TimeBanking Works
In 2009 the Visiting Nurse Service of New York surveyed it's timeBanking participants. These are the results of that survey:
- 100% saw benefit from being timeBanking member
- 98% able to use skills to help others
- 90% increased number of friends
- 88% feel they are making contribution to community through timeBanking
- 85% increased sense of belonging
- 79% reported felt supported to age in place
- 72% reported improvements in self-rated mental health
- 71% increased sense of trust in people from other backgrounds, cultures
- 67% increased access to community info
- 48% reported improvements in self-rated physical health
TimeBanking works in communities where individuals are committed to true and sincere participation.