Mahalo for your interest in the Hawai'i Intergenerational Network's (HIN's) Homesharing Hawai'i (HH) project. My name is Martha Ross, HIN HH Director and Intake Lead. Would you be willing to take the time to fill out the below survey? It should only take 10-15 minutes.
We want to hear your thoughts about how to continue to grow Homesharing Hawai'i to best fit with our community. Please fill out the brief survey below to provide us your valuable thoughts and input.
We are also available to talk with individuals and groups who want to hear more about Hawai'i Intergenerational Network's Homesharing Hawai'i project .
Toward the end of the survey you can check off a box to let us know if you want to learn more about Homesharing Hawai'i, or to share your home, seek a room to home share, receive Homesharing Hawai'i information and updates, refer possible home sharers (home owners or home seekers), and request a date for us to talk with your group about Homesharing Hawai'i.
SHARING ONE HOME CAN CHANGE TWO LIVES ON OʻAHU
Hawaiʻi Intergenerational Network (HIN) is growing the first full service Homesharing Hawaiʻi program on Oʻahu, and meeting with individuals and groups to talk together about how the program can work best in our community.
In Hawai'i we know relationships and connections are key to healthy lives. Homesharing increases health and wellness by offering a new way to keep us connected, inspire others, share knowledge and skills across generations and end isolation. Home sharing is a way to support safe aging at home, and offer a community-based solution to provide more affordable housing opportunities.
WHAT IS HOME SHARING?
HIN's Homesharing Hawaiʻi helps match individuals seeking housing with people who have a room to rent in exchange for for an affordable dollar amount to help with living expenses or help with household chores or some combination.
Homesharing Hawai'i receives applications from home owners and home seekers who want to participate in home sharing, conducts background checks, interviews home owners and home seekers to find compatible home sharing matches, assists with introductions, and offers a sample agreement. HIN's Homesharing Hawai'i provides a quarterly follow-up call for one year after home sharing matches begin home sharing together. Home owners and home seekers choose whether or not to participate at each step of the process. HIN's Homesharing Hawai'i provides a quarterly follow-up call for one year after home sharing matches begin home sharing together.
BENEFITS CAN INCLUDE
-Increased health & wellness, connections across generations are opportunities to inspire, share knowledge and skills and end isolation.
-Money saved – rent a room for an affordable fee, chore services or combination.
-Reduced financial stress and increased security.
-Homesharing Hawaiʻi helps with: finding home owners & seekers, basic housing counseling, match interviews, background checks, introductions and a sample home sharing agreement.
You are welcome to call our Homesharing Hawai'i phone at 808-308-5291, or email us at
homesharinghawaii@gmail.com. HIN is a nonprofit organization. A HIN Homesharing Hawai'i representative will get back to you as soon as possible.
**Please fill out your answers in the survey below.
There are some general questions for everyone filling out the survey. If you are a possible HOMEOWNER or HOME SEEKER, you will find some questions specific to you, and you can skip those that do not apply to you.
The last item in the survey is for "Comments" about this survey or home sharing in Hawai'i. Please feel comfortable to share your comments. They help us know what we are doing right, and how we can improve. Mahalo for your time.