Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Cool ideas: Time Banks
3:18 PM | 
Posted by
Kaplan Center for Health and Wellness
Hi Everyone,
This week I’d like to
share some cool ideas. First one up: Time Banks.
It is inspiring to me how an economic crisis can
bring out much cooperation and creativeness. Time Banks are essentially a group
of people sharing/exchanging services without using money. Members provide work
that they are skilled at doing. This could be anything such as health services,
cooking, house or car repair, babysitting, etc. In exchange for their time, members
earn time credits. These credits can be spent by using services from any other
Time Bank member.
Click on the Youtube
video below to see an example of a Time Bank in Vermont:
Currently, there are
about 400 Time Banks spread across the USA. Click on this national link to
learn more, find one in your area, or create one!
Nancy Silva, ND
Health Science Faculty
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