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25.01.2022 Good news folks: Home Share Melbourne has been awarded an Employee Community Grant to help with designing and creating flyers and posters! This will help us share information about Home Share Melbourne to more people and grow our programs Employee Community Grants are part of the Because We Care program run by REA Group so a huge thanks to them for this opportunity https://www.rea-group.com/car/rea-culture/in-the-community/

25.01.2022 Wendy Francis from Holdsworth Community in Sydney discusses the benefits of the homeshare model. Well worth a listen! http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au//podcast/2018/09/bst_20180921_

24.01.2022 Today is Home Share Melbourne's second birthday! And if that wasn't exciting enough, today we also welcomed our newest homeshare Coordinator Catherine to the team. Catherine brings 20 years of experience and shares our mission to ensure that everyone should have access to a safe home. Looking forward to seeing what this next year brings.

24.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne has been supporting Ricky for a year. We matched her with her flatmate and now buddy Josh and they live together happily and connect over their many shared interests. Ricky bravely spoke about her experience of living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome) on Insight last night. Check it out here!

23.01.2022 Check out HANZA's latest newsletter.... https://mailchi.mp/faa0f105df40/tktktktktktk-2760045

23.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne's good friends at Manningham Transition House have a vacancy! The program provides an opportunity for people with disabilities to trial living out of home with a supportive flatmate. The accommodation is in Bullen and is available for up to 6 months. If you are interested please contact us at [email protected] for more info. #ILO

22.01.2022 The rise in cases of COVID-19 in aged care facilities further shines a light on the challenges of the current aged care system. Poorly paid, overworked, casualised work force, working with limited training in infection control. Homeshare is an alternative to aged care. Keeping our older Australians at home for longer and enabling them to see their life out in the environment they know and love. Time to think about alternatives. https://www.abc.net.au//victoria-coronavirus-aged/12498532

22.01.2022 In this time of uncertainty and fear something beautiful has risen out of the sadness and challenge. Home Share Melbourne has never seen so many people offer their spare bedrooms to asylum seekers. This says something about our community, when things are tough we pull together!

22.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne raises awareness about our homelessness homeshare program. Have a listen to the interview between Carla and the Two Natural Ladies. We are reaching out to the community to open up their homes to young people who are at risk of homelessness. #SouthernFM #Twonaturalladies https://www.twonaturalladies.com.au//interview-with-carla-

22.01.2022 Happy New Year! Home Share Melbourne's New Years resolution is to exit 10 young people from homelessness and into safe, affordable and supportive housing with caring community members. This project will be a collaboration between Wombat Housing with the support of our buddies at Flatmates.com.au. If you have a spare room which you can offer for $100 or less per week get in touch, [email protected]. https://www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au//Young%20People.p

22.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne is happy to be offering Home Share Matching to people with disabilities. If you have a disability, a spare room and would like some company or help around the home, get in touch! https://www.ndis.gov.au/

21.01.2022 Looking for a flatmate to live with a 45 year old male called Warren. There is also another male named Neel who in his mid 30s and works as a manager in the disability sector who lives with Warren at the property. Warren has Cerebral Palsy and an intellectual disability and lives at his home in Doncaster. Ideally he would like his second flatmate to be someone who is kind and patient as well as being happy and positive. We are looking for a non smoker of any age, who is looki...ng for a longer term home. We would consider someone with one small friendly dog, but no other pets. Warren is an active person who has many life interests and a busy weekly schedule of activities. He is an accomplished artist, he volunteers at the police museum and Salvos coffee shop, loves music and attends church weekly. The property is owned by his parents and has three bedrooms and bright living areas and a small outside space. Warren has previously had flatmates and has greatly enjoyed the companionship that this brings. Home Share Melbourne is supporting Warren to find the perfect flatmate. The room is $170/week plus $45 utilities and Internet (unlimited) = $215 per week with 4 weeks bond ($860.00.)

