One on One’s Steve Adubato speaks with HomeSharing, Inc. to learn more about Providers & Seekers, and the candidate evaluation and matching process. Click “READ MORE >” below first, then Click Here or Image Below to view video. (NOTE: You will be transferred to an external website to view this video.)
In 1984, Shuey Horowitz had the foresight and creativity to launch a new program to provide affordable housing for low income families, which allowed them to remain in their communities and maintain their dignity and independence. Working out of her home and then using borrowed space from another agency, she assisted people in finding safe
David Fass had learned from his parents early on to value volunteerism, and he had been a member of the Circle K and Key Clubs in high school and the Alpha Phi Omega service organization in College and Grad School. More than 9 years ago he began volunteering at HomeSharing following the death of Jules
Home Sharing’s 2013 Holiday Food Basket program was an over whelming success. Through the combined efforts of numerous organizations, individuals and corporations, Thanksgiving and Christmas food packages were provided to forty-five HomeSharing client families. Food packages containing whole chickens or hams, fresh fruits and vegetables, holiday ‘fixins’ and food staples assured a holiday meal and
By Dino Flammia, New Jersey 101.5 February 21, 2017 [Caption: Olinda Young and Jeannette Brown, both down on their luck 10 years ago, met through Bridgewater-based HomeSharing, Inc. (Photo courtesy of HomeSharing, Inc.) ] ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ One had just learned of a worsening cancer diagnosis and never really preferred to live alone. The other had just
Colleen Diskin, Staff Writer, @ColleenDiskin Published 12:01 a.m. ET Jan. 13, 2017 | Updated 7:07 a.m. ET Jan. 13, 2017 Joan Grzenda, left, and Alyssa Camacho in the kitchen of Grzenda’s home. Grzenda, 66, was debating giving up her longtime home after retiring but found a home-sharing match in Camacho, 26.(Photo: Danielle Parhizkaran/Northjersey.com) The two
By Alexis Tarrazi (Patch Staff) – November 29, 2016 2:12 pm ET HomeSharing has helped more than 20,000 people avoid homelessness in Somerset, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Union, Essex, Passaic counties BRIDGEWATER, NJ — HomeSharing, a non-profit organization based in Bridgewater, has helped more than 20,000 people avoid homelessness in Somerset, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Union and
Suzanne Russell , @SRussellMyCJ4:17 p.m. EST November 24, 2016 Hansen, and Hansen is thankful to have Patterson’s roof over her head. “She is part of my family, absolutely,” Patterson, 81, a township resident for more than 50 years, said Thursday hours before the two shared their Thanksgiving meal. He said Hansen now has a house to
Montclair-area residents looking to remain in their homes, but in need of financial assistance or companionship, are coming closer to having another option. Earlier this year, HomeSharing Inc. launched in Montclair. The service, geared toward senior citizens, was provided to Montclair and neighboring municipalities for the next three years via a $227,000 grant from Partners
Stroke patient Robert Oliphant, a resident at Knoll Shared Living in Frankford Township, spends an afternoon in his shared home. (Photo: Karen Fucito/Correspondent) Home sharing, a practice started a few decades ago, is picking up steam in the post-recession economy, especially in high-cost pockets of the country, such as Morris County. All age groups are