Home Share programs

Meet the Homesharers: More Stories about Good Housemates

Marjory Revor and Heather Lewis - homesharers since 2010

March 17, 2012

From The Guardian in the UK, some more great stories about people who are home sharing. The elder homeowner  gets to remain living in their own home. The younger home seeker has a place to live usually in exchange for an agree upon amount of work. The six arrangements featured in the article will give you a sense of the different arrangements and particular ground rules in each situation.

 

 

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Comfort for the Young and Old

Here’s a really nice article by Simon Murphy in The Guardian about a HomeShare arrangement in London. It highlights the benefits of arrangement by describing how it works for 97-year old Barbara Clapham and 26-year old Beth Cooke. Beth has a low rent place to live in exchange for tasks that are easy for the [...]

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NJ Non Profit Matches Residents

In a nice article by Kristine Snodgrass, descriptions how a home share program in NJ benefits residents of Somerset and Hunterdon Counties. If you live in those counties you might be able to use their services. There should be more home share programs available.  You can find out if one is in your part of [...]

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NPR Day-to-Day Report on HomeShare

NPR (National Public Radio) discusses the growth of home sharing arrangements in the US. This three-minute piece describes the Vermont HomeShare program and the success of two different arrangements. Related Posts:Meet the Homesharers: More Stories about Good HousematesComfort for the Young and OldNJ Non Profit Matches Residents

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