A Time Bank is a simple way for people to help each other and get help in return – without money changing hands.
As a member of the Nevada County Time Bank, every hour you spend doing something for someone you earn one time credit.
Helpful tasts can be things like: giving a ride, babysitting, fixing a bike, or helping with paperwork –
You can then use that credit to get help from someone else in the network.
It’s a give-and-get system that values everyone’s time equally.
Time banking is about neighbors helping neighbors, building real connections, and making sure everyone has something to offer and something to gain.
Helping Each Other
In a time bank, we believe in give and take. When you help someone, you earn time. When you need help, someone’s there for you.
It’s about people showing up for one another – not because of money, but because we all have something to offer and believe that people work best when working together. form!
Time Is What We Share
We all have different skills, but we all use time to do them. Whether it takes you one hour to fix a sink or one hour to walk a neighbor’s dog, your time is worth the same. That’s how we value each other – in human terms, not dollar signs.
We’re Built for Cooperation
People talk a lot about greed and selfishness – but helping each other is just as natural. Working together, sharing what we have, and looking out for our neighbors is how strong communities are built. It’s not a dream – it’s just common sense.
Think about how it works in a small town: one neighbor takes their tractor and grades the shared road after a storm. Another drops off fresh eggs or a jar of honey to say thanks. Nobody keeps score, and nobody needs a receipt. It’s just how folks look out for each other.
Time banking takes that same spirit—neighbors helping neighbors—and makes it easier to share, track, and grow.
We’re putting a name to what we already know:
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