What is Shared Housing?
Shared Housing is two or more unrelated people who use resources, personal and financial in a home sharing arrangement. Home sharing means to share the entire home, not just one room. Each person is responsible for maintaining a comfortable atmosphere, and discussing and resolving problems.

The Shared Housing Program of the Volunteer Center of Riverside County Logo connects home seekers with compatible home providers by registering and carefully screening all applicants. The Shared Housing Program will also work with both parties to develop an agreement, provide mediation and recommendations, as well as, stay in touch with clients once matches are made.

Who may share a home?
Anyone who is willing to share their good fortune, and:

• Has a home which has become too large
• Would like to share costs
• Would enjoy the companionship of others
• Can provide room/board in exchange for some assistance

Sharing a home can mean sharing skills too. A good sharing match may put a driver with a non-driver, or someone who likes to cook with someone who would rather clean.

Shared Housing Options

• Straight Share
  Two or more independent individuals sharing housing costs.
• Intergenerational
  A senior and an unrelated younger person sharing housing.
• Single Parents
  Sharing ones home and assisting each other in child care and other activities of daily living.
• Barter Arrangements
  An exchange of services (cooking, cleaning, driving) for room-board or some other financial arrangement.
• Physically Challenged Seekers and Providers
  Where the home is disability accessible - share with another individual or a self-sufficient disabled person to benefit both.

Contact Shared Housing
9:00am - 4:00pm, Monday - Thursday at (951) 686-4402 or contact us online.
Simpson Neighbor Center Shared Housing
9:00am - 12:00pm, Monday through Wednesday at (951) 652-3591