The Unity in Our Community TimeBank http://www.southwestdetroittimebank.org Neighbors helping neighbors Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:50:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Coming Together to Cover More Community: http://www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/http:/www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/about http://www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/http:/www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/about#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:47:51 +0000 jennie_weakley@yahoo.com http://www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/?p=138 You may or may not know that there were two TimeBanks functioning in the Southwest Detroit area, one was named the Southwest Detroit TimeBank and the other the Chadsey-Condon Timebank. In the fall of 2011 the neighboring TimeBanks merged to become one, named Unity in Our Community TimeBank.

We now have the pleasure of having a part time staff person, Bridging Communities, Inc. as a host organization, and an even longer list of skills and services being offered for members to spend their hours on.

]]> http://www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/http:/www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/about/feed 0 What is a Timebank? http://www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/http:/www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/about http://www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/http:/www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/about#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:51:58 +0000 Steve http://www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/?p=4 A TimeBank is a volunteer membership organization. It is a community of people who support each other.

When you spend an hour to do something for an individual or group, with TimeBanking, you will earn one TimeBank hour. Then you can use that TimeBank hour to receive one hour of a neighbor’s time or engage in a group activity offered by a neighbor.

With TimeBanking, you work with a group of individuals who are joined together for the common good. TimeBanking brings out the best in people because, as a system, it connects needs with resources and skills.

In this simple way, TimeBanking builds relationships and community. You get to know your neighbors and build an extended family of people who take care of each other.

]]> http://www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/http:/www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/about/feed 0 How do I become a member? http://www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/http:/www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/about http://www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/http:/www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/about#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:36:18 +0000 Steve http://www.southwestdetroittimebank.org/?p=24 The Unity in Our Community TimeBank serves all people who live or work in the Chadsey-Condon, Corktown, Hubbard Farms, Springwells Village, and surrounding neighborhoods in Southwest Detroit.

If you reside in the community we serve, please take the time to learn more about what membership in our TimeBank means. If you do not live in our designated area, please visit the Michigan Alliance of Timebanks website to see how you can join or start a TimeBank in your community. You may also contact Kim Hodge, who is the coordinator of the Lathrup Village Timebank.

Contact us if you have questions about our TimeBank.

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