Durham Congregations in ActionHomeShare Durham
HomeShare Durham matches and connects home-providers and low-income home-seekers to facilitate a mutually beneficial home environment where sharing reduces housing and utility expenses for both parties.
Home seekers and home providers in Durham, including students, teachers, healthcare workers, and people who are unhoused · Free
From dcia.org/homeshare-durham ↗About this program
Creating opportunity and community one home at a time with safe and affordable housing.
Home sharing is a national, evidence-based model that has existed since the 1970s. Home sharing helps match people who are seeking housing with those who provide housing.
Durham Congregations in Action (DCIA) serves as the sponsoring agency for HomeShare Durham. The HomeShare Steering Committee is responsible for program planning and policies, fundraising, and staff selection and performance goals. HomeShare Durham provides a project manager and a case manager who are responsible for the implementation and management of the program. The program's goals in the first year is to complete one match per month, increasing over time to provide at least fifty matches per year.
HomeShare Durham seeks to serve a multicultural, inter-generational population. Both providers and seekers will be screened to make the best match possible. Each match will have the support of a case manager to ensure mutual benefit to home seekers and providers through their agreement.
Questions
What is home sharing?
Home sharing is a national, evidence-based model that has existed since the 1970s. Home sharing helps match people who are seeking housing with those who provide housing.
Is HomeShare Durham free?
HomeShare Durham is free! It costs nothing to home seekers or providers to participate.
What are the benefits of home sharing?
Reduce housing expenses to both parties, including utilities; Companionship and increased security; Provides mutual assistance
Who is eligible for seekers?
Below area median income for Durham County (makes less than $80,000/year); A student, teacher, healthcare worker, someone who is unhoused, etc.
What is the process for home seekers and providers?
Submit an application to participate in the program; Submit to a background check and provide at least three personal references; Attend a Ready to Rent class provided by the program; Complete a Quick Match questionnaire, which includes life-style questions, the answers to which will be used in the matching process; Provide information about expectations for payment, handyman services, transportation, pets, access to common areas, and house-keeping arrangements; Participate in a match meeting; Reach agreement and begin two-week trial match.
Details
- Who
- Home seekers and home providers in Durham, including students, teachers, healthcare workers, and people who are unhoused
- Cost
- Free
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