Four Core Values with TimeBanking

Assets: The real wealth of a society is its people. Every human being can be a builder and a contributor.

Redefining Work: Work must be redefined to include whatever it takes to rear healthy children, preserve families, make neighborhoods safe and vibrant, care for the frail and vulnerable, attack injustice, and make democracy work.

Reciprocity: The impulse to give back is universal. Wherever possible, we must replace all forms of one-way acts of helping with two-way transactions, so that “You need me” becomes “We need each other.”

Social Capital: Human beings require a social infrastructure as essential as roads, bridges, and utility lines. Social networks require ongoing investments of social capital generated by trust, reciprocity, and civic engagement.