We interview and screen host candidates who have room to share in their homes, and housemate candidates, and we carefully coordinate and match hosts with housemates, based on needs and lifestyle preferences. We conduct background investigations, we facilitate custom tailored Living Together Agreements, and we refer to other community resources as appropriate — wrapped in long-term ongoing follow-up support.
- Who? Literally everyone! We focus on older folks, but thriving shared households can include young adults, families with children, couples, empty nesters, even self-proclaimed loners! No matter your circumstance, there are always viable matches.
- What? Share your home, long-term. Families can host an older person, older people can host whole families, anyone can go “Golden Girls” style with housemates, maybe it’s housing in exchange for service, and you can assist someone, or someone can assist you, with activities of daily living — the realm of possible great matches is infinite!
- Why? So you and they are not alone, for human connection and companionship, for simple safety, for supplemental income or more affordable housing, for multigenerational living, for non-medical assistance with chores — the list goes on!
- Where? Under-occupied single family homes everywhere!
- When? Sooner than later!
- How? Shared housing candidate intake and Living Together Agreement templates are in development, meanwhile email Steph@2nd-Family.org if you are two steps ahead of me and ready to rent!
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