HomeSharing

An Affordable
Housing Alternative

HomeSharing, Inc.
The PeopleCare Center
120 Finderne Avenue
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
(908) 526-4663

Email:
HomeSharing@verizon.net

HomeSharing, Inc.

of Somerset and Hunterdon County - New Jersey

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   EVENTS PREVIEW

      Come "Wrap" with
           HomeSharing

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

When: Friday & Saturday
           before Father's Day
                            (June 15th)
Where: Border's
                  in Flemington
     AND   Barnes & Noble
                in Bridgewater

Can you spend  three hours to help HomeSharing raise money to help people find shared affordable housing?

HomeSharing volunteers will be gift wrapping at Barnes & Noble in Bridgewater Friday (June 13) and Saturday (June 14).

For Border's in Flemington, HomeSharing will be gift wrapping on Friday (June 6), Friday (June 13) and Saturday (June 14).

If you are interested in helping or would like additional information, please contact Renee Drell at (908) 526-4663.

We're looking forward to seeing you!

For more information about this event or other 'happenings' at
HomeSharing -
go to the EVENTS page.

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What's on this page?
    - HomeSharing's Mission Statement & Service Area
    -  Charge your donation using PayPal
    - HomeSharing's new logo
    - Successful Annual Phonathon
    - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Come Wrap
             Father's Day Gifts at Borders, Barnes & Noble
   - Facts about HomeSharing
    - Who can be a Provider or Seeker
    - Donor Thank you! Your gift enables HomeSharing to..

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                            HomeSharing's Mission

To prevent homelessness by matching "providers," residents who need to share their homes or apartments in order to maintain them, with "seekers," individuals searching for affordable housing in the community. These matches foster independence with dignity.

HomeSharing is also committed to assisting its clients in locating and utilizing other resources such as the Food Bank, low-cost medical care, and other support services. The organization's services are provided free of charge to our clients.

HomeSharing is unique. It is the only agency in New Jersey that prevents homelessness full-time through the home sharing model.

                                 HomeSharing's Service Area

HomeSharing is located in the PeopleCare Center in Bridgewater, New Jersey and supports clients in Somerset and Hunterdon counties as well as Middlesex Borough.

                       HomeSharing Needs Your Support

HomeSharing is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit agency which relies on grants and donations to continue helping people find and maintain affordable housing.  All donations are gratefully appreciated. Checks should be made out to, "HomeSharing, Inc."   HomeSharing can also accept credit card donations via PayPal. You do not need to have a PayPal account, simply go to our Donations page (click on the link below) and follow the simple instructions. It's fast and secure.

~ Charge your donation via PayPal!~
It's fast, easy and secure... Just go to our Donations page.

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HomeSharing Has a New Logo

HomeSharing is changing its appearance with the adoption of a new logo starting in Spring, 2008. The new logo is intended to rebrand HomeSharing and to elicit a spirit of unity and cooperation, with people coming together for a common cause - affordable, shared housing.

Last Fall, Professor Phyllis Lerner's Advanced Design class (at Raritan Valley Community College) took on the project of developing a number of possible logos for HomeSharing. Utilizing the design concepts taught in Professor Lerner's class, students endeavored to create a logo reflective of HomeSharing's ideals. All designs and concepts were reviewed by HomeSharing's Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees ultimately selected the logo developed by Katarzyna "Kasia" Siudzinska. Kasia was recognized at last year's Volunteers' Awards Dinner for her outstanding design (below).

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Interested in becoming a HomeSharing Provider or a Seeker?

HomeSharing was created in response to a great need for affordable housing in the community. Despite Somerset and Hunterdon County’s reputation for affluence, we are faced with a serious hidden homeless crisis.

Long-time residents on fixed incomes are unable to maintain their mortgages. Corporate downsizing has placed formerly secure homeowners in jeopardy of losing their homes. Many simply can’t afford the high rental costs. HomeSharing clients also include: the working poor, senior citizens, disabled, and residents in transition (for example, widowed or divorced men and women unexpectedly forced to live on one income).

"Providers" are people who need to share their homes or apartments in order to maintain them. "Seekers" are individuals searching for affordable housing in the community.

You may want to be a HomeSharing Provider if you are:
   * a homeowner or apartment renter with an extra, bedroom
   * a retired or recently widowed person needing extra income
   * an elderly person in need of some assistance**
   * a person with a disability in needing some help with daily
         living**
   * parents with children in need of occasional childcare.

You may want to be a HomeSharing Seeker if you are:
   * a student (over the age of 18), or
   * an adult in the midst of a career change
   * a single parent
   * a recently widowed or divorced person
   * a working or retired person unable to afford rent on your own
   * a person with a disability**

  **NOTE- clients must be independent enough to meet their own basic needs.

Eligibilty is not restricted on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or income.

For More Information...

HomeSharing, Inc.
120 Finderne Ave.
Room 260
Bridgewater, NJ 08807

Somerset County and
Middlesex Borough
Phone: (908)526-4663
fax: (908) 526-6342

Hunterdon County
Phone: (908) 237-0650
fax: (908) 526-6342

Email:HomeSharing@verizon.net

VISITOR COUNT:

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     HomeSharing Facts:

~ More than 8,050 people
     have registered in the past
     10 years.

~ For every Provider house-
      hold, there are 2 registered
      Seekers.

~ 53% of all household
      incomes are at or below
      the poverty level.

~ 18% of all household
      incomes are classified
      as working poor.

~ The longest, currently
      active match is 8.5 years.

~ Seniors head 35% of
      Provider households.

GoodSearch.com
HomeSharing is now registered with GoodSearch.com, a search engine powered by Yahoo! that contributes one penny per search to the charityof the user's choice. To have HomeSharing benefit from your web searches... 1. Go to www.GoodSearch.com 2. Enter "HomeSharing (Bridgewater NJ)" in the box under "I'm supporting" 3. Search normally. HomeSharing will receive one cent for every search you make. THE PENNIES ADD UP. PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

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OUR SPECIAL THANKS ...

HomeSharing thanks the
various Foundations,
Corporations, Organiza-
tions and individuals that
have generously supported
our work.

Your donation at work...

- A gift of $500 will enable
HomeSharing to provide more
than 3 months of affordable,
shared housing.
- A gift of $150 will enable
HomeSharing to provide
about 1 month of affordable,
shared housing
- A gift of $75 will enable
us to provide about two
weeks of affordable, shared
housing.

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