I met today with the San Mateo County, California Home Sharing Program (HSP) "HIP Housing" Director of Programs, who shared with me valuable resource and budget considerations to evaluate when implementing an HSP. I was glad to find I'd already considered most items on the list, and to hear that I'm for the most part on the right track! It's so good to have the early input of a more mature organization, thank you HIP Housing!
"It's not that you feel like you don't have anybody, it's that you feel like nobody has you."
“Recommendations include guidance related to housing supply, housing mix, housing affordability, senior and accessible housing needs, and Fairfax as a Place.” ...read the report at @FairfaxCity.
Rebuilding Together Arlington/Fairfax/Falls Church contributes to the solutions for safe, affordable and thriving communities for our neighbors in need. In FY2023 their volunteers gave 6,924 hours to help complete 117 projects; assisted 181 people living in 110 homes, and donated labor valued at $356,134. 85% of the households helped qualify as Very Low or Extremely Low income and could never afford these vital repairs and modifications on their own.
I waited too long to coordinate for this year, we'll go next year!
"The number of 65-and-over residents who are considered cost-burdened reached record highs in 2021, while federal housing subsidies only reached 36.5% of older households who were eligible. Though the majority of older adults are homeowners, many are still paying off mortgages into old age, and there’s a growing share of renters in their 50s and early 60s. Long-term care expenses, both in-home and at facilities, are out of reach in many cities. Homelessness among older adults rose during the pandemic. And much of the US housing stock is itself aging, in need of upgrades and features for people to age in place safely." ...read the rest @Bloomberg.
Maybe by December 2024 we’ll have a boating connection (volunteers?), we want to do this from the water!
