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Volunteer Time Bank
Every hour you give can count twice.
Most people don’t know this. After a declared disaster, the value of volunteer time on eligible work can count toward the share of recovery costs a state and its communities must pay before federal funding covers the rest. It counts whether you live down the street or drove in from another state.
- Find meaningful workSign up once, share your skills, and see projects near a disaster that need you.
- Check in on siteYour phone records your time, place and task. It works offline.
- The team lead confirmsPartner organizations approve hours, so every record holds up.
- Your community gets creditF3 turns approved hours into the records local officials need to claim it.
Run by F3 and open to partner organizations, so they can put people to work faster and keep good records without building their own system.
One Saturday, one town
An example
| Debris crew · 40 volunteers × 8 hrs | 320 hrs |
| Roof tarping · 30 volunteers × 8 hrs | 240 hrs |
| Meals & supplies · 30 volunteers × 8 hrs | 240 hrs |
| 800 hours at about $30 an hour | ≈ $24,000 |
That’s about $24,000 a community wouldn’t have to find on its own. Hourly values are set locally and depend on the type of work.