Specialized Services

When you’ve been serving the community for over 60 years, you come to know the needs, challenges, and struggles of your client base. You also come to know what brings hope and joy, and that’s why Camillus House not only…

After spending years in the military, John Murnahan (pictured right) never expected to experience housing insecurity. By all accounts, he was doing everything “right.” He had a steady job, was working hard and did his best to make ends meet.…

6:30 AM. While many adults in Miami are waking up and getting ready to start their morning, the line for Camillus House’s Day Center has been growing for at least an hour. For the city’s homeless population, being one of…

Orlando Sanchez’s path to stability has been a strenuous one. More than 25 years ago, Sanchez arrived in Atlanta for a job at a Thai restaurant with a plan to save and send money to his struggling family in Costa…

Jason came from a broken family; he was raised by an alcoholic mother. As too often happens in such situations he found himself in unhealthy relationships, making poor decisions and Jason’s own life fell apart. He had little self-worth and…

Heber on his main mode of transportation! Heber Moscoso’s life of addiction had taken its toll and it wasn’t until he arrived at Camillus House that he was able to turn his life around. As a lifelong addict, he initially…

John Hemphill with his former Case Manager, Nestor Acosta. 57-year-old John has lived a tough life bouncing around different states and regularly turning to Camillus House to help him get his life straightened out. After years of struggle, John was ultimately…

On a daily basis, watching and participating in many public behaviors displayed by both male and female residents of the 305, it’s difficult to discern if innocent flirting leads to more offensive behavior, such as human trafficking. The first interaction…

With an estimated 3,400 people living on the street in 2022, on Give Miami Day Camillus House wants to inspire you to help us serve Miami-Dade’s homeless. Since the pandemic began, life became more difficult for many Miamians, especially for…

The Gonzalez family – Josue, Sandra, their 6-year-old, Dante; and their two dogs, Cleo and Nina – rented a small place in southwest Miami with Josue’s parents living on the other side of the duplex. But when the owners decided…