Home Share Loyalist is a program of Loyalist College for Loyalist students who have successfully completed one semester of their college program. The program aligns with Loyalist’s efforts to engage and support their students and with efforts in the region to be age friendly, and it supports policy efforts for aging in place.

The program is supported by a social innovation grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2020-2023) and involves community partners in community health, public health, housing and immigration services.

The program is grounded in providing experiential learning opportunities for students in the Social Service Worker program and is the first of its kind to use a health-equity perspective in the planning, implementation and evaluation of this type of program. All Home Share Team members complete a Health Equity Impact Assessment training to ensure the program models inclusive and equitable design principles. In addition, addressing ageism, racism and housing challenges are core features of the designed program with the intention to lead social change.