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Yours, Mine, & HOURS TIME BANK of the Mahoning Watershed

Edgar Cahn Founder of Time. Banks USA “Mission Statement”: Strengthening communities through reciprocity

Build community through reciprocity MISSION STATEMENT: Time. Bank Mahoning Watershed, Inc. , an umbrella network of Community Groups based on "Time Dollars: " the currency of equally valued services, the exchange of which empowers individuals to utilize their assets, to enhance their lives, neighborhood and communities.

What Is A Service Exchange? 1. Time Banking– What it is and how it works 2. The Five Core Values 3. What do people do? 4. Various Delivery Methods 5. Build A Member Lead Core Team. .

What is Time Banking All About? At its most basic level, Time banking is a community of people who support each other. Simply spending an hour doing something for somebody in your community, you earn a Time Dollar. Then you can use that Time Dollar to buy an hour of a neighbor’s time or engage in a group activity offered by a neighbor.

Why A Time Bank? With time banking, we work with a group of individuals who are joined together for the common good. Time Banking is a system that connects unmet needs with untapped resources. Here is how this works. . .

ASSETS: We are all assets. Every human being has something to contribute.

Redefining Work: Some work is beyond price. Work has to be redefined to value whatever it takes to raise healthy children, build strong families, revitalize neighborhoods, make democracy work, advance social justice, make the planet sustainable. That kind of work needs to be honored, recorded and rewarded.

Reciprocity: Helping works better as a two-way street. The question: “How can I help you? ” needs to change so we ask: “How can we help each other build the world we both will live in? ”

Social Networks: We need each other. People helping each other reweave communities of support, strength and trust. Community is built upon sinking roots, building trust, creating networks that are built on mutual respect and commitment.

Respect demands accountability. The voices of all must be heard and heeded so as to promote social justices and compel accountability.

What can Time Banking do for me? Time Banking does many things for different people.

What happens if you go into debt? v Having a negative balance is not a big deal in a Time Dollar account. After all, people have to receive in order for others to give v Each Time Bank sets up its own limits on how far a member's account can go into debt, and it is explained in their Member Handbook. People who have a history of earning lots of Time Dollars are generally allowed a bigger debt limit.

Is anyone else really doing this? v v In Portland, Maine –not Oregon— 600 people are exchanging 800 different types of services from walking dogs, tutoring children, taking seniors to the hospital, to massages and health care. This isn’t just some trendy, new age, community building concept—this is real life for thousands of people, across the country. In fact. . .

There are over 120 Time Bank communities in the US and 300 more around the world.

Today’s ---- Opportunities Where could a Time Bank start to grow?

Time Bank Mahoning Watershed at www. tbmw. org

Creating a. . . Network Of Time Banks

Service Exchanges are delivered in two ways Neighbor-To-Neighbor Exchanges Program or Organization Based Exchanges

Time Banks take many forms. Here are some examples: Friends Time Banks – with up to 35 people who generally already know each other Neighborhood Time Banks - usually up to about 150 members who live close by School or Church based Time Banks – where members of a preexisting community use the Time Bank to weave a tighter community Regional Time Banks – composed of a federation of neighborhood Time Banks Social Service Agency based Time Banks – where clients become participants and people’s lives are transformed though a supportive community

It’s Easy To Open Your Time Bank Account

Filling 6 Leadership Roles from membership Each Role to be shared by TWO individuals Role I: Time Bank Ambassador * Member Recruitment Role II. Membership Coordinator * Member Orientation * ‘Keeping in Touch’ * Making matches Role III. Events Coordinator * Focuses on all group activities of the Time Bank

Filling 6 Leadership Roles from membership Each Role to be shared by TWO individuals Role IV. Webmaster * Training New Members in On-Line Time Banking * Running the on-line community page Role V. Administration * Collecting dues * Financials/Budgeting * Fundraising Role VI. Team Leader * Makes sure that everyone is happily taking responsibility for their role.

Time. Banks are started at … Community Centers Social Services Places of Worship Neighborhood Groups Local Business Local Food Production Juvenile/Criminal Justice Public & Private Institutions Artists/Arts Organizations Service Groups By Time. Bank AMBASSADORS, folks who like meeting people and are natural networkers.

Member-led Time Banks Reweaving Community, One Hour at a Time www. timebanks. com www. tbmw. org