About Sharing Housing
Sharing Housing is a Vermont-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting shared housing as a practical solution to housing affordability and social isolation. Through books, online classes, free worksheets, and community education, we give individuals the tools to find compatible housemates and make shared housing work. Founded in 2017, the organization serves individuals, housing professionals, and aging-services organizations nationwide.
About Annamarie Pluhar
Annamarie Pluhar is the founder of Sharing Housing and the author of Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates, the Companion Workbook, and the Interviewing Guide. She has lived in shared housing for her entire adult life and brings a background in management consulting, instructional design, and pastoral counseling to her work as an educator and advocate. She founded Sharing Housing in 2017 after recognizing that shared housing is a social mission — a practical response to two of the most pressing issues of our time: housing unaffordability and loneliness.
Key Facts & Talking Points
- 29% of all U.S. households are single-occupancy; adults living alone is the leading cause of social isolation
- Social isolation costs Medicare an estimated $6.7 billion per year
- Shared housing addresses housing costs and loneliness simultaneously
- Sharing Housing serves the “forgotten middle” — people who don’t qualify for poverty programs but struggle to afford housing alone
- Resources include books, self-paced online classes, 15 free downloadable worksheets, and live Zoom courses
Media Contact
Annamarie Pluhar, Founder info@sharinghousing.org | (802) 387-0487 sharinghousing.com
