This past spring, the NSHRC conducted a survey of all match-up homesharing programs. Here are some of the highlights from the survey results:

• Average program budget: $200,000

• Budget breakdown for past year:

• 46.5%  Public/government funding

• 16.6%  Private foundations

• 15.7%  Private benefactors

• 7.1%  Donations

• 10.9%  Fees for Service

• 3.1%  Other

• Average number of matches last year:  71

• Average staff:  2.9

• 83% experiencing an imbalance of Homeseekers/Homeproviders for the following reasons: challenging HP expectations/needs, HS can’t afford rents, program can’t accept criminal background, home not suitable to HS needs, lack of accessible public transportation, not enough HPs applying to share their homes

• 35% of matches involved some sort of service exchange

• Information being tracked by homesharing programs:

• Agreed amount of rent: 72%

• Duration of match: 83%

• Reason match ended: 67%

• Satisfaction w/ program: 78%

• Service exchange: 78%

• Reason for homesharing: 67%

• $ saved by homeseeker: 33%

• $ saved by homeprovider: 33%

• Specific demographic info: 78%

• Trends: 44%

• 50% of programs interested in software to electronically track information

• Advertising/Outreach/Collaboration:

• Colleges: 50%

• Comm. Associations: 39%

• EAPs: 22%

• Foster Care: 11%

• Hospitals:  44%

• Church Mailings: 72%

• Radios/PSAs: 33%

• Wants Ads: 67%

• Web Ads: 33%

• Local Comm. Affairs: 22%