21.01.2022 Coronavirus update: Home Share Melbourne continues to operate, support our existing matches and where possible continues to make matches during this time. We believe that Homeshare is needed more now than ever. People living with disabilities are more vulnerable to being isolated as it is, we want to ensure that if someone wants a supportive flatmate to move in, we will make that possible. Our asylum seeker program also continues to operate. With asylum seekers having limited protections under the government's support package, this group is increasingly at risk of becoming homeless, therefore we see matching asylum seekers with community members as being an essential service.

20.01.2022 { Did you know } The average price of rent in Melbourne has increased by $25 in the past few months. Making it even more difficult to afford a property... #melbourne #rental #rentstruggles #homeshare #homesharemelbourne #pickmyproject

20.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne is looking for one or two Homesharers and possibly a small dog for a homeshare in Doncaster! https://flatmates.com.au/share-house-melbourne-doncaster-ea

20.01.2022 HANZA highlights it's new program Home Share Melbourne in their latest newsletter.

20.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne is looking for people with spare bedrooms within 30 minutes of bayside Melbourne to open them up to people who are in need of affordable housing. If you have ever thought about accommodating an asylum seeker, a women exiting family violence or a young person who needs a stable home, please contact the program on 0468 940 088 to have a chat about this. Your help could change someone's life.

19.01.2022 StreetSmart is fundraising for Home Share Melbourne to start our pilot. Please donate or share the link. 2 days to go!

19.01.2022 Home Share Melbournes homelessness homeshare program has assisted 10 young people and people seeking asylum to exit homelessness and to move into safe housing with caring community members in the last 12 months. This innovative program is making a difference to peoples lives especially at this time and we rely on donations to be able to operate. Every $50 donated pays for Home Share Melbourne to support someone to be accommodated for one week. Make a tax deductible donation today! https://www.homesharemelbourne.org/hearts-donate-now.html

19.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne was the Flatmates.com.au Community Cafes charity of the month for September and they managed to raise $2631.40 for the program! That equals about 45 coffees a day. Were so thrilled with the results. It's the highest monthly total a charity of the month has received at REA, so amazing news! Big thank you to the team at Flatmates for your continued support of the work we do. #flatmates #flatmates.com.au

18.01.2022 COVID-19 is pushing people into homelessness who have never experienced homelessness before. We know that women are disproportionally at risk. Home Share Melbourne will be exiting women from homelessness into safe and supportive housing with caring community members. Big thanks to the Jean McCaughey fund (Victorian Women's Trust) for their ongoing support of homeshare and the grant you have provided us to make this happen!

17.01.2022 Ged Kearny thanks the Community Sector for all our hard work during COVID. But...Home Share Melbourne would like to say a big thankyou to Ged. Ged has created opportunies for people at risk of street homelessness through her networks. Ged's words are powerful but her actions are more so. #Gedkearny #Cooper #HomeShareMelbourne #Homeshare #Homelessness

17.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne recognises today as International Day of People with Disability. The focus of today is to raise awareness about disability rights, dignity and welfare. We have seen the lives of the people we support transform by having access to safe, affordable housing and the connection of living with supportive flatmates (and pets.) We are honoured to have been part of this journey with the people we support and we look forward to making many more happy homeshare matches in 2021.

16.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne is supporting Kathryn to find a home and a supportive flatmate to live with. The property will be light, bright, modern, with some outside space and in the Williamstown area or nearby. Kathryn is a very active person who loves animals, going for walks and music. Kathryn is a musician and studies part time. Kathryn is 31 years old and would like to find a female flatmate who is a similar age to her (mid 20s-mid 30s). The opportunity is to live with Kathr...yn for reduced rent in exchange for 5 hours a week of mentoring. If you think you could be a good match for Kathryn, please get in touch with Home Share Melbourne! [email protected] https://www.homesharemelbourne.org/

16.01.2022 Big thanks to the team at StreetSmart and all of their awesome supporters who backed the Home Share Melbourne Program this month! The September Street Funder campaign raised a whopping $9502 which has enabled the program to open it's doors to its first Householders and Homesharers! @streetsmartaust

