List of community currencies in the United States
Community currencies that have been used in the United States:
Models
Currencies
Intra-company
Interstate
- Blue Money Brattleboro, Vermont, and Chesterfield, New Hampshire
- BNI[2] Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey
- Disney dollar Disneyland and Disney World
- Fourth Corner Exchange Pacific Northwest
- RiverHOURS Columbia River Gorge (Inactive)
Arizona
California
- Barter Bucks Concord, California
- Bay Bucks San Francisco, California
- Berkeley Barter Network Berkeley, California
- Berkeley Bread Berkeley, California
- Central Pound Clovis, California
- Davis Dollars Davis, California
- Escondido Dollars [3] Escondido, California
- Fairbuck Fairfax, California
- Humboldt Hours Eureka, California, and Arcata, California
- Mendocino SEED Fort Bragg, California
- North Fork Shares North Fork, California
- San Luis Obispo Hours San Luis Obispo, California
- Sand Dollars Bolinas, California
- Santa Barbara Hours Santa Barbara, California
- Santa Monica Hours Santa Monica, California
- Sequoia Hours Garberville, California
- Sonoma County Community Cash Santa Rosa, California
- TradeMarket Nevada City, California
- Ukiah Hours Ukiah, California
Colorado
- Butte Bucks Crested Butte, Colorado
- Carbondale Spuds Carbondale, Colorado (Inactive)
- Community Cash Durango, Colorado (Inactive)
- NOCO Hours Fort Collins, Greeley, and Loveland, Colorado
- North Fork Helping Hands Paonia, Colorado (Inactive)
- Mountain Hours Breckenridge, Colorado (2012 - Current)
- Mile High Hours Denver, Colorado (2012 - Current)
- Peak Hours Colorado Springs, Colorado (2012 - Current)
Connecticut
- Middletown Cash Middletown, CT, Wesleyan University
- Thread City Bread Willimantic, Connecticut (Inactive)
District of Columbia
- Potomacs Washington, DC (Inactive)
Florida
- Clear Water Hours Tampa, Florida (2012 - Current)
- Tampanio Tampa, Florida (a proposed currency based on the BerkShares Model for Tampa, Florida and surrounding communities) (Inactive)
Georgia
- Atlanta Hours Atlanta, Georgia (Inactive)
Hawai'i
- Aloha Hours Hawaii, USA (2013 - Current)
- Kauai Barter and Trade Network Kilauea, Hawaii
Idaho
- Boise Hours Boise, Idaho (Inactive)
- Labor backed economy (Fundraising)
Indiana
- BloomingHours Bloomington, Indiana (Inactive)
Iowa
- Wash Bucks Sioux City, Iowa
Kansas
- [REAL Dollars] Lawrence, Kansas (Inactive)
Kentucky
- Berea Bucks Berea, Kentucky (Inactive)
Louisiana
- Mo' Money New Orleans, Louisiana (Inactive)
US Money and BE Dollars [Lafayette, Louisiana} see www.businessexpress.com
Maine
- Waldo Hours Unity, Maine (Inactive)
Maryland
- Anacostia Hours Mount Rainier, Maryland
- Baltimore Hours Baltimore, Maryland (Inactive)
- P.E.N. Neighborhood Exchange Takoma Park, Maryland (Inactive)
- The BNote Baltimore, Maryland
Massachusetts
- Amesbury Hours Amesbury, Massachusetts (Inactive)
- BerkShares, Southern Berkshires, Massachusetts
- Cape Anne Dollars Gloucester, Massachusetts (Inactive)
- Valley Dollars Greenfield, Massachusetts (Inactive)
Michigan
- Bay Area Bucks Traverse City, Michigan
- Detroit Cheers Detroit, Michigan
- Hollandollars Holland, Michigan (being discontinued but honored by local chamber of commerce[4])
Minnesota
Missouri
- Chamber Bucks Maryville, Missouri
- Kansas City Barter Bucks Kansas City, Missouri (Inactive)
- Marbles Columbia, Missouri (Inactive)
- Hermann Bucks Hermann, Missouri
- Trounce Saint Louis, Missouri
Montana
- Missoula Hours Missoula, Montana (Inactive)
New Hampshire
New Mexico
- Santa Fe Hours Santa Fe, New Mexico (Inactive)
New York
- Particle Notes Glens Falls, New York
- Hudson Valley Current Kingston, New York
- Ithaca Hours Ithaca, New York
- Ithacash - Ithaca Dollars Ithaca, New York
North Carolina
- Asheville LETS Credits Asheville, North Carolina (Inactive)
- Bull City Bucks Durham, North Carolina (Inactive)
- Earthaven Leaps Earthaven Ecovillage
