Isaiah House

09/05/2025

🌈👟 Get your kids colorful for a cause! 👟🌈

Join us on Sat, Sept. 27 at South Mountain Reservation (Maplewood, NJ) for the Isaiah House Family Color Run — a fun, untimed run/walk with color stations along the course. Volunteers toss bursts of vibrant powder as you go, so by the finish line you’ll be covered head-to-toe in color! 🎉

✨ 1-mile Family Run + 100m Kids Dash
✨ Medals & a prize for the top fundraising family
✨ Adults run FREE | Kids under 18 just $15 until Sept. 12

💪 Every registration comes with your own fundraising page — invite friends, grandparents, and neighbors to support your run! Every dollar raised helps Isaiah House fight homelessness, hunger, and hardship in Essex County.

👉 Register now: IsaiahHouse.org/ColorRun

🙏 Can’t attend but still want to support Isaiah House? Visit IsaiahHouse.org/donate to make a difference.

Join us Sat, Sept. 27 in Maplewood, NJ for the Isaiah House Family Color Run! A fun 1-mile run/walk with color stations, a kids’ dash, medals, and prizes — all to support Isaiah House’s mission to fight homelessness, hunger, and hardship in Essex County.

09/04/2025

🗓 Save the Date! Join us Thursday, September 25th, 7–9:30 PM at Sofia’s Fine Italian Cuisine, in Springfield, for an unforgettable evening of fine wines & gourmet Italian fare—all to support families in need at Isaiah House.

Sip, savor, and make a difference.
Secure your spot now—space is limited! 🍷✨

https://isaiahhouse.org/wine-and-dine-2025/

08/21/2025

We are so grateful for our friends at Kearny Bank, who donated 30 book bags to help set our children up for success this school year! 🎒✨

A special shoutout to Myisha Sutton for making this all possible—we appreciate you! 🙌

It truly takes a village, and we couldn’t do this without you. Thank you, Kearny Bank, for being such an important part of ours! 💛

08/18/2025

🍷✨ Fall plans? We’ve got you covered!
Join us Sept 25 at 7 PM for Wine & Dine: A Toast to Isaiah House at Sofia’s, Springfield NJ.

Good wine, great company, raffles & more—all for a meaningful cause.

🎟️ Limited tickets → https://secure.givelively.org/event/isaiah-house/wine-dine-2025-a-toast-to-isaiah-house

08/14/2025

✨ Rest. Recharge. Reimagine. ✨

Yesterday, our Isaiah House management and administration team gathered at the beautiful Orange Lawn Tennis Club for a day of connection and visioning. We broke bread together, practiced yoga and meditation, and took intentional time to reconnect with our mission while reimagining our future.

A heartfelt thank you to our fearless leader, Zammeah Bivins-Gibson, for pouring into us and creating space to relax, recharge, and renew. 💛

We’re grounded, we’re inspired, and we’re ready for what’s ahead! 🌟

08/05/2025

Last week, we shared a truly inspiring project: an amazing collaboration with architecture student Sana'a Smith to redesign a communal space for our NJ Lead Women's Re-Entry program.

Sana'a's vision, inspired by the powerful architecture of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is all about creating a space for peace, comfort, and safety. But we need your help to make her vision a reality.

Your support helps us restore dignity and hope for the women who will use this space. Let's finish what we started together!

View the specific items needed and contribute here:

https://www.myregistry.com/giftlist/njleadcommunalspaceproject

Please like this post and share it with a friend who might be interested in helping!

07/28/2025

We're thrilled to share an incredible community service project happening right here at Isaiah House! We're collaborating with Sana'a Smith, a talented third-year architecture student at Hampton University, who is redesigning a communal space for our NJ Lead Women's Re-Entry program clients.

For an agency like Isaiah House, which provides vital emergency shelter services, it's incredibly important to offer a warm, welcoming, clean, and dignified residential facility. This project is helping us do just that. Sana'a's passion for design, inspired by the powerful architecture of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is truly remarkable. She's channeling that inspiration to create a space that fosters peace, comfort, and safety for women embarking on a new chapter.

This project is a beautiful example of how architecture can be a tool for healing and transformation, and we need your help to bring her vision to life! Sana'a has carefully selected specific furniture pieces to complete the redesign.

You can view the items needed and contribute directly by clicking the registry here: https://www.myregistry.com/giftlist/njleadcommunalspaceproject

Every contribution helps us restore dignity and hope for the women who will use this space. Thank you for your support!

07/27/2025

A huge thank you to Enterprise Mobility for inviting Isaiah House to be your guest at the 2025 UNCF Masked Ball! We were honored to attend such a powerful evening in celebration of education, equity, and impact.

A special shoutout to for being such a dedicated supporter of Isaiah House — your continued partnership means the world to us and the families we serve. 💛

07/25/2025

🚨 With critical funding at risk and many of our residents facing devastating cuts to Medicaid, housing vouchers, and food assistance — Isaiah House is stepping up. 💪🏾

Our Board is rolling up their sleeves and reaching out to past supporters to help us keep doing the essential work our community relies on. 💛

Want to be part of the solution?
📩 DM us to learn how you can help.
Every voice, every dollar, every action matters.

07/14/2025

🌧️ This rainy day has us craving cozy vibes, candlelight dinners, and a glass of good wine—and lucky for us, we’ve got just the thing coming up!

Join us for Wine & Dine: A Toast to Isaiah House on Thursday, September 25th at Sofia’s Restaurant in Springfield. Think: a warm, elegant evening filled with delicious food, perfectly paired wines, and meaningful connections—all for a beautiful cause.

🍷 Only 100 tickets will be sold, and they won’t last long!
🎟️ Grab yours now: https://secure.givelively.org/event/isaiah-house/wine-dine-2025-a-toast-to-isaiah-house

Let’s turn rainy day dreams into fall plans worth toasting to. 💛

Wine & Dine: A Toast to Isaiah House Back by Popular Demand!If you joined us last year, you know what a night it was—filled with laughter, connection, and just a l...

07/03/2025

🚨 URGENT ACTION NEEDED 🚨

The Senate just passed the Reconciliation Bill—nicknamed the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—and it's now back in the House. This version includes devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and housing programs that directly impact shelters and services for our most vulnerable neighbors.

💥 If passed, 17 million Americans could lose health insurance, and shelters across the country, like Isaiah House, will face reduced capacity, fewer services, and more families forced into homelessness.

At Isaiah House, this would mean:

- Fewer resources to provide stability, care, meals, and housing to our residents
- Increased strain on our frontline staff, who are already stretched thin
- A higher risk of unsheltered homelessness for families and individuals we serve every day

The NJ Coalition to End Homelessness is in D.C. right now meeting with lawmakers, but we need YOUR voice too!

📞 Call or email your representatives—especially Congressmen Kean, Smith, and Van Drew—and urge them to vote NO.

📢 Share how these cuts would affect Isaiah House and other shelters in your community.

✅ Take action now:
👉 https://endhomelessness.org/action/take-action-save-medicaid-from-massive-cuts/
📣 Mobilize your followers, friends, and family
📲 Share this message far and wide

Together, we can protect the safety net and fight for a New Jersey that is safe, housed, and healthy for all.