Time Banks UK Values

1. People are assets

   The real wealth of any society is its people. Every individual has something of value to contribute to the well being of their local community, be it their experience, their practical support, their empathy, their contacts, their skills or their time.

2. Redefining Work

   Activities such as bringing up children, caring for people who are marginalised, keeping communities safe, fighting injustice and making democracy work have to be recognised, rewarded and counted as real work

3. Reciprocity

   We need each other. Giving and receiving are the basic building blocks of positive social relationships and healthy communities.

4. Building Social Capital
   
   Belonging to a mutually supportive and secure social network brings more meaning to our lives and new opportunities to rebuild our trust in one another.

Time Banks UK Vision

A world in which people may have all they need for their own well being by contributing what they can to:

• Building community
• Caring for the marginalised
• Bringing up healthy children
• Fighting social injustice