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This match, illustrates hiow parties, witli -special needs can work toge.-ther
<br />foirmi,ng a relationship elf using, each other's complimentary resources. The
<br />residents have a, spacious home yet Loo, few able,, persons to manage the
<br />hours eho lid. The l,ive-in, on the oi the r hand, has armble energy and time but
<br />doesn't have the financial stability to provide- a, home environment for herself
<br />and her son, All parties in th-I's match have z great deal of respect and
<br />cumpassion, for i►ach other. Their deterwIlinat-lo-i to make the arrangement
<br />to&et,her succeed is supported by the corupell-ing ..,ntcrest to create a well
<br />functioning, however novel fa,m,il,y Unit". I
<br />Program Hirhlirhts:
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<br />Share - -Hume has added a Caregiver component in, North Suburban 7amsey
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<br />County which provides information, support and counselling to indiviJuals,
<br />invol,ved in the care elf older relatives, ar frielids. Ramsey uunity Community
<br />D,evelop,men,t Bloc k, Grant, Program has providield fun,di,n,g foir this pro-ject. (See
<br />flyer appended,) .
<br />ea C'orpoirate donations (from 3M and Honeywell) allowed Share-A-Home to publish
<br />two newsletter editions arid print a new upi-grailed brochure (See copy
<br />appended
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<br />^ Support, from, the Ramsey County ComimunIty Development Block Grant ' Program
<br />enables Share-A-111onae tio prolvide services at no, cost to prograin participants in
<br />CIMk
<br />Norith Suburban Ramsey Ciounty for, a one-year pleriod (from 077/39 through 06/90).
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<br />�%, Share-A-Hottie relicently, computerized and now has the capacity to selectively
<br />access, client data and cross-match somie charac te ris tics and Preferences.
<br />Considerable time is saved in creatinn potential matches throiji-h the use of a
<br />c o mp u tie. r
<br />.A. 'he developme
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<br />KARE TV donatield, time,, equipment and e.xplertise to t
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<br />Share - Hume Public Service Announcement �;hich has been aired on several local
<br />Lelevisioll StatiOnso
<br />.11, -leights news,I)aper, did a wonderful feature stary
<br />Foe us,, a Hoseville/Falcon I
<br />of a Share -A-Home match located in Rasl"%Ipille. (See colpy appiended.
<br />.,I'. -iiare-A-11ome part ic i,pla,ted, in the SHARE Senior are Health Fair in Aug-List
<br />and the Senior Opitilons Expoi 189 in Sepite:r;beir. Bo-;Ih events were held at the
<br />SL. Paul Civic Center.
<br />-ulining rand testifying at
<br />-,e stialff we�r,e key part icilimit::i. in I)Ic
<br />Shai —A—Home
<br />State Legislative Ifearings. this spring, on bellialf of' the Minnesota Home Sharing
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<br />funding appropriated Lo th
<br />Association (,-%M1fSA). As, a, result C> e Miiinesota
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<br />Housing, Finance Agency folr state -w itle ho;rLe-siharing was JLnereased from $300,000
<br />to $500,0100, tor t1he next, biennium. (LS S i-1,; a f011ildillim)" Y:leiijbei, aud incorporator
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