Monday, March 18, 2013
Build with Purpose along with local volunteers work to remove furniture, paint and repair the former St. Peter the Apostle Convent which will be converted into the St. Peter's Senior Residence.
With a June deadline to welcome 25 senior citizens through the doors, Build with Purpose and several local volunteers spent their Saturday afternoon prepping the formerSt. Peter the Apostle convent for its upcoming conversion into a Senior Residence facility. Volunteers were split between painting the walls or helping remove carpets throughout the buildin at 415 Fifth Avenue. A similar project was held in late 2012 and drew 40 volunteers into the former convent. The Senior Residence meant to house 25 senior citizens in their own one-bedroom unit with private bathroom and have shared community space, dining room and living room. The facility was intentionally scheduled to open in April but was pushed back to June. Find us on Facebook, …
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The non-profit Build with Purpose is hosting a Volunteer Day on Saturday in preparation of getting the upcoming senior residence facility ready for occupants
With a June deadline to welcome 25 senior citizens through the doors, Build with Purpose is hosting a Paint Party Volunteer Day on Saturday 10am to 3pm at its upcoming Senior Residence facility at the formerSt. Peter the Apostle convent. The effort will have volunteers split between painting the walls or helping remove carpets throughout the building. A similar project was held in late 2012 and drew 40 volunteers into the former convent. The Senior Residence is located at 415 Fifth Avenue, River Edge and is meant to house 25 senior citizens. The facility was intentionally scheduled to open in April but was pushed back to June. Each senior citizen would have their own one-bedroom unit with private bathroom and have shared community space, …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Build with Purpose is bringing 25 senior housing units to River Edge for a fraction of the average cost
With an ever growing senior population in Bergen County, a New Jersey based non-profit organization will soon be concluding the redevelopment of a former River Edge convent into a senior residence. Build with Purpose's latest project has been to transform the St. Peter the Apostle Parish convent on 445 5th Avenue into a home for 25 local seniors by April 2013. “We’ve come to learn that many seniors can’t afford or simply don’t want to live alone, and many can’t afford the high cost of traditional for-profit assisted living facilities. We think this approach will help to fill the gap between living alone and assisted living,” says Brian Keenan, Director & President of Build with Purpose. With that in mind, the real estate development and …