16.01.2022 One of Home Share Melbourne's awesome matches share their experience of homesharing in the Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au//it-makes-my-life-bigger-the-win-wi

15.01.2022 Coming up this Monday 29th March, and Friday April 16th, 2021! Home Share Melbourne is partnering with Disability Consulting Services provide full day, online workshops on Homeshare as an innovative ILO model. Monday's session is sold out, but there is still time to book your place for Friday April 16th.... Homeshare is a revolutionary housing option for people living with disabilities. Delivering a Homeshare program requires organisations to have an entirely new set of operational core competences. This workshop, ILO Models Deep Dive: Homeshare, will give practitioners, managers and executives with operational oversight a comprehensive overview of the Homeshare process. #DSC #Disabilityconsultingservices #HANZA #Homeshare #Homesharemelbourne https://training.teamdsc.com.au/products/homeshare?_pos=1..

14.01.2022 In case you missed it: Home Share Melbourne was proud to be one of the organisations involved in the 2019 Asylum Seekers' Comedy Benefit in December. The show featured an all-star roster of comedians, including Judith Lucy, Damien Callinan, Dave O'Neill, Brad Oakes, Kristy Webeck, Monica Dullard - it was a great night [Visual description: Photo shows Jenna and Carla showing off their Home Share Melbourne T-shirts, and a large banner advertising the Home Share Melbourne asylum seeker project] https://www.homesharemelbourne.org/other-projects.html

14.01.2022 Beris and Carla jetted off to Brussels to meet with the Homeshare community at the World Homeshare Congress 2019. Inspirational is an understatement! #homeshareinterational #homeshare

14.01.2022 Pick My Project is a great initiative helping projects like Home Share to achieve their goals. If you could take a few minutes to vote for us we would greatly appreciate it #puckmyproject #homeshare #homesharemelbourne #melbourne #rental... https://pickmyproject.vic.gov.au//creating-safe-and-afford

14.01.2022 The community has responded overwhelmingly to our call out for rooms for people seeking asylum! We are currently seeking a female asylum seeker who would like to live in a large house in Camberwell with a retired teacher. The room is fully furnished and offered at no cost in exchange for some help around the garden. The ideal woman would be someone who shares interests in gardening, dress making and cooking. We are looking for a women who is engaged in some form of work, study or community activity. We have a number of upcoming vacancies, please contact us if you are seeking asylum or supporting people seeking asylum who need a safe place to call home.

14.01.2022 Carla talks at Igniting Change. https://fb.watch/418EdaQZDC/

13.01.2022 Check out our newsletter with info about Home Share Melbourne's New Individualised Living Options Services - https://mailchi.mp//home-share-melbournes-new-independent-

13.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne would like to say a massive thank you to Street Smart for the generous grant that you have contributed to our program. The grant has supported us to match a person seeking asylum into an awesome apartment close to St Kilda beach. We look forward to making many more amazing matches in 2020. Happy Christmas :)... The Home Share Melbourne team!

13.01.2022 Thinking about if applying for Individual Living Options (ILO) funding is right for you or someone you are supporting, book a free consultation with our Team today! https://calendly.com/homesharemelbourne

12.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne's Homelessness Program is assisting with the COVID-19 crisis! Two million people on temporary visas such as international students and migrant workers in Australia are now without financial support and facing homelessness as a result. Home Share Melbourne assisted 20 year old international student Jessa who lost her job and her apartment during the first round of COVID-19 lock downs. Jessa couldn't return home due to boarder closures and had no support or access to government assistance. Jessa now lives with a retired nurse and pays no rent. Jessa cooks traditional food from the Philippines and has been helping with the gardening. Homeshare is a win-win!

