WHAT WE DO

 

Mark and Joi Smith founded Joi's Angels in 2005 as a loving shelter for the homeless and disadvantaged, a place where a person of any background who needed help could "get their wings".   It has since become a multifaceted charitable non-profit  agency that provides basic needs to disadvantaged persons across Essex, Hudson, Morris and Union counties in NJ. 

 

Headquartered in Angel House—the original shelter in East Orange, New Jersey--Mark, Joi, and an army of angels:

 

• feed needy and homeless individuals and families  throughout northern New Jersey;

 

• shelter and provide homeless relief: daily meals and social services advocacy to men with disabilities, and emergency housing to persons in crisis;

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• supply life essentials to men, women, and children for the restoration and/or maintenance of dignity and public health; 

 

•  provide safety and security for inner-city teens and young adults with a safe space and the opportunity to practice civic engagement through volunteerism and community service; and 

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• operate THE ANGEL SPOT, a 2100 square foot warehouse stocked with donated home furnishings, available to the community at little or no cost.