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SerVermont - Home Share Now
 
 
 
Home Share Now facilitates shared housing, most often between seniors and the financially vulnerable. Instead of market rent, vetted home seekers provide services and/or a stipend. Working-age adults gain affordable housing and financial independence while aging adults are able to maintain their housing safely. All people are welcome to participate but most (both providers and seekers) are low-income and 50 or older. Home Share Now directly contributes to safe aging in place, independence, improved health, financial relief, prevention of homelessness, and affordable housing by tapping into our greatest resource; other people. The Home Share Now mission is to expand the possibilities for living. Living in Vermont is expensive and a tight rental market only worsens the cost of living for renters. Vermont needs additional affordable rentals – Home Share Now does its part by creating 106 housing units in 2018, maximizing existing housing stock. In 2018, 24% of our home seekers only provided services paying $0 rent. Those who paid rent averaged $297 a month, saving over $189K in below market rental expenses. In one year, Home Share Now secured housing for over 8,900 nights – that’s 25+ years of housing. 100% of matched participants experience economic benefits thanks to home sharing. On average over the last five years, over 750 people per year are served by Home Share Now.
 
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Member Duties : Serving side-by-side with the Executive Director of Home Share Now, you will apply your ideas and skills in social networking and nonprofit management. • Help create new fundraising activities • Prepare fundraising documents • Present to civic organizations • Participate in an annual campaign • Research and write grants • Design social media marketing • Become familiar with a donor management system Increased capacity thanks to A*VISTA members will support the ongoing utilization of best practices in direct service to include interviews, references, employment verification, a background screening, introductions, a trial period, written agreements, and follow-up support.
 
Program Benefits : Training ,  Living Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Health Coverage* ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Relocation Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Housing ,  Elder Care ,  Homelessness ,  Health ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Leadership ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Marketing and Design ,  Team Work ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Public Speaking ,  Business/Entrepreneur ,  Writing/Editing ,  Computers/Technology ,  Communications ,  Social Services . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
SerVermont - Home Share Now
Program Start/End Date
08/19/2019  -   08/18/2020
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
High school diploma/GED
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations VERMONT  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  04/01/2019  To  08/10/2019 
Contact Robyn Baylor
105 N Main St
Barre   VT   05641
(802) 760-8208
robyn.baylor@vermont.gov
Listing ID 72673

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