, Visiting, Mobile phone and computer
skills. Yoga and many more!
What
next?
When you join we
will open an account for you. Your hours will be
recorded and we will send you a regular statement
of the time you have given and received. Time
credits do not affect any Benefits you may
receive. Time Banking is a local information
system about who can do what, who is available
when and who has special needs. You give a
few hours of your time, when you can, doing what
you want to. In this way everyone participating
can gain help to receive the services they
need or want. It also enables everyone to feel
able to give. If you are prepared to
exchange time there is an abundance of skills
available!
Interested?
Contact the
Colchester Volunteer Centre at:
info@volunteering
developement.co.uk
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