Homesharing appears to have been invented independently in Switzerland, mainly to support a growing student population. We are aware of programmes in seven cities.
Basel www.wove.ch/wp/wohnen-fuer-hilfe/
Bern www.sub.unibe.ch/de/Dienstleistungen/Wohnen
Fribourg www.croix-rouge-fr.ch/de/dienst-und-hilfe/wohnen-helfen
Geneva www.unige.ch/batiment/division/service-batiments/prestations/loger/#d
Lugano www.crocerossaticino.ch/sezione-del-sottoceneri/attivita-e-servizi/per-la-popolazione/
St Gallen www.intergeneration.ch/de/projekte/benewohnen Contact: karolina.staniszewski@stadt.sg.ch
Rolle – Ensemble Avec Toit covers the French-speaking areas of the country, see www.ensembleavectoit.com/
Zurich – Pro Senectute Kanton Zürich
Dienstleistungscenter Stadt Zürich , Seefeldstrasse 94a, Postfach, 8034 Zürich
Contact: Annelene Paul, Koordinatorin Wohnen für Hilfe; Telefon +4158 58 451 50 00 Direktwahl +4158 58 451 50 26; email wfh@zh.pro-senectute.ch
Website: http://pszh.ch/soziales-und-beratung/wohnen/generationenuebergreifende-wohnpartnerschaften/
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