Yes. If you currently live, work, or study in multiple areas (ex: you live in Contra Costa County and work in San Francisco), then you may be eligible to seek housing in multiple Home Match program locations.

Because matches are based on compatibility rather than a lottery or waitlist, home seekers can either be matched very quickly (within a few weeks), or it can take months for the right fit and the right timing to come along. Given this, Home Match is unfortunately not usually able to meet immediate or emergency housing needs.

During your appointment, staff will review your Home Seeker Application as well as verify your photo ID (such as California ID or Driver’s License) and income. Proof of income may include a recent Tax Return, paystubs representative of the past three months, recent documentation of public benefits, and/or Self-Employment Verification Form. If you have a potential match opportunity, staff will also collect your authorization for a background check screening.

No. It is a soft check that pulls criminal history over the past seven years, as well as tenant history such as bankruptcies, liens, judgements, evictions, etc. There is no cost to the participant.

Rooms often range from $700-$1,300, but can go higher in some cities. This varies based on location, amenities, task exchange, and other factors. For a match involving a task exchange, rooms tend to be $800 or below.

There is no cost to participate in Home Match!

Yes; however, most home providers are looking for just one individual to share their home, so opportunities for multi-person groups seeking housing together tend to be limited. It just depends on our availability at a given time. All applicants, exempting children under the age of 18, should complete an individual application and screening.

Home Match offers an agreement template specific to home-sharing, called the Living Together Agreement (LTA). The LTA includes Terms & Conditions, as well as a staff-facilitated discussion about the arrangements of sharing a home, day-to-day, and communication best-practices. Many participants opt for a month-to-month agreement.

A task exchange is an optional arrangement in which a home seeker helps a home provider with household activities—such as cooking meals, running errands, or walking the dog—in exchange for lower costs. Home Match does not arrange any hands-on, personal, or medical care; as such, Home Match is not an alternative to in-home care.