Clacks Youth Timebank
Clacks Youth Timebank involves young people ages 12 - 24 years in volunteering activities and improves youth volunteer opportunities.
Timebank involves young people in creating and managing their own volunteer projects, encouraging them to take part in the wider life of the community. It encourages and supports youth-led community action.
How does it work?
Young people involved in the Timebank gain a time credit for every hour that they do voluntary work.
What do you do to gain credits?
- Help at local Youth Club
- Sit on the management committee
- Help at community events
- Support activities
- Do community projects
- Assist at local projects
- Assist at local charity
- Developing information and services for other young people
1 hour of voluntary work equals 1 hour of time credits, for example, if a community project takes 10 hours to plan and 4 hours to carry, 14 credits will be earned.
If an outing/activity is to last for 4 hours, 4 time credits are needed to attend.
Members are not normally allowed to go into debit, but on occasions this may be arranged for specific activities.
Time broker
Clackmannanshire Council employ two members of staff to manage the Timebank database.
What can credits be spent on?
- Outings
- Training
- Events
- Activities
- Gigs
- Residential
- Developing information and much more....
Launch of pilot
The Clacks Youth Timebank was launched in June 2007 by Clackmannanshire Youth Council and is supported by Clackmannanshire Council's Youth Services and the National Youth Timebank.
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Contact information
For further information about this page please contact:
Community Learning & Development
Kilncraigs, Greenside Street, Alloa, FK10 1EB
Tel: 01259 225071
Email: customerservice@clacks.gov.uk
Or use the on-line contact form
