HOMESHARING PROGRAM DIRECTORY

This Program Directory lists independent Home Sharing Programs around the Country to help consumers who want to Home Share. NSHRC is not a housing provider. The Directory is made available to help you find a program that exists in your area. NSHRC does not have legal authority over programs listed in the Directory.

If you are currently operating a non-profit Home Sharing Program and would like to be listed on the NSHRC Program Directory, please view the criteria to list your Home Sharing Program. If your program meets the criteria, you will have the opportunity to complete an application to be listed on this website.

View the criteria to list your Home Sharing Program

California

Human Investment Project, Inc. (HIP Housing)

Senior Network Services - Shared Housing Program

Ventura County Area Agency on Aging

  • Match-up Program
  • Address: Ventura, CA
  • Phone: 805-477-7300 Option 3
  • Contact: Sonia Vaughn
  • Email:  Home.Share@ventura.org
  • Notes: Sponsored by Housing Authority of Ventura for residents of City of Ventura.

Elder Help of San Diego - Homeshare Program

Affordable Living for the Aging

Share Sonoma County

NVCH Home Sharing Program

Home Match Alameda County

Home Match Contra-Costa County

Home Match Marin County

Home Match Monterey County

Home Match San Francisco County

Smart Share Housing Solutions

Home & Heart

Home Share OC

HomeShare American River

  • Organization Name: Placer People of Faith Together
  • Program Start Date: 2021
  • Program Name: HomeShare American River
  • Street Address: 4305 Roosevelt Ave., Sacramento, CA 95820
  • Contact: Justin Ellerby
  • Phone: (530) 746-8681
  • Email: justin@homeshareamericanriver.org
  • Website:  https://homeshareamericanriver.org/
  • Target Populations Served: Unrestricted, but prioritizing matches including a person 60+ years of age.
  • Geographic Service Area: Within 40 minutes’ drive of western Placer County (e.g; Roseville, Auburn).
  • Participant Eligibility Restrictions: None!
  • Fees Charged To Participants: Sliding scale suggested donation of $15 – 50.

HomeShare - Senior Advocacy Network

  • Organization Name: Senior Advocacy Network
  • Program Start Date: 2021
  • Program Name: HomeShare
  • Street Address: 821 13th St Suite F, Modesto, CA 95354
  • Phone: 209-577-3814
  • Contact: Hannah Brady
  • Email: sanhousingprogram@gmail.com
  • Website: http://senioradvocacynetwork.org/
  • Target Populations Served: Seniors, Low-income
  • Geographic Service Area: Stanislaus County
  • Participant Eligibility Restrictions: Residents of Stanislaus County, Priority given to Seniors
  • Fees Charged To Participants: None

Colorado

Open Up

Sunshine Home Share Colorado

Neighbor 2 Neighbor

Florida

Home Share Pinellas

God's Precious Gifts, Inc

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
  • Address: Punta Gorda, FL
  • Phone: 941.258.5255
  • Contact: Anna Callwood
  • Email: iamgpgi@live.com

HomeShare Sarasota

  • Organization Name: Sarasota Housing Funding Corporation
  • Program Start Date: 2020
  • Program Name: HomeShare Sarasota
  • Address: 269 S. Osprey Ave. Sarasota, Florida 34236
  • Phone: 941-361-6210, extension 197
  • Email: rshaulis@sarasotahousing.org
  • Website: http://www.sarasotahousing501c3.org
  • Target Populations Served: Residents, prospective residents, and home owners in Sarasota County, FL
  • Geographic Service Area: All of Sarasota County, Florida
  • Fees Charged To Participants: No application fee.
  • One time fee, IF match is made, at time of lease agreement signing by both parties, renter agrees to pay one-half (50%) of agreed-upon first month’s rent to Sarasota Housing Funding Corporation (to be utilized to fund the HomeShare Sarasota program); conversely, home provider agrees to accept one-half (50%) of agreed-upon first month’s rent.

Idaho

HomeShare Kootenai County

Illinois

Resources for Community Living

The Center of Concern

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
  • http://www.centerofconcern.org
  • Address: Park Ridge, IL
  • Phone: 847.823.0453
  • Contact: Jessica Raap
  • Email: jraap@centerofconcern.org
  • Notes: Serving suburban Cook County primarily, for more than 20 years for adults of all ages. Also offers transitional housing with supportive services, homelessness prevention assistance; also Salvation Army extension site for utility/gasoline, etc., assistance. 20 other services for area residents.

Center on Halsted

Louisiana

Shared Housing of New Orleans

Maryland

St. Ambrose Homesharing

Housing Initiative Partnership

  • Organization Name: Housing Initiative Partnership
  • Program Name: Montgomery County Home Sharing Program
  • Program Start Date: 2020
  • Address: 12900 Middlebrook Road, Suite 500, Germantown, MD 20874
  • Phone: 301-85-SHARE (301-857-4273)
  • Contact: Michele Higgs, Community Outreach Coordinator
  • Email:  HomeShare@hiphomes.org
  • Website: www.HIPhomes.org/home-sharing
  • Target Populations Served: Senior homeowners with a safe and attractive spare bedroom or ADU for long-term rental, renters of all ages seeking affordable housing options. Homeowner must live in the home full time to participate. In some cases, light housekeeping (e.g.; raking leaves clearing snow, errands, shared transportation) can be bartered for a reduction in rent.
  • Geographic Service Area: Montgomery County, MD

Massachusetts

Outer Cape HomeShare

Michigan

Housing Bureau for Seniors

New Development Corporation-GRHomeShare

New Jersey

Women's Rights Information Center - Shared Housing

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
  • http://www.womensrights.org
  • Address: Englewood, NJ
  • Phone: 201.568.1166
  • Contact: Susan Bendes
  • Email: sbendes@womensrights.org
  • Notes: Housemates must be able to share financial obligations and to meet their own basic needs. In some cases, services such as childcare, senior care, or housekeeping are bartered for a reduced financial share.

