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*This idea page is about the wide range of concepts of concern to people who do, can, and might share housing resources.  
 
*This idea page is about the wide range of concepts of concern to people who do, can, and might share housing resources.  
*It will contain materials which may be useful in building a '''Shared Housing Network''' in Philadelphia
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*It will contain materials which may be useful in building a '''Shared Housing Network''' in Philadelphia and elsewhere.
  
 
== From My Post in the Facebook group  [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1573256319667040/ <u>"Helpful Philadelphia"</u>] ==
 
== From My Post in the Facebook group  [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1573256319667040/ <u>"Helpful Philadelphia"</u>] ==
One area where people could come together to be more helpful is in housing. Where someone lives and where our relatives and friends live is about as important as health, nutrition and safety. There are dozens, or perhaps hundreds of groups (to say nothing of the Government) where there is a focus on housing as an important issue. So, what if we propose to create a Web based tool that can facilitate collaboration among social services, government agencies, neighborhood organizations and private people who wish to help families find housing resources among private and public sources. Older people with an "empty nest" might find it helpful if a local service organization could help them find an appropriate housemate. Senior centers might be able to benefit their tenants by collaborating with colleges to place students in their facilities. A network for making "Shared Housing" a possibility could make a difference in many lives. [[User:Stan|Stan]] ([[User talk:Stan|talk]]) 18:45, 23 April 2017 (EDT)
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One area where people could come together to be more helpful is in housing. Where someone lives and where our relatives and friends live is about as important as health, nutrition and safety. There are dozens, or perhaps hundreds of groups (to say nothing of the Government) where there is a focus on housing as an important issue. So, what if we propose to create a Web based tool that can facilitate collaboration among social services, government agencies, neighborhood organizations and private people who wish to help families find housing resources among private and public sources. Older people with an "empty nest" might find it helpful if a local service organization could help them find an appropriate housemate. Senior centers might be able to benefit their tenants by collaborating with colleges to place students in their facilities. A network of charitable services for making "Shared Housing" a possibility could make a difference in many lives. [[User:Stan|Stan]] ([[User talk:Stan|talk]]) 18:45, 23 April 2017 (EDT)
  
 
== A Local Example ==
 
== A Local Example ==
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*'''[[HomeSharing Inc]] is a 30 year old matchmaking service in Bridgewater NJ'''
 
*'''[[HomeSharing Inc]] is a 30 year old matchmaking service in Bridgewater NJ'''
  
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===Match-up Home Sharing Program===
 
===Match-up Home Sharing Program===
This is an exposition on home sharing "Match-up" programs as they are and how they have been operated. Published as '''document III.1.g''' of the '''Livable New York Resource Manual''', this document offers pointers for every phase of starting and running a match-making home sharing program.
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Get the .pdf file here:
 
 
*[https://aging.ny.gov/LivableNY/ResourceManual/Housing/III1g.pdf Match-up Home Sharing Program PDF from Livable New York]
 
*[https://aging.ny.gov/LivableNY/ResourceManual/Housing/III1g.pdf Match-up Home Sharing Program PDF from Livable New York]
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**This is an exposition on home sharing "Match-up" programs as they are and how they have been operated. Published as '''document III.1.g''' of the '''Livable New York Resource Manual''', this document offers pointers for every phase of starting and running a match-making home sharing program.
  
 
===A Vermonter’s Guide to Homesharing===
 
===A Vermonter’s Guide to Homesharing===
 
Another comprehensive 17 page guide book based on 30 years of experience. It includes sample interview questions, sample reference check questions, and a sample homesharing agreement
 
Another comprehensive 17 page guide book based on 30 years of experience. It includes sample interview questions, sample reference check questions, and a sample homesharing agreement
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*[http://www.alaseniorliving.org/files/attachments/HomesharingGuide_0.pdf A Vermonter’s Guide to Homesharing]
 
*[http://www.alaseniorliving.org/files/attachments/HomesharingGuide_0.pdf A Vermonter’s Guide to Homesharing]
  
 
===Strategies For Scaling Shared Housing===
 
===Strategies For Scaling Shared Housing===
A 44 page guide book from '''Affordable Living for the Aging''' (ALA), practitioners and experts in the felds of shared housing, aging in place, and affordable housing.
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A 44 page guide book from '''Affordable Living for the Aging''' (ALA), practitioners and experts in the fields of shared housing, aging in place, and affordable housing.
  
 
*[http://www.alaseniorliving.org/files/attachments/HIGH%20Res%20ALA%20Strategic%20Guide%20for%20website_0.pdf Best Practices, Challenges & Recommendations]
 
*[http://www.alaseniorliving.org/files/attachments/HIGH%20Res%20ALA%20Strategic%20Guide%20for%20website_0.pdf Best Practices, Challenges & Recommendations]
  
== The First National Online Matchmaking Service ==
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== [[National Shared Housing Resource Center (NSHRC)]] ==
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== A Nation-Wide Online Matchmaking Service ==
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*[[Senior Homeshares]]
 
*[[Senior Homeshares]]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ1uqNPvl80&feature=youtu.be Senior Homeshares' video]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ1uqNPvl80&feature=youtu.be Senior Homeshares' video]
== [[National Shared Housing Resource Center (NSHRC)]] ==
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== Mid-Atlantic & New England Home Sharing Programs ==
 
== Mid-Atlantic & New England Home Sharing Programs ==
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*[https://www.stambros.org/ St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Baltimore]
 
