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The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, recently donated $20,000 to Camillus House as part of the bank's commitment to giving back to the community. The funds from the TD Charitable Foundation will support Camillus' Job Opportunity Bureau (JOB) initiative. JOB provides Camillus clients with the tools needed to advance them more»

Camillus Health has received a $5,000 grant from the BJ's Charitable Foundation. “Most of Camillus Health's patients have no income, no insurance and no way to pay for medications," said Raymond J. Kayal, Sr., Executive Director & CEO. "Through gifts from generous organizations like BJs, we are able to provide medications to persons experiencing more»

The Downtown Enhancement Team (DET) is a partnership with Camillus House and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). The 9-month employment program helps those emerging from recovery and homelessness to build a resume and get back into the routine of life while complimenting the city’s efforts to crackdown on litter and graffiti. Richard Sargeant more»

Extending 120 feet high and visible from Interstate 95 and the Dolphin Expressway, the tower at the Norwegian Cruise Line Campus of Camillus House now displays the name of the charity's largest corporate benefactor of its new campus. The new eco-friendly Campus, which is nearing completion of the final phase of construction, has earned Leadership in Energy more»

March 28, 2013 by Dr. Paul R. Ahr, President & CEO, Camillus House This Lent we have reflected on Pat Forde's painting, Through the Heart of Camillus. This painting depicts the healing action of Camillus occurring as the dark and broken hearts are touched by the Hand of Camillus. In the intervening weeks we have reflected on the meanings of four of more»

Nearly 10 months after the original Camillus shelter in downtown Miami was torn down, Camillus House will soon open a new shelter facility at its Norwegian Cruise Line Campus. Designed to meet the needs of persons who are chronically homeless in Miami, the new three-story building — which will be named the Florida Power & Light Company Power to more»

As Camillus House works to complete the second phase of its new campus, a successful program once housed at the charity's original downtown Miami shelter is taking shape at the Norwegian Cruise Line Campus of Camillus House. The Courtyard program, currently under construction on the south end of the campus, was originally conceived in 2007 as an effort to more»

It’s the little things in life that make all the difference. Like socks. When a homeless man spends the night in a shelter, showers and gets ready to go back on the street, he puts on his old, worn clothes again, including dirty socks that are full of holes. “Give a homeless man a new pair of socks and you help restore his dignity,” more»