Homesharing, Inc.

New York

New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, Inc.

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
  • http://www.nyfsc.org
  • Address: New York, NY
  • Phone: 212.962.7559
  • Contact: Elizabeth Sofield
  • Email: esofield@nyfscltcop.org
  • Notes: Match must include person 60 or over. Also serves persons living with a developmental disability.

FAMILY of Woodstock / HomeShare Woodstock

North Carolina

HomeShare Durham - Durham Congregations in Action

Oregon

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon

Home Share Oregon

  • Organization Name: Home Share Oregon
  • Program Start Date: 2021
  • Address: 1616 NW 13th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97213
  • Phone: 503-459-9157
  • Email: tess@homeshareoregon.org
  • Website: homeshareoregon.org
  • Target Populations Served: Our goal is to expand access to affordable housing by making home sharing a cultural norm.  We encourage everyone to consider home sharing and then we provide additional support services to assist vulnerable populations through the process.
  • Geographic Service Area: State of Oregon with a focus on Lane, Jackson, Multnomah, Washington Clackamas and Deschutes counties.
  • Participant Eligibility Restrictions: We do not restrict anyone who would like to engage in home sharing although clearly, some populations are more difficult to place than others.
  • Fees Charged To Participants: None

Pennsylvania

Home of the Sparrow

SHARE Shared Housing & Resource Exchange - Pike and Wayne County

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
  • Address: 150 Pike County Blvd., Hawley, PA 18428
  • Phone: 570-832-5133
  • Contact: Larisa Yusko – SHARE Housing Counselor – Monroe, Pike, Wayne Counties
  • Email: lyusko@pikepa.org
  • Web: More Info

SHARE Shared Housing & Resource Exchange - Monroe County

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
    Shared Housing and Resource Exchange
  • SHARE Housing Counselor – Monroe, Pike & Wayne Counties
  • Address: 150 Pike County Blvd., Hawley, PA 18428
  • Phone: 570-832-0538
  • Web: More Info

SHARE Shared Housing & Resource Exchange - Union-Snyder AAA

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
    Union/Synder Agency on Aging, Inc.
  • Address: 116 N. 2nd Street, Lewisburg, PA 17837
  • Phone: 570-524-2100  ext. 1013
  • Phone: 570-374-5558
  • Contact: Dea Schader – SHARE Housing Counselor
  • Email: dschader@usaaa17.org
  • Web: More Info

SHARE Shared Housing & Resource Exchange - Carbon County

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
    Carbon County Area Agency on Aging
  • Address: 401 Delaware Avenue 3rd Floor, Palmerton, PA 18071
  • Phone: 570-249-1159
  • Contact: Kellie Cummings – SHARE Housing Counselor/Coordinator
  • Email: kcummingssharecoordinator@ptd.net
  • Web: More Info

SHARE Shared Housing & Resource Exchange - Crawford County AAA

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
    Active Aging, Inc.
  • Address: 1034 Park Ave., Meadville, PA 16335
  • Phone: 814-336-1792  ext. 165
  • Contact: Gwen Smith – SHARE Housing Counselor
  • Email: gsmith@activeaging.org
  • Web: More Info

SHARE Shared Housing & Resource Exchange - Adams County

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
    Adams County Office of Aging
  • Address: 318 West Middle Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325
  • Phone: 717-778-1293
  • Web: More Info

SHARE Shared Housing & Resource Exchange - Bucks County

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
    Bucks County Office of Aging
  • Address: 55 E. Court Street, 3rd Floor, Doylestown, PA 18901
  • Phone: 215-303-2102
  • Contact: Shannon Walsh
  • Email: c-swalsh@buckscounty.org
  • Web: More Info

Texas

Shared Housing Center

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
  • http://www.sharedhousing.org
  • Address: Dallas, TX
  • Phone: 214.821.8510
  • Contact: Maria Machado
  • Email: mmachado@sharedhousing.org
  • Notes: Services for aged 21 and over. Shared Living Residence: 12-month service for homeless single-parent families and older adults. Match-up considered a transitional and permanent housing solution.

Vermont

HomeShare Vermont

Washington

Shared Housing Services

  • Match-up Homesharing Program
  • http://www.sharedhousingservices.org
  • Address: Tacoma, WA
  • Phone: 253.272.1532
  • Contact: Mark Merrill – Executive Director
  • Email: shstacomapc@harbornet.com
  • Notes: Since 1991, Shared Housing Services, a 501c3 nonprofit, has been serving all of Pierce County, Washington through its Homesharing Programs. The Adult Homesharing Programs work to prevent AND reduce homelessness by assisting home providers to remain stably housed while at the same time creating affordable housing options for those who are currently experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness. The Youth Host Home Program assist young adults experiencing homelessness, build the skills and self-sufficiency to obtain and sustain permanent housing.

Housing Resources Bainbridge

Senior Services Shared Housing Program

HomeShare - North Kitsap Fishline

Kitsap Homes of Compassion

International

Homeshare International