*[https://www.stambros.org/ St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Baltimore]
*[https://www.womensrights.org/ Women's Rights Information Center, Englewood, NJ]
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*[https://www.womensrights.org/shared-housing/ Women's Rights Information Center, Englewood, NJ]
 
*[[HomeSharing Inc]], Bridgewater, NJ
 
*[[HomeSharing Inc]], Bridgewater, NJ
 
*[http://www.nyfsc.org/ New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, New York City]
 
*[http://www.nyfsc.org/ New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, New York City]
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== Other Resources ==
 
== Other Resources ==
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*[https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/d/housing-swap/search/swp Housing Swap section on Craigslist, Philadelphia]
 
*[https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/d/housing-swap/search/swp Housing Swap section on Craigslist, Philadelphia]
 
*[[:Category:Issue-Shared Housing]]
 
*[[:Category:Issue-Shared Housing]]
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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*[[:Category:Issue-Shared Housing]]
 
*[[:Category:Issue-Shared Housing]]
 
*[https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=UwjoXMW_NO-l_QbAopeQAw&q=Shared+Housing+Philadelphia&oq=Shared+Housing+Philadelphia&gs_l=psy-ab.12..0j0i22i30.1633.7647..8531...0.0..0.101.2059.26j1......0....1..gws-wiz.....0..0i131.UcNBgtmcMO4 <u>'''Google Search: Shared Housing Philadelphia'''</u>]  
 
*[https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=UwjoXMW_NO-l_QbAopeQAw&q=Shared+Housing+Philadelphia&oq=Shared+Housing+Philadelphia&gs_l=psy-ab.12..0j0i22i30.1633.7647..8531...0.0..0.101.2059.26j1......0....1..gws-wiz.....0..0i131.UcNBgtmcMO4 <u>'''Google Search: Shared Housing Philadelphia'''</u>]  
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::(Note the LACK of references to Philly charities or government except for the <u>[[Home of the Sparrow]]</u>)
 
::(Note the LACK of references to Philly charities or government except for the <u>[[Home of the Sparrow]]</u>)
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*[http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/writers-looking-for-forever-homes-adoption-listings '''Humor''': Difficult housing placements from the New Yorker, sad but funny!]
 
*[http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/writers-looking-for-forever-homes-adoption-listings '''Humor''': Difficult housing placements from the New Yorker, sad but funny!]
 
*[http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/affordable-housing/comic-the-upside-of-crowded-living-20180716?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YTW_20180720&utm_content=YTW_20180720+CID_433780452022925cdf1aba8fd33cc350&utm_source=CM&utm_term=Comic%20The%20Upside%20of%20Crowded%20Living More Humor, this comic in Yes Magazine about Seatle Washington]
 
*[http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/affordable-housing/comic-the-upside-of-crowded-living-20180716?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YTW_20180720&utm_content=YTW_20180720+CID_433780452022925cdf1aba8fd33cc350&utm_source=CM&utm_term=Comic%20The%20Upside%20of%20Crowded%20Living More Humor, this comic in Yes Magazine about Seatle Washington]
 
*[[Idea: Level 2 Social Media]]
 
*[[Idea: Level 2 Social Media]]
  
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[[Category:About-Helpfulness]]
 
[[Category:About-Helpfulness]]
 
[[Category:Issue-Shared_Housing]]
 
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[[Category:By-Stan's_Creations]]
 
[[Category:By-Stan's_Creations]]
  
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Revision as of 06:17, 13 June 2019

  • This idea page is about the wide range of concepts of concern to people who do, can, and might share housing resources.
  • It will contain materials which may be useful in building a Shared Housing Network in Philadelphia and elsewhere.

From My Post in the Facebook group "Helpful Philadelphia"

One area where people could come together to be more helpful is in housing. Where someone lives and where our relatives and friends live is about as important as health, nutrition and safety. There are dozens, or perhaps hundreds of groups (to say nothing of the Government) where there is a focus on housing as an important issue. So, what if we propose to create a Web based tool that can facilitate collaboration among social services, government agencies, neighborhood organizations and private people who wish to help families find housing resources among private and public sources. Older people with an "empty nest" might find it helpful if a local service organization could help them find an appropriate housemate. Senior centers might be able to benefit their tenants by collaborating with colleges to place students in their facilities. A network of charitable services for making "Shared Housing" a possibility could make a difference in many lives. Stan (talk) 18:45, 23 April 2017 (EDT)

A Local Example

Downloadable Documents

Match-up Home Sharing Program

  • Match-up Home Sharing Program PDF from Livable New York
    • This is an exposition on home sharing "Match-up" programs as they are and how they have been operated. Published as document III.1.g of the Livable New York Resource Manual, this document offers pointers for every phase of starting and running a match-making home sharing program.

A Vermonter’s Guide to Homesharing

Another comprehensive 17 page guide book based on 30 years of experience. It includes sample interview questions, sample reference check questions, and a sample homesharing agreement

Strategies For Scaling Shared Housing

A 44 page guide book from Affordable Living for the Aging (ALA), practitioners and experts in the fields of shared housing, aging in place, and affordable housing.

National Shared Housing Resource Center (NSHRC)

A Nation-Wide Online Matchmaking Service

Mid-Atlantic & New England Home Sharing Programs

Other Resources

See Also

(Note the LACK of references to Philly charities or government except for the Home of the Sparrow)