‘Time Bank’ Concept of Swapping Services Gains Ground Internationally
The time-banking phenomenon, in which neighborly deeds can be used to earn “time dollars” that are traded for ALSO SEE:Trading Favors for CharityCharities Team Up to Bring Time-Bank Project to Ravaged Gulf Coast similar favors, has not been limited to the United States. More than 300 time banks…
By Sara Anne Donnelly
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‘Time dollar’ programs let participants give and receiveRoberta House shops with fake money she earned by helping her neighbors. Her fake money buys very real items — clothes, dishes, bleach, toothbrushes, ALSO SEE:Charities Team Up to Bring Time-Bank Project to Ravaged Gulf Coast‘Time Bank’…
By Sara Anne Donnelly
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