Stanley receives his TimeDollar statement from the local TimeBank. He had earned TimeDollars by doing grocery shopping for Martha and spending them to have Raoul play music at his party. The TimeBank allows members to earn credits called TimeDollars by providing services to others and spend them on services they need from other members, creating a circular flow of helping within the community.

1. Stanley gets his TimeDollar
statement in the mail:
Stanley joins a
TimeBank and lists the
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services he offers and to discover how
those he needs.
the TimeBanks
circle of caring
keeps growing
Martha, a TimeBank and growing!
member, calls for help
Kathy spends her What will Stanley spend his with grocery shopping.
TimeDollars having TimeDollars on next? • childcare
Stanley rake Watch this Circle! • transportation
her yard. Stanley goes • eldercare
shopping for
• handyman services
Martha and
earns two • homework help
TimeDollars. • cooking
• respite care
Martha knits Roberta
a sweater and earns • office assistance
TimeDollars. • tutoring
• yard work
Kathy earns TimeDollars • companionship
cleaning Martha’s • house-cleaning
house. • neighborhood watch
Stanley spends his
TimeDollars having Raoul
play music at his party. We have what we need
Raoul spends his TimeDollars
™ having Roberta help Dustin if we use what we have.
with his reading. —Dr. Edgar Cahn, Founder
www.timebanks.org