Day 25 – Miss Freedom Fighter

by Pam | Sep 5, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram “My day was off to a bad start when I saw my bathroom sink leaking and realized that we did not have any hot water in the house. What a double bind! My mother encouraged me to find assistance in my timebank directory. I reached out to Peter...

Day 24 – Redefining Work

by Pam | Aug 29, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram Judy found herself unemployed and volunteering a lot of her time when a friend introduced her to timebanking during the 2009 economic recession. It quickly became an integral part of her life to the extent that she took it upon herself to...

Day 23 – Making a New Life After Prison

by Pam | Aug 23, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram In late 2016, Brad was released from prison after serving 36 years for a crime he committed as a teenager. While incarcerated, Brad helped to start a craft-working cooperative of inmates and he now earns time credits contributing the skills...

Day 22 – The Heart of Resilience

by Pam | Aug 16, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram In April, 2011, Jill fell from a garden bed head-first onto concrete, smashing one vertebra and compressing another. With numerous surgeries and seven months spent in a hospital spinal unit, she was confined to a wheelchair having only...

Day 21 – Path to the Holocaust

by Pam | Aug 8, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram The West Seattle Timebank collaborated with a partner organization to provide a potluck and candle jar decorating activity for the community. After decorating candle jars, the residents of the neighborhood held lit candles while they walked...

Day 20 – Timebanking Needs Social Media

by Pam | Aug 2, 2019 | Coordinator Narratives, Stories, What is TimeBanking?

View this post on Instagram "I heard about the time banking concept on public radio and the concept spoke to my values. One day in 2007, I was walking through the Phoenixville Farmer's Market and discovered Phoenixville had its very own time bank! Hurray! I...