Economic Solidarity Track: Neighborhood Resource Sharing and Local Budgets

Welcome to the economic solidarity track. This section contains simple, everyday tracking templates to help our neighborhoods map out what tools we own together, share skills easily, and protect our local resources without needing to rely on expensive commercial apps, corporate platforms, or outside markets.

Core Operational Objectives

Shared Tools and Skills Logs: Catalog helpful things like heavy machinery, backup gear, and handy skills across a group of nearby homes so everyone can access them without buying them new.
Low-Barrier Local Trade: Set up simple, offline ways to track who is borrowing equipment so that sharing stays fair and balanced without handing our private habits over to online data brokers.
Protecting Neighborhood Assets: Maintain a directory of local public spaces, little free libraries, and community fridges to maximize resource access across our neck of the woods.
Bottom-Up Budget Translation: Provide a plain-language guide to help everyday people show public servants why upfront investment in local care saves massive tax dollars on backend emergency response systems.

Spreadsheets and Guides (Mobile Column Reference)

Before you tap the links below, review how these templates are structured. Since spreadsheets require horizontal scrolling on a mobile browser, these overviews help you know exactly what columns to expect.

Neighborhood Toolkit Template

A baseline spreadsheet to list shared household tools, emergency gear, and skills. Use this strictly offline to avoid third-party tracking.

Column 1: Household Name (Location) (Placeholders like Yellow House, Apt 3C)
Column 2: Resource Type (Tools, Skills, or Knowledge)
Column 3: Description (e.g., 10-foot ladder, Spanish translation, tax procedures)
Column 4: Availability Notes (e.g., Weekends, evenings after 6 PM)
Column 5: Contact Method (e.g., Knock on side door, leave a physical note)
Column 6: Last Checked (Date)

Exchange Log Template

A simple sign-out spreadsheet to keep track of shared items and day-to-day help across a local network without tracking personal habits.

Column 1: Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Column 2: Household Giving (Placeholder label or first name)
Column 3: Household Receiving (Placeholder label or first name)
Column 4: Resource Shared (e.g., Lent chainsaw and safety gear, welding help)
Column 5: Notes (e.g., Returned clean and filled with gas the same day)

Neighborhood Index Template

A public directory to map out openly accessible assets located near our neighborhood spaces. Unlike the other files, this tracks publicly available resources rather than private household sharing.

Column 1: Resource Name (e.g., Public Library Community Fridge, Seed Library)
Column 2: Resource Type (e.g., Food Pantry, Garden Resource)
Column 3: Location (Physical cross street or public address)
Column 4: Availability Notes (e.g., Accessible during regular operating hours)
Column 5: Last Verified (Date)

Economic Advocacy Tool

A plain text guide for community members to build an evidence-backed case for regional care funding, contrasting upfront costs against expensive downstream crisis costs.

Keeping Our Information Safe and Private

To make sure our neighborhood stays safe and our personal data stays private, never upload real last names, phone numbers, house numbers, or private personal details to this online server. All public templates should use simple, anonymous labels or placeholders (like Yellow House or Unit 102). Any real list connecting tools or needs to actual names must be kept completely offline on physical paper charts or local home computer hard drives.

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