TRI Community Exchange Inc is a not-for-profit organisation working in the Greater Western Sydney area. We provide training, resources and information for local organisations and assist them in providing effective services for their community.
Our Volunteer Support Service (VSS) operates in the Cumberland Prospect region and works in collaboration with Home and Community Care (HACC) services. Specifically, the VSS seeks to promote volunteering opportunities and encourage individuals to be more connected and engaged with their local community by volunteering.
- Community Transport - Driving someone to an appointment, the shopping centre or to an organised outing.
- Social Support - Spending time with someone in their home, taking them shopping or to appointments whilst providing conversation and companionship.
- Day Centre Assistant - Assisting at an aged day care by preparing meals and activities.
Our volunteers are incredibly valued and Timebanking is a fantastic way to enable greater networking between volunteers and clients.
Timebanking is a community program that allows the voluntary exchange of services between members, and is a fantastic way to reconnect with local individuals and organisations.
It’s as simple as give an hour, receive an hour: by giving one hour to helping another member, you earn one hour of time credits which can be used to receive services that are of personal value such as dog walking, ironing, community gardening, massage, language tuition, painting, administrative assistance... you're only restricted by your imagination.
Everyone can be part of Timebanking as everyone has something to give!
Once you become a Timebanking member, you are able to search through all the offers of assistance and requests for assistance made by other members.
If you see someone's offer or request that you could complete, or that you would find useful, you simply contact that person to arrange the completion of the service.
Following completion of the task, the person who provided the service logs onto www.timebanking.com.au and registers the number of hours it took. The system then completes the exchange of time between the members involved. Of course, if any mistakes are made about the amount of time exchanged, your local Timebanking provider can correct the mistake.
Everyone has something to give, so have a think about what you could offer and what you could want. It may be housework, it could be guitar lessons, or even reading to someone, there are no limits!