12.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne is aware of the profound impact that the current coronavirus crisis is having on people living with a disability. Many people simply aren't able to avoid contact with people when they rely on it to survive. We continue to offer our service in this time and are passionate about supporting both our existing matches and people who are considering it as an option. Homesharing could be the key to reducing isolation and limiting the amounts of carers needed. Get in touch if you would like more info!

11.01.2022 { We need YOUR help } We would love if you could take a couple of seconds to vote for Home Share Melbourne (Creating Affordable Housing Options) in Pick my Project. You have the power to help the housing crisis! There are many people who can maintain housing who are being squeezed out of the rental market! You can do something to help these people by voting for Home Share Melbourne in Pick my Project. Vote now!... Vote via the below link https://pickmyproject.vic.gov.au//creating-safe-and-afford #melbourne #pickmyproject #homeless #homelessness #shelter

09.01.2022 The HANZA Inc charity set up Home Share Melbourne in 2018. So much has happened over the last couple of years and we are proud that Home Share Melbourne is thriving as a social enterprise. We are helping people to live how they want to live, connected and in the community. Check out HANZA's latest newsletter. https://mailchi.mp//hanza-news-hsm-continues-to-thrive-we-

09.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne is looking for rental properties and rooms in houseshares. Book a chat with the team below, so we can tell you more! Do you have a room or rental property you would like to offer to a person with a disability? https://calendly.com//chat-for-people-offering-a-property- Do you have a room you would be happy to offer to a young person or a person seeking asylum? ... https://calendly.com//chat-for-people-offering-a-room-home See more

09.01.2022 Check out Home Share Melbourne's new website! https://www.homesharemelbourne.org/

08.01.2022 Here's something that wasn't on your New Year's Resolution list, but should have been: Offering a room to an asylum seeker Home Share Melbourne has received a grant from the City of Port Phillip to help it toward its goal of finding home share arrangements for 10 asylum seekers in the area during 2020... More details at https://www.homesharemelbourne.org/other-projects.html Visual description: Writing on a page stating "resolutions."

08.01.2022 Next stop London! Thanks for the team at Novus for sharing their knowledge and expertise in homesharing. The program is a social enterprise which operates without any government funding.

08.01.2022 Happy Christmas from the Home Share Melbourne team! We will be closed from 23rd Dec - 6th Jan and will taking some time to refresh. Look forward to being part of creating happy homes and awesome flatmate arrangements in 2021.

07.01.2022 Warren has been living in his home for 5 years and has had a handful of supportive flatmates living with him during this time. Warren has a disability which means that he needs a little extra help to live happily in a way where he is connected and able to live as independently as possible. Warren is an artist, a volunteer with the Victorian Police, enjoys keeping fit and loves to socialise over a coffee. Home Share Melbourne matched Warren with his new buddy and flatmate Kawa two months ago and they have been isolating together throughout the coronavirus pandemic. They have been engaging in lots of fun activities such as going running, doing art work, catching up on the news and watching Netflix together. Some homeshare magic right here!

07.01.2022 { What is Home Share? }

06.01.2022 Interested in having a 94 year old flatmate who has traveled the world!? Get in touch.. https://flatmates.com.au/share-house-melbourne-brighton-318

06.01.2022 Huge thanks to the team at Astoria Honda Brighton for supporting Home Share Melbourne with a brand new Honda CRV for the year of 2019. What a great start to the year! #astoriahonda #hondafoundation

06.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne’s homelessness homeshare program has assisted 10 young people and people seeking asylum to exit homelessness and to move into safe housing with caring community members in the last 12 months. This innovative program is making a difference to people’s lives especially at this time and we rely on donations to be able to operate. Every $50 donated pays for Home Share Melbourne to support someone to be accommodated for one week. Make a tax deductible donation today! https://www.homesharemelbourne.org/hearts-donate-now.html

05.01.2022 Want to help create solutions to the housing crisis in Victoria. Vote for Home Share Melbourne! You can live anywhere in Victoria to vote for this project. Simply register for an account and search for "Middle Park" as the area. https://pickmyproject.vic.gov.au//creating-safe-and-afford

