The ReHome Podcast

Episode 3 of the ReHome Podcast is a heartwarming story about a landlord who opened her doors to refugees. You'll hear from both the landlord and the resettlement housing coordinator who made the match happen through ReHome Marketplace. “It’s almost too easy!” - Christina Saxton, the landlord“When I saw this listing, I jumped!” - Lindsay Jones, Housing Coordinator for HIAS PA’s refugee resettlement program in PhiladelphiaList your rental unit on ReHome Marketplace, or refer other landlords to list and match easily with fully-vetted tenants who’ve qualified for the USA’s resettlement program: www.rehomemarketplace.comSupport our work that gives new neighbors a home base to finally rebuild self-sufficiency after losing their homes abroad: www.gofundme.com/f/support-rehome

"Landlords need tenants, refugees need homes"We have already save refugees more than 10 months' worth of rent, and we need your backing to ramp that up! www.gofundme.com/f/support-rehomeHear ReHome's origin story as told in a feature on the "Trust the Process" podcast, which is produced by our friends at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.ReHome was one of 22 start-up teams in the Summer 2023 cohort of MIT delta v, which is MIT's capstone entrepreneurship accelerator. We're still working hard more than a year later to build on the amazing investment of expertise and financial backing from MIT delta v!Call to action: Anyone can join the 40+ individuals who have already contributed direct support to ReHome's life-changing work through our GoFundMe! www.gofundme.com/f/support-rehomeMusic is "Adding the Sun" by Kevin McLeod, sourced from incompetech.com

Have you ever heard of the Refugee-Welcoming Rental Market (RWRM)?Hear how the RWRM worked out for a medium-scale landlord who wears many hats (owner, property manager, caretaker) and a tenant household of seven from Afghanistan who were resettled into a rental home in Lancaster, PA in November, 2021.Calls to action:Landlords: list your unit on the RWRM using ReHome MarketplaceAnyone can support ReHome's vision to scale up our services to landlords and tenants in the RWRM by contributing to our foundational crowdfunding campaign: www.rehomemarketplace.com/support.Share this podcast with your network and share your feedback at hello@rehomemarketplace.com!Episode contents:00:00-01:00 Podcast intro01:00-07:43 Intro of guests & context on the Refugee-Welcoming Rental Market07:43-10:41 Why the match worked for both sides in 202110:41-13:45 What's next after a successful placement?13:45-22:21 Challenges & supports for landlords renting to refugees22:21-26:55 The stakes: what happens if a refugee doesn't get a solid rental placement?26:55-33:26 Improving things for refugees & their landlords33:26-34:44 Ways to get around the language barrier34:44-38:51 Wrap-up and calls to action