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Archbishop Myers Blesses Kearny Senior Residence
NEWARK, N.J. — Most Reverend John J. Myers, Archbishop
of Newark, blessed Kearny Senior Residence on Wednesday, October 19, 2005.
Built by Domus Corporation, an affiliate of Catholic Health and Human
Services Corporation (CHHS), Kearny Senior Residence is a new 49-unit,
affordable senior housing facility located at 681-697 Schuyler Avenue
in Kearny.
Joining Archbishop Myers for the 3:30 p.m. ceremony were featured speakers
Walter E. Kreher, director of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s (HUD) Newark Multifamily Program Center; Alberto Santos,
mayor of Kearny; Dr. Phillip Frese, president of Domus Corporation; and
Henry J. Amoroso, president and CEO of CHHS.
Domus Corporation, a not-for-profit developer and manager of affordable
housing projects throughout the Archdiocese, used $6,547,900 in grants
from HUD and from Hudson County to complete the project.
“We are very pleased that the Archbishop will be joining us for
this special celebration,” said Amoroso. “Meeting the needs
of area seniors remains a vital goal for Domus Corporation and CHHS. The
new facility’s residents, in addition to benefiting from a strong
sense of community, will be able to access an array of programs and services
offered by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, another key
CHHS affiliate.”
Serving northern New Jersey for more than a century, Catholic Charities
of the Archdiocese of Newark is one of the state’s oldest and largest
community-service agencies. Catholic Charities, which operates programs
throughout Essex, Hudson, Union, and Bergen counties, shelters men, women,
and children without homes; counsels families in crisis; provides day
care and socialization activities for older adults; builds families through
adoption; teaches job skills; educates students with special needs; and
helps people with HIV/AIDS. Catholic Charities also assists “the
stranger among us” through programs for immigrants, refugees, and
victims of human trafficking. More information is available online at
www.ccsnewark.org.
Catholic Health and Human Services Corporation, whose affiliates include
Catholic Charities, Cathedral Healthcare System, and Mount Carmel Guild
Behavioral Health System, supports the mission of the Archdiocese of Newark
by coordinating the collaborative efforts of the Archdiocesan social-service
and health-care ministries to deliver compassionate care.
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