05.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne is delighted with the Home Stretch Reform which raises the age of people in care to 21. Anglicare and Kids Undercover use a homeshare style model to support young people to live independently with mentors. We have seen young people thrive through entering into homeshare arrangements and it is positive to see the model gaining traction elsewhere. https://www.anglicarevic.org.au//village-21-project-will-/

04.01.2022 Flatmates.com.au have partnered with Home Share Melbourne to get the word out there! Beris (HSM Manager) and Carla (HSM Coordinator) spoke at the Flatmates launch this week. Big thanks to General Manager of Flatmates Simon Hope for organising the event. https://flatmates.com.au/info/home-share-melbourne

04.01.2022 Carla (Home Share Coordinator) jetted off to Brussels to meet with the founder of the UnToit2Age ('one roof, two ages') program. The hugely successful program has had 400 matches in the last year alone!

04.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne has 2 exciting homesharing opportunities in Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs. To find out more, head to Flatmates.com.au, and search for Rooms in Doncaster East. For the latest opportunity, click the link below.

04.01.2022 Asylum seekers need the help of the community! Please contact the Program if you have a spare bedroom to rent or to give to an asylum seeker. https://www.theguardian.com//federal-government-cuts-put-8

03.01.2022 COVID-19 has dramatically increased the need for the Home Share Melbourne's disability and homelessness homeshare programs. Many people with disabilities benefit from the connection of living with a supportive flatmate. And I am proud to say that the community has rallied and we have never seen so many offers of rooms to people experiencing homelessness. Since the start of the pandemic our program has more than doubled the amount of people we support. I am proud to run the program with my skilled and committed twin sister Jenna and I am so grateful for all the hours put in by our amazing volunteers Leonie and Ryan. Carla (Co-founder) x

03.01.2022 Fabulous homeshare opportunity! https://flatmates.com.au/share-house-melbourne-balaclava-31

03.01.2022 The world's Homeshare movers and shakers all in one room! Good memories from the World Homeshare Congress.

02.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne was the Flatmates.com.au Community Cafe’s charity of the month for September and they managed to raise $2631.40 for the program! That equals about 45 coffees a day. We’re so thrilled with the results. It's the highest monthly total a charity of the month has received at REA, so amazing news! Big thank you to the team at Flatmates for your continued support of the work we do. #flatmates #flatmates.com.au

02.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne believes that everyone should have a place to call home, and that includes people seeking asylum. We have received a small grant from the City of Port Phillip Council to match 10 people seeking asylum with compassionate members of the local community who have a spare bedroom and want to help offer a home to someone who needs it. If you live in the City of Port Phillip or nearby, and can open up a spare room for free or for an affordable lodging fee (max $...170 per week including utilities), please contact the program now: [email protected] https://www.homesharemelbourne.org/other-projects.html

01.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne is pleased to have had such great feedback from our first training with DSC. Our first workshop was sold out and we have 2 tickets remaining for April 16th. Book now you don't miss out!... https://training.teamdsc.com.au/products/homeshare See more

01.01.2022 Home Share Melbourne is looking for a friendly, supportive home for Miranda. Miranda is 19 years old and recently moved from Tassie to Melbourne to be near her boyfriend. She is currently living alone in Prahran and hopes to find a home and a flatmate or two in the area. She loves the local shops, parks and discovering new things. Miranda enjoys keeping fit and healthy and walks every day. She love dogs (especially Samoyeds). The HSM crew are helping Miranda to find one or... two other females to live with. Either in an established house share or in a new one which could be created. Ideal flatmates would be women who are between 20 and 40 years old who have similar interests. We are looking for people who would enjoy eating a few meals together every week, doing some cooking together and hanging out as flatmates do. The opportunity is to live with Miranda in a rent free or significantly subsided rent arrangement in return for providing around 10 hours of mentoring and companionship throughout the week. Bills will be shared. If you think you could be a good match for Miranda or have any questions, please get in touch! [email protected]. See more