Are you thinking about brushing up your foreign language skills but classes aren't available or not suited to your needs? You might find someone who can practice conversations with you in exchange for you showing them how to bake your famous apple pie! But what if they don't like apple pie?

 

Timebanking is a way of giving and receiving where you don't have to do a direct exchange with someone, you exchange for timecredits, which you can use with another member. One hour helping another earns one-time credit. It's that simple.

 

By becoming a member of a Timebank, individuals, groups, or organizations can earn time credits by fulfilling the help requests from others, which they can then spend on the help they need.

 

Timebanking urges us to go back to values that are more important than money; such as family, social justice, and preserving the democratic process. It helps to build strong support networks and communities.

 

Whether it be yard work, medical care, transportation, minor home repair, computer assistance, picking up food, or cooking meals, these exchanges have equal value. They are valued only in terms of the time spent doing them.

• Provide an hour of service; earn one-time credit. 

• One equals one – regardless of the service you give.

• There is no money exchanged, only time*. 

 

Timebank members are free to choose what service they would like to offer or what service they would like to request. It’s that simple!

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*If expenses are incurred it is expected that these will be met by the recipient, eg buying replacement parts, or mileage for transportation