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Richard Smith’s confident handshake and sense of purpose compliment his southern hospitality and kind manner. Born in New Orleans, the 48 year-old former Navy Yeoman first came to Miami in 2008 after a mandatory evacuation of his home town…

After more than eight years of living on the streets of Miami, Olga Salfran is grateful to Camillus House's Lazarus Project for helping her break the cycle of homelessness. Recently, she was visited by representatives of the Telemundo Network at…

Mary Jane Janelle was a “free bird” as she describes herself in her youthful years, growing up in a Catholic household with her mom and dad. “I was daddy’s little girl!” she says as her smile widens and her eyes…

Sitting in the spotless living room of Carmen Ibanez, one will hear cries of “Mama, Mama” emanating frequently from one of the bedrooms in the 3-bedroom apartment that is part of the Camillus House Mother Seton housing facility in Homestead.…

Jairo Rodriguez’s voice is calm, his handshake firm and his views on life are uplifting even though his life has not been easy. Jairo, who is 18, left Cuba for the United States with his mom and dad five years…

We’ve seen them on the street walking with their trusted canine companions by their side. Or sitting side by side in a recessed doorway, out of the elements, sharing whatever food they could find. In the lonely, stigmatized world of…

“When I was a baby, my mother sold me for $500.” Velicia Bryant’s words are so unsettling as to seem unreal. But that’s the vile reality of human trafficking. Velicia’s story is one of the many variations of this horrific…