Home Together: Delaware County Home Share Program
Bringing people together to share homes, reduce housing costs, and build meaningful connections through mutually supportive living arrangements.
What Is Home Sharing?
Home Together is a homesharing program that brings people together to share a home in a mutually beneficial way.
What makes Home Together different from a typical roommate arrangement is its purpose: it’s built on mutual support, respect, and connection.
- Every home share is unique.
- Each match is thoughtfully designed around the individual needs, preferences, and lifestyles of the people involved.
- One person offers a private bedroom and access to shared living spaces.
- In return, the other person may provide a financial contribution, help around the home, or a combination of both.
Our Screening and Matching Process
While it’s possible to find a housemate on your own, Home Together provides a structured, supportive process to help create safe, compatible, and successful matches. At Media Fellowship House, participant safety and comfort are our top priorities.
Our screening process focuses on your safety and security. Each compatible match is unique and based upon the interests, needs, and lifestyles of the individuals involved. It is up to people in the program to decide who they want to live with. We guide you through each step, but you remain in control of your decisions—ultimately choosing who you feel is the right fit for your home and life.
How It Works
Application
Getting started is easy. You can complete an application online or request that one be mailed to you.
Background checks and references
To help ensure safety and compatibility, we conduct multiple background checks and reference checks for every applicant. Your personal information is kept confidential and is never shared or sold.
Interview
We take time to get to know you—your lifestyle, preferences, and what you’re looking for in a home share.
If you’re offering a home, this may include a visit so we can better understand your space. You’re welcome to include family members or trusted supporters in this conversation.
Match Search
Using what we’ve learned, we identify potential matches based on shared interests, needs, and living styles. When we have participants we think might be a fit, we call you and tell you about each other. If you decide you would like to meet, we plan a time for an introduction meeting.
Match Introduction
If both participants are interested, we arrange a guided introduction. A Media Fellowship House staff member facilitates the conversation so you can get to know each other, ask questions, and talk openly about expectations, privacy, and compatibility. You can see for yourself if this person might be a good fit for you.
Trial Match
If you decide to move forward, you’ll begin with a two-week trial period. This gives both people a chance to see if the arrangement feels right.
Either person can choose to end the match during this time. Participants moving into a home are required to maintain their current housing and bring only essential belongings (just a suitcase) during the trial in case it doesn’t work out.
Match Agreement
If both participants agree to a trial match, we help create a written agreement outlining shared expectations. This may include details like financial contribution, household responsibilities, schedules, visitors, and how to end the arrangement if needed.
An initial draft agreement is created before the trial period begins, so everyone starts with clear expectations. After the trial period, we work with both participants to review and revise the agreement based on their experience, creating a final version that reflects what works best for both people.
Ongoing Support
Our support doesn’t stop once you’re matched. Media Fellowship House staff stay in touch and are available to help if needs change, questions come up, or challenges arise.
Where We Serve
Home Together serves residents across all communities in Delaware County, including townships, boroughs, and cities.
Local zoning or housing guidelines may vary by municipality. Our team is happy to help you understand any requirements and explore whether homesharing is a good fit in your area.
Share Your Home
Homesharing has endless possibilities for people of all ages. Interested in sharing your home? Learn more about our process for homeowners.
Find a Home
Each homeshare is unique and based on needs of those involved. Looking for a home? Learn how homesharing can be a rewarding housing option for homeseekers.
How Homeshare Hosts Benefit Nationwide
Across the U.S., nonprofit home sharing programs are increasingly recognized as an innovative housing solution that supports affordability, community connection, and independent living for people of all ages. Home sharing can have a meaningful impact on daily life, including:
- Feeling happier and more secure in the home
- Experiencing less loneliness and more companionship
- Enjoying your home and living space more fully
- Household tasks and chores being completed more consistently
- Reduced financial stress and greater peace of mind
- Improved sleep and overall energy
- Increased independence from family or outside support
- Healthier eating and lifestyle habits
- Greater participation in the community and social activities
- Spending more time with friends and neighbors
Not sure if homesharing is right for you? Want to learn more?
Use the form below and a member of the Media Fellowship House Team will reach out to share more.