Prairie Rising Hour Exchange
The Prairie Rising Hour Exchange organizes service exchanges and mutual aid based on Time Credits, the currency of equality that empowers individuals to enhance their lives, neighborhood, and community.
How does it work?
The concept is simple. For every hour of service provided to another Hour Exchange member, you earn one Time Credit.
How do I Join?
Just submit a simple application via our TimeNTalents membership site and include two personal references. We will contact you to set up your member orientation.
Community Potluck
PRHE Community Potluck's are on the first Friday's of the month. Next one is Friday, February 6, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the 1921 Building upstairs community room.
Our first PRHE Community Potluck was December 5, 2025 at 6 p.m. We had an encouraging number in attendance and look forward to the next one!
The Hour Exchange Way
The concept is simple. For every hour of service provided to another Hour Exchange member, you earn one Time Credit. Time Credits are a community currency that members earn by using their time, energy, skills, and talents to help others. Hour Exchanging is about local individuals, organizations, or businesses helping each other in one-to-one exchanges or in group projects. Members help rebuild neighborhood networks and strengthen communities.
You, the Member, can spend your Time Credits on any number of services such as minor home repair, health care, computer assistance, music lessons, voice lessons, transportation, haircuts and English tutoring. You can even save them up for future use. Members of PRHE help each other in ways that family and neighbors have traditionally done. It’s your choice, it’s your time!
Monthly community Potluck
When:
First Friday's of the Month at 6 p.m.
Check back for updates.
Where:
The 1921 Building, Downtown Brookings, 2nd Floor Community Room
Who:
PRHE Members, Prospective Members and Guests
Why:
Potlucks provide a fun opportunity to meet, network and socialize with other members of the Prairie Rising Hour Exchange. Plus, good food!
What:
Please bring a covered dish, appetizer or dessert of your choice. We will provide labels for listing ingredients or you may bring your own.Eco-friendly plates, glass and cutlery will be provided. If you want to bring your own wateca set of personal reusable dishes, please do. There is a kitchenette on site.Leftovers will be replated in takeaway containers, ie. wateca. This comes from the Lakota tradition of sharing food by sending plates of food home with those in attendance. Feel free to take these plates home and/or take a plate to anyone who would appreciate it. If you would rather just take your own dish home instead, please let organizers know.