Hudson Gateway Realtors Foundation donates $3,500 to SHORE/ICARE

White Plains, NY The Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, recently presented a check for $3,500 to Sheltering the Homeless is Our Responsibility (SHORE), now known as Sheltering the Homeless is Our Responsibility/Interfaith Council for Affordable Residence, Inc. (SHORE/ICARE).

SHORE/ICARE builds new multi-family homes or purchases and renovates properties to provide affordable rental apartments for homeless families or families about to become homeless. In addition to providing supported housing, SHORE/ICARE supplies donated furniture and appliances to homeless families when they move into their new apartments. It also pays utilities, insurance, and home maintenance costs to help residents make ends meet.

SHORE/ICARE now operates as an interfaith, nonprofit organization with a mission to develop innovative permanent housing for people without homes and families at imminent risk of homelessness in Westchester County, New York. SHORE/ICARE is the only agency in Westchester that builds and renovates homes to provide small-scale permanent housing for homeless families.

“SHORE/ICARE is very grateful to the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation for this generous donation,” said Kim Jacobs, board president. “This will be most useful in caring for the various buildings and projects for the benefit of our tenants.”

SHORE began in the winter of 1985 when volunteers and representatives from area churches and temples, who were concerned about the safety and rights of the area’s homeless individuals, founded the Open Arms shelter in a church in downtown White Plains. Open Arms now provides shelter and emergency drop-in services to more than 800 men annually.

In 1990, SHORE established its Permanent Housing Program to develop and manage small-scale housing for formerly homeless families and started offering case management support services. Currently, the organization supports 21 families (75+ individuals). In 2019, SHORE merged with ICARE, a group with a similar origin and purpose, and became SHORE/ICARE.