Stories

Our participants have been very generous in sharing their stories. Here's a sampling, to give you a sense of the diversity of Home Share Now matches.

Annemarie and Zoe

Annemarie enrolled with Home Share Now as a home provider and also with our in-house volunteer program where home providers are matched up with volunteers…

Amy

After living in Greensboro, Vermont for 17 years, Amy found herself looking for housing closer to work in Washington County and within a new budget. After…

Jeremy and Lee

In addition to bringing folks through the matching process from start to finish, Home Share Now offers stand-alone agreements where people can pick-and-choose…

Chrissie and Elizabeth

Elizabeth was studying business when she got an internship with National Life Group and was in need of affordable housing. “What surprised me most about…

Janet and David

David moved into the little apartment attached to Janet’s house in December 2010, a way for Janet to have a greater sense of security after being widowed. …

Marsha and Barbara

Marsha had decided she was done being a home owner but enjoys the community she’s built since moving to Vermont in the late 90’s. Home sharing was her…

Janis and Dorothy

Matches can also include cats, dogs, goats, pigs, chickens, and in the case of Janis, cows and a border collie! For just shy of five years, Janis helped…

Norma and Barbara

Norma, a well-known face in East Montpelier, came to us at age 85 at the suggestion of her aunt who’d had a positive experience herself. Now at 93, we…

Don, Shirley, and Cliff

When Cliff was first introduced to Shirley and Don, Shirley was in a rehab center healing from a fall. It was Cliff’s presence that allowed her to re-join…

Dori, Lorry, Fred and Terry

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Lois and Mary

As a single lady in her 60's who in recent years has gained weight and dealt with some new physical challenges, Lois realized that she couldn't stay in…

Rick, Diane, and Carissa

Diane and Rick have a bustling home with two young children in addition to serving as a host home for a young man living with a disability. In exchange…

Ellen, Ingrid, Eric, and Ben

Home Share Now uses a time-tested matching process to meet the diverse needs of those looking to share housing. Our participants aren’t the only diversity…

David, Darlene, and Steven

David and Darlene, both retired teachers, came to Home Share Now with a strong desire to remain at home in East Montpelier but with some growing needs,…

George, Kay, and Lynn