Joseph’s House of Camden Names Colandra Coleman as Executive Director

Pictured from left are: Colandra Coleman, William Slaven and Shawn Sheekey (Photo provided)

Joseph’s House of Camden, a South Jersey homeless shelter committed to providing resources, and social and housing services for those in need, today announced that Colandra Coleman has been named Executive Director effective April 10, 2023.

Colandra is responsible for managing the Joseph’s House staff of 25-30 through daily collaboration to oversee the facility’s day-to-day operations and the core goal of serving guests. She will bolster and lead the organization’s development efforts, cultivating new funding sources and maintaining active involvement with existing donors.

Colandra will plan and organize Joseph’s House operations and programs; develop and implement consistent financial cost accounting policies, procedures, and reporting/metrics; and report all activity to the board, donors, and stakeholders.

Colandra possesses over 12 years of experience working with and leading nonprofits, the majority of which have been focused on helping those experiencing homelessness.

She most recently served as the Executive Director of Ready, Willing & Able Philadelphia, a homeless and recovery shelter. Prior to that, she served as the Executive Director of Meeting Ground, Inc., a homeless shelter in Elkton, Maryland.

Originally from the Philadelphia region, Colandra has an established track record of overseeing day-to-day facility management; implementing policies and procedures; engaging and developing colleagues and community leaders; and working strategically with donors and governments to grow the respective nonprofits.

Early on in life, Colandra knew she wanted to work in public and social services. Over the years she has advocated for a number of causes that she is passionate about, as well as the organizations that strive to support them.

This approach has taught her information about how nonprofits work and enabled her to identify homelessness as the social need she’d focus her career on.

“My primary goal as executive director of JHOC is to ensure our ability to provide a welcoming environment to as many people as possible who are in need of temporary shelter in Camden and surrounding neighborhoods, and offer them services to transition into permanent housing,” said Colandra Coleman, Executive Director at Joseph’s House of Camden. “In order to achieve this objective, it will be necessary to maintain and grow our team, build and solidify relationships with new and existing partners, increase funding, seize new program opportunities, and stay current with new trends in homelessness services. I’m excited to get started.”

About Joseph’s House of Camden

Joseph’s House of Camden is a non-profit emergency shelter that collaborates with community members and partners to aid men and women of South Jersey who are experiencing homelessness by offering a continuum of services including emergency shelter, access to supportive housing, and comprehensive social services.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization did not miss a single day of service in 2020 and continues to operate, day and night, ensuring that those who need support will find it at Joseph’s House.