2009 TimeBanks USA Conference » Lab Sessions http://tbusa.org A Time for Justice, A Wealth of Opportunity Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:08:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Revitalizing Family Support Services http://tbusa.org/family/ http://tbusa.org/family/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:07:52 +0000 admin http://tbusa.org/?p=446 “Family support” too often means removing children from the home. TimeBanking offers an opportunity to create supportive communities to help families under stress. Lisa Conlan from Parents Support Network of Rhode Island and Peggy Thorpe of Youth Advocate Program lead a brainstorming discussion on changing family support systems through coproduction.

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]]> http://tbusa.org/family/feed/ 0 Inclusivity: Engaging Everyone in Community http://tbusa.org/inclusivity/ http://tbusa.org/inclusivity/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:02:25 +0000 admin http://tbusa.org/?p=448 Everyone is an Asset and has a contribution to make. How do we build TimeBanks that create opportunities for the often invisible members of our communities? What are TimeBanks doing already to successfully embrace the gifts of the differently-abled, youth and elderly, returning prisoners and others on the fringes of community?

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