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Community Exchange

Worthwhile Talent focuses on strengthening the social connections among Talentonians through an organized exchange of goods, services, and skills.
We call this the Community Exchange.

Imagine a downtown thrift shop where you're always greeted by your name when you walk in. You hear someone ask the lady behind the counter if she knows anyone who could help her get her garden beds cleaned up and ready for spring, and in return she'll give a few jars of her salsa that she’ll be making once her Talent Tomatoes are ready.  The lady behind the counter opens up The Binder.

This is the long term vision for Worthwhile. The first core principle that the Exchange is built on is that EVERYONE has something they could offer to their community. Every single person in this town has old clothes or spare time or practical skills that could help someone else who doesn't have it.  Just imagine all the ways we could be helping each other with what we all know, have, and can do!  

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For now, in these early days of Worthwhile Talent,  we are focusing the Community Exchange on what we call dignity essentials - clothes, shoes, bedding, towels, and hygiene items - until the Mercantile has a more permanent indoor space to call home and we can expand our offerings. The purpose for now is to ensure that the shorter term basic needs of our local residents are met with dignity and without having to spend money that could be used for food, utilities, fuel, and other survival needs.   We are currently fundraising to open up a standalone secondhand Exchange space that could run concurrently with local Food Pantries as a supplemental resource.  

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If you are interested in donating your time, money, or secondhand clothes/linens to the Community Exchange please contact us!

One of the most effective ways to help people who are struggling is to create a space where they can build relationships, discover opportunities, and participate in their community.

We want the Community Exchange to be the engine that drives connections, and the Worthwhile Mercantile to be the place where it lives.

If you have some ideas for our Community Exchange program please reach out!

We would absolutely love to hear from you. In fact, we will be relying on you the community to tell us what kinds of exchanges would most benefit you, so please send us an email at info@worthwhilemercantile.com or just use our Contact Form.

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