L-R-Bob Shandley and Maryann Tercasio, HG Realtor Foundation members; JoAnne Hochstein, President of ESP; Valerie Port, HG Realtor Foundation member; and Ralph Gabay, President, HG Realtor Foundation.
The Hudson Gateway REALTOR® Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS®, recently presented a check for $2,500 to the Emergency Shelter Partnership (ESP), a non-profit organization serving northern Westchester County.
The Partnership provides emergency shelter and meals for those who have no place to sleep during the coldest months of the year. It is comprised of various Congregations and Community organizations that have joined together for the 20th year of the mission.
Typically, those who require shelter for the night gather at a meeting spot and are transported to whichever congregation is hosting them for the week. On the first night they join the shelter they are provided with a sleeping bag. Each night they receive a hot dinner and the next morning they receive a light breakfast/lunch before being returned to the meeting spot. Volunteers from the hosting congregation assist with serving the dinner. A bilingual staff member from the program stays with the group overnight. Once a week our guests are transported to a location where they can have a hot shower.
“We are thankful for the volunteer support from our Congregational and Community Partners, however, our mission to provide Shelter, Meals and Kindness during the coldest months of the year is only successful due to the generosity of our donors,” said JoAnne Hochstein, President of ESP. “We are especially thankful to the HG REALTOR® Foundation for their generous donation that has helped to fund the cost of sleeping bags for this season, which is experiencing a 20% increase in the number of guests we are sheltering. For more information, please visit: http://www.esp-ny.org/.
Since 2014, the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation has donated thousands of dollars to charities and non-profits throughout Hudson Valley. As concerned members of the communities we work in, the Hudson Gateway REALTOR® Foundation participates in qualified community-based charities who serve the housing, hunger, health, happiness, and humane needs of citizens everywhere.
For more information or to apply for funding from the Hudson Gateway REALTOR® Foundation, please visit www.hgrealtorfoundation.com. For more information about 914 Cares, and how to donate or volunteer, please visit 914cares.org.
