is encouraging owners of single family homes to change the cultural norm and share rooms in their residences.
Savenia Falquist is Executive Director of Homeshare Oregon and joins the Exchange to discuss homesharing as an available solution to the region's affordable housing crisis. Homeshare Oregon connects home providers who have spare space to share with renters seeking out affordable housing.
As a nonprofit, HomeShare Oregon has three priority goals:
1. To culturally normalize homesharing as a practical solution to Oregon鈥檚 affordable housing crisis, while working to remove any stigma associated with it.
2. To increase direct services to seniors, the fastest-growing homeless population in the state, particularly among women and BIPOC communities who face the highest risk of displacement. Homesharing offers seniors not only financial stability but also companionship, a greater sense of security, and the ability to age in place with dignity.
3. To incentivize homesharing and work with partners and agencies to provide incentives to someone opening their home to homesharing, as well as offer a potential tax incentive for home providers.
