General advice for Starting a group for sharing food and housing

Meet on a regular basic (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly)

Do a gathering, such as a potluck – everyone brings food/dish

Have monthly contribution, $1 - $5

Visit those sharing food and housing to learn from others experience

Questions to discuss:

What is the purpose of house sharing ?

What communication style does the group want to use ?

How do you make decisions as a group ?

----- Meet on a regular basic (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly)

How can you live or work out how to live together with people you are unable to meet with ?

Opportunity to work out issues - when and where to meet ? How long is the meeting ? Is there a minimum level of participation expected and how is that evaluated ?

----- Do a gathering, potluck – everyone brings food/dish

A great way to see who follows thru, what does follow thru look like ?

With potluck, work out issues around what is acceptable around sharing food ?

----- Have monthly contribution, $1 - $X

Donate money to a cause

Rent a room for an evening to use

Save money for first / second month rent

Great opportunity to work out managing money together