Central Brooklyn
Sam, Patricia, and Cocoa Photo credit: Avi GlicksteinSam Gerstenzang started Umbrella [https://www.askumbrella.com/], the service that provides everyday tasks for seniors, after an experience his grandmother had. To find out more, I sat down with Sam and his grandmother Patricia Ackerman at her apartment, a welcome respite from
Business
Umbrella [https://www.askumbrella.com] helps seniors stay and live in their own homes by connecting them with community members to help with everyday tasks. Below, we ask three Handy Neighbors why they choose to work with Umbrella. Read our previous profile [/urban-shaman-learned-help-home-can-right-next-door/] of an Umbrella Member, urban shaman Mama
Central Brooklyn
Donna Henes“I’ve been here for 37 years,” Donna Henes says about her Prospect Heights apartment, “and one by one, every single thing is falling apart.” Henes (rather, Mama Donna Henes [http://donnahenes.net]) is an urban shaman who you may have seen cleansing Renee Graziano’s house on