b'Visit our Modern, Welcoming SpaceBreakfastLunchDinnerNew Expanded Menu, Plus All Your Favorites!Breakfast all day AppetizersSpecialtyEntreesSandwichesSalads Bur gersSeafoodKids MenuWe welcome BYOBHours DINE IN Mon - Sat:7 - 9 PM DELIVERY Sun:7 AM - 8 PM TAKE OUTThe Warehouse NJ had a lot to celebrate having facilitated 1,000 moves for unhoused families in just four and a half years.Sherecentlyaccomplishedherday, she and her volunteers spend halfWishing you1,000th move-in and has helped at ev- thedaydeliveringfurniture.FortheHappy Holidays ery single one. next three hours, they pick up furni-The Warehouse NJ process is sim- ture from contacts using the efficientFrom Our Spot to Yoursple. A case manager notifies SleemanroutethatshespenthoursmappingThe Ramos Familyabout a homeless family moving into aout the previous evening. In between, new place. If Sleeman can help, she callsnewclientscomeintooutfittheirFollow us @TheSpotDiner.NJthe family, asks them about their needsapartments. 165 Maplewood Avenue|Maplewood| thespotdiner.comand invites them to the warehouse toOnlyrecentlydidSleemanstart pick out anything from toasters, platesdrawingasmallsalary.Andabout and lamps to sofas, dressers and diningtwoyearsago,afterspendingnearly tables. It all gets tagged, and if Sleeman$60,000rentingU-Haultrucks,a has volunteers, they move everythingCatholic high school in Jersey City do-to the home within 48 hours. nated a 17-foot box truck.BeingabletochooseonesitemsI can deliver to people any time of canbeempoweringforpeoplewhothe day, any day of the week, she says, have lost all their possessions. which is great for me because I love it. Volunteers often go the extra mileBut my friends are, like, You have no by hanging curtains and art, organiz- balance.ingakitchenandaddingdecorativeSleeman depends on donations to touches to make the place cozier. fund the nonprofit: to put gasoline in The process continues seven days athetruck,rentthewarehousespace week, and Sleeman says she wouldntandbuynewmattresses.Shesays haveitanyotherway.Onatypicalshe believes having ones own bed is the most important item in a clients home,especiallyforthosewhowere previously living on the streets. By her latest tally she has spent $154,000 on mattresses and is actively looking for a manufacturer to donate them.WarehouseNJholdsfundraisers such as a house tour in Short Hills and a paddle tournament. Giving Tuesday featured a mattress fundraiser.Groups find creative ways to help. A church in Short Hills, for example, When Sleeman is notified of a family mov- isplannningtoconductadrivefor ing into a new place, she invites them50laundrybasketsfilledwithessen-to pick out what they need from the warehouse. tialitemscleaningsupplies,apot feature story /41'