Resource Name: Time Banking

Resource URL: www.timebanks.co.uk

Resource Description: 1. Breathing new life into communities by sharing our time and our skills

2. Every hour spent sharing a skill or looking out for others is rewarded with a community loyalty point, one time credit

3. Time credits are logged at the �time bank� ready to use to buy what we need from others or to be cashed in for all sorts of other rewards

4. Everyone�s skills are seen as useful and are valued equally

5. The time bank is a local information system which tells us who is available, when and with what skills

6. Meeting up with other people gives more opportunities to learn new things and to change the things that need changing

7. Everyone gets involved as much or a little as they want to, sometimes giving and other times receiving

8. We all feel safer and more secure knowing there are people around who care and can be counted on for that extra little bit of help

9. People who are time banking are having fun, staying healthier and widening their circle of friends