The HomeShare OC Program

May 18, 2022

Rotary Club of Placentia

Weekly Meeting

In attendance for the weekly meeting at Alta Vista CC: Maverick Glenn Kathi Debye Alice Dottie
Craig Roy Jim Ward Nate Alex
ZOOM – Lisa
Guests: Christopher from HISOC
We kicked things off at 7:00 am with the pledge from Alice and words of inspiration from Paul.
COMMUNITY REPORT WARD
• Council last night 3
o 1st hearing last night of passage of budget
o Fiscally sound
o $5.5 million to infrastructure next year
• IPlacentia app is available to send in complaints and reports of maintenance needs
• Sant Fe closure discussed
Possible 1 way route
o Expanded outdoor dining discussed
o Parking is issue until lot and structure built
• Thank you to board for LOT 318 donation for health fair at Gomez Center
o Asking Rotary to assist with the orange fence set up. 8:30 am on day of event the
30th.
Jim Flagpole
• Concrete poured form comes off today
• City installing flood light and drip irrigation
• Next Monday Pole gets placed
• Memorial Day at 10am ceremony to dedicate
• Will finish when TC returns
o Epoxy and paint
• Finished by end of June
Alice
• Thursday June 23 Demotion night YL Community center 5:30pm $40 per person
CHAMBER NEWS KATHI
• Lunch Mob today at McDonalds on Chapman member since 1975
• Boss Lashes ribbon cutting 5-7 on Imperial
• 1st responder breakfast tomorrow
• This weekend E Waste at Town Center
• Next Tue sip and shop at the Women’s Round Table Tue the 24th
o Beer wine entertainment
o Shops without a physical location

Lisa
• Cowabunga Meeting Tonight at Lisa’s 6pm
• Starting to put basket together
o Need items have baskets, check list and bring to
BREAKFAST 7:21
FINE MASTER: Alex
$5 Alex for no list
HAPPY BUCKS
$5 Ward for HIS OC Event
$5 Ward council meeting presentation National Public Works week National Polica Week
$5 Jim for Flagpole
$10 Lisa only 7 days of school then a trip to Hawaii
$5 Alice everything is coming together at the end of the yeart.
$5 Alice leaving for 10 days with Art and Lourdes
$2 Maverick 2 days of finals left
$5 Nate ran a marathon last Friday 100-mile race with friend in Malibu Nate passed him the last
28 miles finished at 7am in 5th place
$5 Glenn for penny pot.

SPEAKER Christopher Kendrick from HIS OC

• Thank you for all who attended our event
• Case manager at HIS OC
o 5 years at HIS OC
o Started as Child Care Intern
• We have several programs aimed at ending Homelessness
• HIS OC 33 years old this year
• 54 bed 12 room family transitional shelter
o 4-6 month program to get them back on their feet
• Have a home for young men 18-24
• Our new Program HOME SHARE
o One spare room can change 2 lives
o We match students suffering from home insecurity with a senior living alone
o They offer rent money and assistance and companionship to homeowner
• This is a program that has been in play in many other parts of the country and world
o We are the only program we are aware of in California
• Hosting a student
o Easy
o Safe
o And many in need
• Looking for more homeowners interested in hosting a student
o Think of how many empty rooms there are every night in OC.
• Some have reservations about having someone in their home
o We spend a lot of time on setting good match between home owner and student
o We have made 100% successful matches and they have all extended their stays with each other
• 6-month lease term
Student expected to provide services or help around the home
o Student pays $500 a month in rent
o Student must have income
• Keep the safety of both parties
o Background checks
o Student must be in good standing at school
o Home assessment
o COVID testing
o Monthly check in with all involved
• If interested scan the QR code on attached form
o Fill out application
• What makes us different?
o Our matches investigated based upon need and budget
o Comprehensive interview process
o In person meet up with both parties
• Have several students looking for matches
• If you know a homeowner who may be interested Contact us today and make a difference in two lives

Four Way Test – Roy