YouthTimeBanking

YTB is a TimeBanking program that builds strengths and social connections with youth changemakers by providing training and resources for their community projects. In 2019 an international accrediting agency recognized YTB as an exemplary practice for youth with complex needs. YTB involves participants from middle school, high school, college age into young adulthood and older. YTB’s design includes youth-adult partnerships, as well as youth-led and adult-led training and cross-age coaching activities for youth. YTB has supported activities and pilot projects in seven countries over the past four years. The purpose of YTB is to build strengths and social connections for transition-age youth into young adulthood. YTB increases social, digital, and educational inclusion along with confidence and courage of youth participants. We are working to show this impact with simple, periodic check-in assessments. Youth receive coaching on resource and vision development and select the activities they want to do to improve life where they live. Youth complete service activities and receive training, support, resources, and leadership opportunities. YTB incorporates co-production and experiential learning via doing with and for others. YTB is Giving and Receiving for Connected Community with recognition that Youth ARE: Assets-Resources-Energy to Y-T-Be The Change. See youthare.org/resources and https://lnkd.in/eCU3Pj9H.

Check Out the Work of YTB Cameroon https://rb.gy/1bgjy9 Each of Us Can Make a Difference...Strengthening Our World, One Youth, Community and Country at a Time!!!

Y-T-B-The Change is on fire - Bonfire that is, https://lnkd.in/ewkrF2Em From June through September 2024 YTB is joining with youth-adult partners in four African countries along with friends across the USA to apply the PhotoVoice method to raise the voices of people who want to "be the change" for improved living conditions in their area. YTB PhotoVoice participants will be wearing our YTB shirts to help create a sense of belonging to something bigger than ourselves as we support each other in Giving and Receiving for Connected Community. Through YTB PhotoVoice we will explore the strengths and challenges in our communities. We will create exhibits and videos to amplify the voices of those not often heard to advocate for a better world that includes everyone. When you buy some of the YTB apparel items you help the helpers help others to have their voices heard. Thank you, https://youthare.org - YouthARE: Assets, Resources, Energy. Click the link below to get a reinforcement on the purpose of YTB (hint: 2 things, that can expand to a 3rd) and what youth receive while they give, which is a nice flow and ebb, and ebb and flow...

Youth A.R.E. Assets, Resources, Energy!

Mark, T. L., & Parish, W. J. (2024). BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARITY – PERVASIVE DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO IN-NETWORK CARE CONTINUE. RTI International.

Connecting the Dots…Youth A.R.E. (Assets Resources Energy)…Important to keep them engaged throughout care in out of home treatment.

YTB April News, including replay of Dr. Elise Edjang’s remarks on recent activities by the people of YTB Cameroon. Elise, from Maryland, is facilitating transformational change with her sisters and others in Yaoundé. The YTB News leads off with an invitation to join “Chat on the Bench” with TimeBanks.Org - 3rd Sunday of the month. https://lnkd.in/e2imxDbc

YTB March News https://lnkd.in/e8ievCEb

Register now for International Timebanking Day, March 23, https://bit.ly/RSVP-ITD

🌍 Get ready to celebrate International Timebanking Day! It's happening THIS SATURDAY, March 23rd! Don’t forget to let us know you’re coming! RSVP here: https://hubs.la/Q02q3dMH0 Exciting news! We're thrilled to introduce our new international partners and collaborators. Check out our amazing lineup of guest speakers: * A Spanish timebank dedicated to people with disabilities * Jerome Scriptunas from Youth TimeBanking * Timebank of Women Leaders in Ecuador * Kual Kan Timebank in Mexico * A Timebank from Portugal * SocialCred$ - India's first kiddie timebank for kids * Youth TimeBanking in Cameroon * Timebanking stories from Saisiot, Seoul Korea * Saudi Arabia TimeBank (coming soon!) * Amica Timebank of Spain, an exchange for capacities * Learning Network Knowledge is Power and Raising the Value of Learning * Florianópolis Timebank in Brazil * Mutual Aid Networks as a context for timebanking Learn more here: https://hubs.la/Q02q385j0 #itd #internationaltimebankday #community #timebanking #timebanks #timeasmoney #connection #communitybuilding #timeascurrency