Our Purpose

USR Cares is dedicated to expanding the safety net for residents of Upper Saddle River who are experiencing a crisis and is a resource for residents to find assistance and solutions for critical needs. USR Cares will: 

  • Provide support for individuals who request assistance after experiencing a crisis.

  • Deliver programming, events and initiatives for and proactively support the Upper Saddle River seniors community 

  • Have volunteers whose medical, legal, financial or community service experience allow USR Cares to pursue its mission. 

Caring for Our Neighbors

Since 2016 USR Cares Care and Crisis volunteers have supported more than 60 families, individuals and children by providing financial and non-financial support in the form of meal deliveries, stocking a refrigerator with food before a resident returns from the hospital, case assessment support, transportation to medical appointments, financial assistance and referrals for home repairs and minor home modifications to address physical needs. We are a trusted resource for those who express a need. We respond quickly to USR Police concerns about residents at risk.

Additionally we have developed and delivered more than 80 events for seniors and conducted more than 1,200 cheer visits with 150 seniors households over the past four years. We currently provide twice monthly programming for seniors at the USR Library

Your Support

USR Cares volunteers are able to provide this care and crisis support for our neighbors and deliver programming and cheer visits with seniors in USR through the financial support provided by USR Day sponsors and exhibitors, two to three smaller events held during the year and generous donations.

Our Story

In 2015, a tragedy occurred in our town. Two children, already faced with a terminal diagnosis of their mother, suddenly lost their father. It was clear the community needed to step in and support this family. Residents of USR readily volunteered to provide daily home-cooked meals, tutoring, school lunches, plowing & shoveling, pool care, and much-needed rides into the city for treatment each week. This all needed to be quickly organized and done without chaos. With the help and support of the USR community, this family was able to experience a better quality of life during a tragic time. For this reason, USR Cares was created in memory of this loving mother, daughter, friend, and neighbor.