Lisa Conlan Lewis
on September 2, 2011 at 12:36 pm
The Rhode island TimeBank was birthed within the Parent Support Network of family run organization dedicated to families helping families of children who are at risk or who have serious emotional, behavioral, and/or mental health challenges. Many of the families have experience and involvement with child and family service systems child welfare, mental health, substance abuse, education, etc. We are providing each other with support. Families representing PSN and other family and youth support organizations are joining Rhode Island TimeBanks and we are working on special projects using co-production in the family and youth support areas of respite care (relief to the caregiver), youth mentoring and youth court models. There is a strong informal support system for families and youth to help one another with TimeBanks.
The Rhode island TimeBank was birthed within the Parent Support Network of family run organization dedicated to families helping families of children who are at risk or who have serious emotional, behavioral, and/or mental health challenges. Many of the families have experience and involvement with child and family service systems child welfare, mental health, substance abuse, education, etc. We are providing each other with support. Families representing PSN and other family and youth support organizations are joining Rhode Island TimeBanks and we are working on special projects using co-production in the family and youth support areas of respite care (relief to the caregiver), youth mentoring and youth court models. There is a strong informal support system for families and youth to help one another with TimeBanks.