Sharonda Roberts is a native of Paterson, NJ. She is the oldest daughter of the late Elois and Kenneth Roberts, Sr. She attended the Paterson Public School System and a graduate of Eastside High School, class of 1990. Sharonda is one of five siblings: Kenneth, Jr., Thaddeus, Tarra and Brandon. Sharonda is the loving mother of three children, Shakeem, Cassandra & Richard; grandmother of three grandsons Samir, Kamron and Kairo; five granddaughters, Ce’monii, Ava, Nahla, Janelle and Janae.  

As a longtime residence of Paterson, helping people has always been Sharonda’s passion. Sharonda’s work in the community began in 2003 with the Paterson Mustang Football Organization Parent Committee. In April 2003 she began working with men and women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction as well as co-occurring disorders. Since founding Muture Sisters in 2009, Sharonda Roberts has pioneered a sustainable outreach model that restores dignity, strengthen communities and improve outcomes for individuals experiencing homelessness. By implementing an innovative mobile hygiene infrastructure that delivers hot showers and essential supportive services directly to the unhoused community. She has transformed access to one of life's most basic human needs while creating pathways to stability and hope. In 2025, Sharonda expanded the organization's outreach through an initiative titled Muture Sisters and Brothers Unite in Service, welcoming men to actively participate alongside women in service. While the organization remains legally registered as Muture Sisters, this initiative reflects its inclusive community centered approach to service. Sharonda has more than 23 years' experience in the human service field, specializing in counseling, program supervision and community outreach, including 17 years of dedicated nonprofit leadership and service. She currently serves as a Primary Substance Abuse Counselor at Paterson Counseling Center and has been a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) since 2015. Throughout her career, Sharonda has received numerous awards recognizing her outstanding leadership, unwavering commitment and transformative impact on undeserved communities and the nonprofit sector. 

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Sharonda feels that not only will Muture Sisters and Brothers be an asset to the City of Paterson, but by combining her organization’s efforts with community leaders and other organizations, there will be a way to break this cycle of despair. She strives to give women and men hope for their future on a daily basis by restoring their self-worth! Let's love on our unhoused neighbors until they can love themselves....

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Sharonda's motto: Homeless Not Helpless, But Still Human!!!