Homesharer

The season of giving thanks is almost upon us and we want to be the first ones to thank you for being an essential member of our homesharing family. Without your active voice, participation and engagement to culturally normalize homesharing, our community would not be as impactful, vibrant and thriving as it is.

Our team is thankful for being able to serve more than 670 homeowners and over 1,250 homeseekers across our beautiful state. We work diligently each day to extend our support and services to anyone in search of a housemate. Thank you to each of our incredible donors for your ongoing generosity and devotion to our mission.

The humanitarian crisis of homelessness is real in Oregon. Earlier this week, we marked the World Homelessness Day. The number of people in need of a place to live is at an overwhelming high - we see it daily in our neighborhoods. And we can do something right now to alleviate the issue. We can homeshare. The mission of Home Share Oregon is to expand access to affordable housing through home sharing. We believe that this is a direct way to prevent housing instability, foreclosure, and homelessness.

At Home Share Oregon (HSO), we envision a world in which every person has a clean, safe home, a world where home sharing is normalized as a lifestyle preference, and homelessness is uprooted. And we can't do it without you. If you haven't already, please consider homesharing and donating to our cause.

I am pleased to share that Home Share Oregon requested legislation to incentivize the home share concept. Working with our state legislators, Home Share Oregon has proposed:

"Homeowners who are willing to home share, long-term, charging $1,000 or less per month, are absolved from state income tax liability on the earned income."

We'd love for you to endorse this initiative, you can do so here.

Enjoy reading select recent updates from HSO. In this newsletter issue, we bring you an inspiring video from homesharers Brenda, Gayle and Dana.
Warm Regards,
Tess Fields,
Executive Director, Home Share Oregon
HSO's New Homesharing Ally: Meals on Wheels
As many of you know, Home Share Oregon works with 60+ various organizations who support our cause. The latest addition to a plethora of leading changemakers - HSO's Homesharing Allies, is the amazing nonprofit Meals on Wheels. Thanks to a generous donation from the Oregon Community Foundation, Home Share Oregon and Meals on Wheels have created a collaborative free service that is designed to support our seniors. The direct link between HSO's homesharing services and Meals on Wheels is an opportunity to prevent houselessness for our seniors who are often times our most vulnerable and valuable community members.

Home Share Oregon Joins Home Share International
Home Share Oregon is officially a member of The Homeshare International (HI) Network. The HI Network aims to support programs across the world, whether new or well-established. The Network is a learning community that enables members to share news and information, develop good practice, share tools, resources and work cooperatively for mutual benefit. Click to learn more.
Thank You for supporting us to be named one of the Top-Rated Nonprofits
HSO recently earned the 2022 Top-Rated Nonprofit status with GreatNonprofits. If you love our work then tell the world! You have an opportunity to help us make even more of a difference in our community. GreatNonprofits-a review site like TripAdvisor-is honoring highly reviewed nonprofits with their 2022 Top-Rated Awards. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. To do so, click on the button below. Once you reach the HSO page on GreatNonprofits, click the button in the right hand corner called “Share Your Story.” Thank you.
The Home Share Oregon Team is Growing! Welcome, Lupine.

Lupine DeSnyder, pronouns she/her, recently joined our team as the point of contact for our homesharers in the Portland Metro Area. Lupine has deep roots in Portland as a trainer and advocate for seniors’ healthy living. With over 20 years of professional experience in the private, non-profit and government settings, she is especially passionate about bringing needed resources to the historically-underserved-community members. 
"As I immerse myself in getting to know Oregon’s homesharing community, I am really enjoying connecting people who are seeking affordable housing with homeowners wishing to share their living space. It is inspiring to be a part of the growing community of persons invested in sharing their homes to create a social, sustainable and secure living environment for all." - Lupine
Are you homesharing? Take this one-minute survey and let us know!
Home Share Oregon Events
Here are some of our recent and upcoming events:


In the photo: HSO's Area Manager Judy (in the middle) at the Joint Greeters Monster Ball, sponsored by Eugene and Springfield Chamber of Commerce, and held on October 12, 2022.

  • Earlier this month, Tess Fields, our Executive Director and Judy C. Smith, Area Manager for Lane County held a presentation about Homesharing during the Housing Oregon Conference. Our team enjoyed connecting with industry leaders, making meaningful connections to strengthen the homesharing movement in Oregon. This unique event brought together over 800 attendees, featuring Oregon’s top innovators, policy experts and decision makers engaged in the affordable housing industry. To learn more, click here.

  • This Saturday and Sunday, October 15 and 16, our team will be at the Eugene Health and Wellness Expo. Our Area Representatives Judy and Lupine will be there, together with our amazing volunteers! Stop by HSO's booth #138 and say hi - we're excited to connect with you. Click here to learn more about the Expo.
  • Next Tuesday, October 18, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific, we'd love to have you join our live monthly community call. Our October topic is "How Homesharing Works at Home Share Oregon." Join our team in conversation about the growing scope of HSO services, including free resources designed to support your homesharing experience. To register, please click here.
Meet our homesharers Brenda, Gayle and Dana!
We are pleased to share why homeowners Gayle and Dana are homesharing and why Brenda, a housemate, chose to homeshare. We are always interested to hear from you about your homesharing journey. Making of this video was part of a TV-ad-making. Our team had an incredible time making the video and connecting in-person with our homesharing friends in the Portland area.
Click here to watch the video now.
We are hiring! Come join our team.

Do you want to work in a mission driven organization with a dynamic and dedicated team? Home Share Oregon is hiring a Development Manager. We are seeking an experienced professional to nurture our donor cultivation efforts and to support our growth! If you or someone you know is interested, click here to learn more and apply.
Get social with us, we want to stay connected!
Join our Facebook Community Group

Welcome! We recently opened a Facebook community group for Home Share Oregon homeowners and home seekers to gather and use resources that we share. It is a place to stay connected and build our homesharing community. Please join us!