Serving Vermonters since 1982
Serving Vermonters since 1982
Learn about homesharing, meet staff, Board Members, and hosts and guests who are in homeshare matches. And enjoy Vermont cheddar, apple cider and cider donuts. We’ll answer any questions you have about our homesharing process and have some fun surprises.
The HomeShare Vermont Homecoming Open House will be held on Thursday, October 15, from 4-6 pm at Noble Hall (on the campus of Vermont College of Fine Arts), 36 College Street, Montpelier.
Kayla Bernier-Wright and Marion Major of the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust were recently interviewed on Vermontitude with Peter Case to let southeastern Vermonters know that homesharing is now available in HomeShare Vermont is now available in their area. Listen to the full interview here.
Thank you to everyone who purchased a raffle ticket this year to support the work of HomeShare Vermont. As we have set new records in the number of matches we have made, we also set a record by selling 1,044 tickets this year. We appreciate your generosity in helping us to carry on the important work we do in allowing hosts to remain in their homes and guests to find an affordable and safe place to live.
Here are the lucky winners of our 13 amazing prizes that were drawn live on Thursday, April 16. Be sure to watch the video of the drawing, also posted on this News and Events page!
Blind Tiger stay and Vermont Comedy Club tickets – Ruth Friedkin, Ridgewood, NJ
Burlington Night Out Package – Andrew Beaumier, Willison, VT
Lake Morey Resort stay – Jan Salzman, Burlington, VT
Latchis Hotel stay and Latchis Theatre tickets – David and Ina Vaughan, Cambridge, VT
Lodge at Millstone Hill stay and Barre Opera House tickets – Chris Morrow, Weston, VT
Middlebury Inn stay and Fire and Ice Restaurant gift certificate – Martha Davis, New York, NY
North Hero House stay – Tami Koester, Essex Junction, VT
South Shire stay – Gloria and Dennis Timmons, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Topnotch Resort stay – Abi Sessions, Weybridge, VT
White Birch Lakeside Resort stay and Jay Peak Pump House Indoor Water Park tickets – Jennifer Moore, Barre, VT
Wildflower Inn stay and Fairbanks Museum membership – Jennifer Jacobs, Middlebury, VT
Woodstock Inn stay and Vermont Country Store gift certificate and gift basket – Robert Duncan, Burlington, VT
Yellow Farmhouse B&B stay and Vermont Comedy Club tickets – Madigan Rollins, North Ferrisburgh, VT
Lake Morey Resort
Middlebury Inn
Millstone Hill
North Hero House
Blind Tiger, Burlington
Latchis Hotel and Theater
White Birch Lakeside Retreat
Yellow Farmhouse B&B
South Shire, a small hotel
Woodstock Inn and Resort
Wildflower Inn
Topnotch Resort
Gift Certificates
HomeShare Vermont has expanded into all of the Northeast Kingdom — Caledonia, Orleans and Essex Counties — through a partnership with the Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging.
We’d love for you to learn more about the screening and matching service we provide to create compatible matches.
Thanks to the outstanding support of Efficiency Vermont, we’ll be hosting an Open House at the St. Johnsbury House at 1207 Main Street in St. Johnsbury on Thursday, January 15 from 1-3 p.m.
This is an outstanding opportunity to meet staff members, learn about our process and what the next steps are to becoming a homeshare host or guest. You can call our office at (802) 863-5625 to learn more.
If you’d like to learn more about homesharing, it’s best to hear directly from our hosts and guests. Our latest video features three of our matches talking about their homesharing experiences. Here’s where you can watch the video.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 HomeShare Vermont Experience Vermont Raffle
We held the live raffle drawing at Media Works on Thursday, April 17 at the Media Factory and here is the list of our lucky winners:
Two-night stay at Blind Tiger Burlington – Suzanne Lourie, Charlotte, VT
Two-night stay at Middlebury Inn – Angelica McLennan, Shelburne, VT
Two-night stay at North Hero House – Elizabeth Sengle, Hinesburg, VT
Two-night stay at Bristol Suites – Mary McKearin, Burlington, VT
Two-night stay at Millstone Hill in Barre and a gift certificate to the Barre Opera House – Madigan Rollins, North Ferrisburgh, VT
An overnight stay at Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee – Bill Driscoll, West Haven, CT
Experience Montpelier Package: Gift certificates to Sarducci’s Restaurant & Bar, Woodbury Mountain Toys, Bear Pond Books of Montpelier and Lost Nation Theater and a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Caledonia Spirits/Barr Hill Gin – Peter Cameron, Essex, VT
UVM Athletics Package: Four tickets each to UVM Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball and Men’s Ice Hockey and a gift certificate to Bluebird Barbecue – Nammu Reddy, South Duxbury, VT
Burlington Night Out Package: Tickets to an upcoming show at the Flynn Theater and a gift certificate to Honey Road/Grey Jay – Adrienne Hoffman, Duxbury, VT
Solo Marathon Package: A solo entry in the 2025 M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon, a gift certificate to Savu and two E-Bike rentals from Local Motion – Kaki Hutchinson, St. Albans, VT
Team Marathon Package: A team entry in the 2025 M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon and a gift certificate to Pascolo Ristorante – Catherine Goldsmith, HInesburg, VT
Fun in the NEK Package: Family Membership to the Craftsbury Outdoor Center and a gift certificate to The Cork & Fork, Hardwick – Sheila Page, Natick, MA
Shirley and Beth have been homesharing for around three years and really put the fun into their match, including hopping into Petunia (Shirley’s 2006 yellow VW Beetle) to play Bingo every Monday night. They were the subject of a recent piece on Vermont Public by Erica Heilman. You can listen to their story here.