A family man, father of four who suffers from a degenerative eye disease that has left him legally blind, Hector Otzoy doesn’t let his disability get the best of him. It certainly hasn’t stopped him from volunteering at Camillus House…
Laughing Yoga Participants For Immediate Release Miami, FL - Camillus House through the Camillus Youth Housing Initiative (CYHI) and with the support of funders like Simply, provides support necessary to transition formerly homeless youth from the streets to stable housing.…
For Immediate Release MIAMI, FLA – Camillus House will celebrate its Thanksgiving Day feast at the Norwegian Cruise Line Campus of Camillus House, located at 1603 NW 7th Avenue. Organizers expect over 80 teen and adult volunteers (some who’ve been…
Becoming homeless in late 2019 came as a complete shock to Xiomara who with four children and with another one on the way, this one a high-risk pregnancy, it meant she couldn’t work. Her abusive partner at the time left…
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…
Felicia Johnson engaging with a client Five days out, with Miami-Dade in the cone of uncertainty, the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust’s emergency weather activation began. Just prior to Hurricane Ian attaining Category 3 status, Camillus House implemented our comprehensive Emergency…
He was only six in 2007, but Lorenzo A. still remembers the nine-hour trip to Miami. He recalls piling into the car with his mother and three sisters and heading south. “My mom was trying to get away from my…