Client Stories

Every day, hundreds of homeless and near-homeless individuals access our shower, clothing, kitchen with warm meals, mail services and an array of other programming through Camillus House Day Center. Mr. Francisco Perez (Age 38) used to be one of them.…

A year and a half ago, Kevin’s healing journey with Camillus House began with a note to self - “I desperately need to change because I've been too sick to function”. In his own words, during that phase of his…

Unique, comprehensive and innovative are not the only adjectives to describe Camillus House’s Day Center. For most chronically homeless individuals, the Day Center is known as the “oasis of hope”. In the entire Miami-Dade County, there is no other place…

Camillus House is undeniably one of the largest service providers of homeless services in Miami-Dade County but beyond shelter and sanctuary for more than 1,750 individuals nightly, Camillus also offers an array of programs and services that meaningfully transforms the…

On May 2nd, 2024, the completion ceremony of the 21st cohort of the Kitchen Cook program as part of our Workforce Development Initiative ended on a jubilant note, pretty much like all its previous cohorts. The graduates were proud,…

Camillus’s Art Therapy client rejoicing the supplies of our art room. Support for the art room was provided by a grant from Coral Gables Community Foundation. For Allen, Camillus House’s Art Therapy client, to truly be an artist, one should…

Willie, pictured with his brother at the festive graduation! A proud grandfather and proud man, though Willie W. found himself without a home, he took every opportunity that came his way and enrolled in the Workforce Development Program at Camillus…

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…

For some women, having a place to sleep at night doesn’t always mean they’re safe. Roberta Showell knows this reality all too well. For seven years, she suffered at the hands of an abusive partner who eventually left Showell on…