Welcome to Hour Dollars
Current News
Hour Dollars Orientation
Thursday, April 8th at 7:00 PM
at the Circle of Healing Arts building
7094 Lake Dr in Lino Lakes, MN
Member only potluck and socializing
Saturday, March 20th at 1:30 PM.
Hour Dollars is a service exchange program for residents of Saint Paul, MN and surrounding suburbs. It functions under the umbrella of the national organization, Time Banks. The primary purpose of Hour Dollars is to provide a way for neighbors to easily exchange time and services. When neighbors exchange services, they build strong ties within the community, and everyone benefits.
How the Program Works
As a member, you EARN hours by providing a service (such as gardening, minor home repair, piano lessons, or driving) to another member who requested the service. You then use your earned hours to PURCHASE a service from any member in our service directory.
You decide what services you would like to offer. Everyone's time is valued equally: one hour of actual service is always equal to one hour of credit in the program, regardless of the type of service provided.
A database keeps track of services that members are willing to provide, the number of hours they have earned, and the balance of hours in their accounts.
Earned hours can be exchanged only for services within the program. They cannot be redeemed for cash.
Hour Dollars is currently operating with about 100 members primarily in the Hamline Midway, Summit University, and East Side neighborhoods of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Anyone living in St. Paul or surrounding suburbs is welcome to join.
" The first step for Hour Dollars Membership is participation in an Hour Dollars Orientation. Write to us at info@hourdollars.org to tell us you are interested.
Contact Info
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 600126, Saint Paul, MN 55106 | Email: info@hourdollars.org