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Time Banking
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Launch Oak House
- March 2010
United Welsh launched a new
Time Banking scheme at our Oak House hostel in Cardiff on the 3rd
March. This is a new initiative to support residents get more
involved in the hostel and the wider community. It is the
first of the time banks to be set up at United Welsh, and we
will be developing the scheme wider and involving more tenants
from May onwards.
Time Banking is an innovative approach that supports people to
give their time to build stronger communities. Time Bank
members can volunteer their time through a range of projects and
activities that build on their skills and interests. Members
then receive Time Credits for each hour they volunteer, which
can be used to access local events and services provided by
United Welsh and our partners. Partners already signed up to
support the scheme include Cardiff Council Leisure Services,
Boulders Rock Climbing and the Gate Arts Centre.
The
Time Banking scheme has been set up with the active involvement
of United Welsh residents and staff to ensure it engages as many
people as possible. The development of time banking at United
Welsh is a partnership project with Spice Innovations - a social
enterprise specialising in supporting the time banking approach
with housing associations, and other public service
organisations.
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