{"id":308493,"date":"2019-10-17T16:07:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T20:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/?p=308493"},"modified":"2021-10-26T13:16:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:16:36","slug":"jhoc-celebrates-expanded-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/news\/2019\/10\/17\/jhoc-celebrates-expanded-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph\u2019s House of Camden Celebrates Expanded Facilities and New Services on World Homeless Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Grand Open House included facility tours and remarks from key donors,<\/em><br><em>including Jon Bon Jovi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Josephs-House-2019-1024x589.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"308541\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/?attachment_id=308541\" class=\"wp-image-308541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Josephs-House-2019-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Josephs-House-2019-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Josephs-House-2019-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Josephs-House-2019.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Camden, NJ \u2013 October 17, 2019 \u2013 <\/strong>Joseph\u2019s House of Camden (JHOC), a South Jersey-based homeless shelter committed to providing shelter and support for those in need, hosted a Grand Open House on October 10, World Homeless Day, to celebrate the opening of expanded facilities and the addition of day services. The day\u2019s program featured remarks from Executive Director Shawn Sheekey, Camden Mayor Frank Moran and representatives from donor organizations, including Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist, philanthropist and New Jersey native, <strong>Jon Bon Jovi<\/strong>, who supports the shelter as Chairman of the <strong>JBJ Soul Foundation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The brief program included an\ninvocation from JHOC Board Member Father Mike McCue, an inspiring story from\nLiz Holmes, a former guest who was able to overcome homelessness and a 30-year\naddiction with the help of Joseph\u2019s House staff and fellow guests. Also on hand\nto make remarks were representatives of other major capital campaign donors, Sandy\nCapell,Manager, Corporate Responsibility and Philanthropy for the Subaru of America\nFoundation and Tim Durkin, Vice President\nfor Grantmaking at the Connelly Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the event, guests,\ndonors and community partners toured the expanded facilities and spoke with\nlocal service providers who are now more accessible to guests with the new day\nprogram in place. These organizations include Rutgers Health Services, Taylor\nCare Adult Behavioral Health, Center for Family Services \u2013 Living Proof\nRecovery Center, Maryville Addiction Treatment Centers, Project H.O.P.E.,\nCamden County Board of Social Services, Amerigroup and Camden Coalition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday marks a watershed\nmoment in Joseph\u2019s House\u2019s history. We have many great things to celebrate and\nbe grateful for: our renovation and expansion and, most importantly, the start\nof our new day program which enables us to double down on the critical services\nwe provide to the most vulnerable members of our community,\u201d said Shawn\nSheekey, Executive Director of Joseph\u2019s House of Camden, \u201cThis is a crucial\nstep toward our goal of ending homelessness in South Jersey and we are\neternally grateful to our donors, volunteers and community supporters who share\nin this vision and helped get us here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new, 17,000 square foot,\n$1.2 million renovated facility expands Joseph\u2019s House\u2019s overnight capacity\nfrom 80 to 90 cots. At the heart of the upgraded shelter is The HUB, a\ndedicated space for guests to meet one-on-one with service providers. Adjacent\nto the HUB is a spacious waiting room, where guests can read, watch TV or\nsocialize while they wait to meet with providers. Other features include a\ncomputer room where guests can work on resumes and search for jobs or housing,\nan upgraded laundry facility and lockers for storing personal belongings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to partner with Joseph\u2019s House to help bring critical services to those most in need,\u201d said <strong>Jon Bon Jovi<\/strong>, JBJ Soul Foundation Board Chairman. \u201cThank you to everyone who supported the new renovations and expanded day program at Joseph\u2019s House and for continuing to take hope to the next level in Camden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Joseph\u2019s House of Camden<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joseph&#8217;s House of Camden is a non-profit homeless shelter that collaborates with community members and partners to aid South Jersey\u2019s homeless men and women by offering a continuum of services including emergency shelter, and access to supportive housing and comprehensive social services. On average, the facility provides food and shelter for 80 homeless men and women each night, and now provides day-services in order to provide additional support for men and women in the region. Information and links to donate can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jhoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">found on the website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grand Open House included facility tours and remarks from key donors,including Jon Bon Jovi Camden, NJ \u2013 October 17, 2019 \u2013 Joseph\u2019s House of Camden (JHOC), a South Jersey-based homeless shelter committed to providing shelter and support for those in need, hosted a Grand Open House on October 10, World Homeless Day, to celebrate the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":308541,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[68,8,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.2.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/news\/2019\/10\/17\/jhoc-celebrates-expanded-facilities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Joseph\u2019s House of Camden Celebrates Expanded Facilities and New Services on World Homeless Day - 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