Spending Time Instead of Money
If you have spare time, a skill, or a service that you can trade, then this is the community for you.
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If you have spare time, a skill, or a service that you can trade, then this is the community for you.
Join Now Sign In ContactWe're so glad you're here. The Louisville Time Bank is a warm, inclusive community where people share their gifts, skills, and talents—and receive support in return through time bank hours (called time dollars). Members earn time dollars by offering services to one another, and they can use those hours to receive help, care, or skills from someone else in the community. Every hour is equal, and everyone has something valuable to give.
Our monthly gatherings include time to connect, share food, and enjoy fun community-building activities. These meetings are a chance to get to know one another, learn about the many talents within our network, and spark new exchanges and friendships.
Members share their talents and services, record their hours, then 'spend' them later on services others provide. Everyone's hours are equal. This is not barter. Members provide friendly neighborly favors. Together we are strengthening the fabric of local communities.
Core Values of TimeBanking:
Assets: The real wealth of a society is its people. Every human being can be a builder and a contributor, and everyone has something to give.
Redefining Work: Work must be redefined to include whatever it takes to raise healthy children, preserve families, make neighborhoods safe and vibrant, care for the frail and vulnerable, promote justice, and make democracy work.
Reciprocity: The impulse to give back is universal. Wherever possible, we must replace all forms of one-way helping with two-way transactions, so that “you need me” becomes “we need each other”.
Respect and Inclusion: Every human being is respected, and their contribution is honored equally, regardless of task.
Social Capital: Human beings require a social infrastructure as strong as our roads, bridges, and utility lines. Social networks require ongoing investments of social capital generated by trust, reciprocity, and civic engagement.
