TIME BANKS UK 4TH National Conference May 5th, 2006

Lesson # 1 Not everyone has a plan for retirement Time Banking can help people find meaningful activity and community

Finding one’s assets is not always easy Lesson # 2 Finding one’s assets is not always easy

Lesson # 3 Current social service models are better at identifying needs than assets

Feeling needed can be more effective than medicine Lesson # 4 Feeling needed can be more effective than medicine

It is difficult for some people to allow themselves to receive Lesson # 5 It is difficult for some people to allow themselves to receive

Lesson # 6 Some members of the time bank have more consistent relationships with their time bank partners than with their own family members

Retention rates in our time bank were higher than expected Lesson # 7 Retention rates in our time bank were higher than expected

The social component of time banking is paramount Lesson # 8 The social component of time banking is paramount

Peer support can be powerful Lesson # 9 Peer support can be powerful

Reciprocity comes in many forms, frequently unexpected and unrecorded Lesson # 10 Reciprocity comes in many forms, frequently unexpected and unrecorded

Time Banking crosses cultural barriers Lesson # 11 Time Banking crosses cultural barriers

Lesson # 12 Time Banks can provide services that are difficult to find in the market economy

Time Bank relationships can serve as extended family Lesson # 13 Time Bank relationships can serve as extended family

Time Bank relationships save lives Lesson # 14 Time Bank relationships save lives