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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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