- Mountain Money Mars Hill, North Carolina (Inactive)
- PLENTY Pittsboro, North Carolina
Ohio
- Cuyahoga Hours Cleveland, Ohio (Inactive)
- Portage Hours Kent, Ohio (Inactive)
- Simply Hours Columbus, Ohio (Inactive)
- Summit Hours Akron, Ohio (Inactive)
- Wooster Hours Apple Creek, Ohio (Inactive)
Oklahoma
- Tulsa Hours Tulsa, Oklahoma (Inactive)
Oregon
- Bridgetown Bucks from PDX Currency Corp,[5] Portland
- Cascadia Hour Exchange,[6] Portland
- Columbia Community Exchange, Columbia County
- Gorge Local Currency Cooperative, Hood River
- Jefferson Rounds, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake, Jackson, and Josephine counties
- HOUR Exchange,[7] Corvalls
- PDX Timebank,[8] Portland
- Reedville Free Exchange,[9] Reedville
- Xchange Stewards, Portland
Pennsylvania
- Lehigh Valley Barter Hours Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Inactive)
- Timebank Media, an initiative of Transition Town Media. Media, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia uses "Equal Dollars" according to AARP Bulletin May 2012 page 28
South Dakota
- Brookings Bucks Brookings, South Dakota
- Hobo Dough South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota
Tennessee
- Riverbend Tokens Chattanooga, Tennessee (Inactive)
Texas
- Greyhound Bucks Taft, Texas (Inactive)
- Houston Hours Houston, Texas
- C-City Cash Colorado City, Texas
Vermont
- Bristol Bucks Bristol, Vermont
- Buffalo Mountain Hours Hardwick, Vermont (Inactive)
- Burlington Bread Burlington, Vermont (Inactive)
- Green Mountain Hours Montpelier, Vermont (Inactive)
Virginia
- Floyd Hours Floyd, Virginia (Inactive)
Washington
- Bainbridge Island Bucks Bainbridge Island, Washington (no website found—outdated?) (Inactive)
- BizX Seattle, Washington
- Timebanks of Puget Sound Kirkland, WA
- Fourth Corner Exchange Washington, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, California
- Kettle River Hours Kettle Falls, Washington (no website found—outdated?) (Inactive)
- Kitsap Hours Bremerton, Washington (no website found—outdated?)
- Lopez Island Hours Lopez Island, Washington (no website found—outdated?) (Inactive)
- Skagit Dollars Mount Vernon, Washington (no website found—outdated?) (Inactive)
- Snohomish Diamonds Snohomish, Washington
- Sound Hours,[10] Olympia (Inactive)
- SWEL Timebank Shoreline, Washington
Wisconsin
- Chamber Bucks Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- Madison Hours Madison, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Hours Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Inactive)
See also
References
- ↑ "The Barter Network". Retrieved March 14, 2011.
Convert your business' goods and services into TBN trade dollars that work like cash to purchase needed items.
- ↑ "Welcome to Atlantic Barter". Retrieved March 14, 2011.
Your business sells its goods or services, and in exchange, your account is credited the normal retail value of the sale in trade dollars ($1 sold = 1 trade dollar credited). When you purchase goods or services, your ATLANTIC BARTER account is debited the normal retail value of your purchase ($1 purchased = 1 trade dollar debited). Only when you make a purchase, will ATLANTIC BARTER charge a performance based cash transaction fee of 12.5%.
- ↑ "Ken Kramer's About San Diego (start at 4:33)". Retrieved January 3, 2013.
a time when Escondido printed its own money
- ↑ Chamber to take $100k hit after bankrupt company stiffs them The Holland Sentinel, March 2, 2009
- ↑ http://www.pdxcurrency.net
- ↑ http://cascadiahourexchange.com
- ↑ http://hourexchange.org
- ↑ http://www.pdxtimebank.org
- ↑ https://reedvillefreeexchange.org
- ↑ http://olyblog.net/what-ever-happened-sound-hours-local-currency
External links
- Directory of Community Currency Systems Using Printed Money in the United States Inactive - no new link found.
- Trounce - Silver Certificates
- HOUR money
- eMINT
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