Camillus House celebrated its 20th Annual Hope for All Gala at the Hilton Miami Downtown, on Saturday, December 7th, 2019. This one-of-a-kind event featured an incredible three-course gourmet dinner by Executive Chef Didier Pouzier and an amazing silent auction…
There are different loves you see if you walk slowly around the Camillus campus. There’s the kitchen cook who graduated from homelessness and greets someone newly going through it with words cheered to perfection as if to say, “I see…
Gary Allen is seen softly smiling, holding a cage with a single egg within. The egg is facing a door-less entry-way. The egg, once hatched, has every opportunity to leave, yet remains hesitant within the copper bounds of the…
“I was living with two family members and they got evicted,” Gabriel begins to tell me. We sat down at dawn at the Camillus main campus picnic tables by the elevated planter boxes adjoining the walking trail under a few…
For those of you who aren’t familiar, Give Miami Day is a 24-hour online giving challenge run by The Miami Foundation. This year, Give Miami Day falls on Thursday, November 21st. Want to help but don’t know how?? Below…
The giving has already commenced! What, you say? It’s not November 21st yet. Isn’t that the official Give Miami Day? Well, yes—and your gifts are eligible for bonuses and matches on Nov. 21st. But if the spirit moves you,…
Camillus House’s Project Phoenix earned The Miami Foundation’s approval for $70,000 from two State Attorney’s awards— Safer and Healthier Community and Denise Moon Memorial. Through Project Phoenix, Camillus helps victims of human trafficking—women surviving sexual exploitation—by offering housing and supportive…
Three things about Mr. Glenn tell me he’s an artist before he gets into his bona fides. Not unlike many of the luminaries in the book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, Mr. Glenn methodically awakens at the same early morning hour…
Camillus House has been awarded a generous $100,000 grant from Carnival Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Carnival Corporation, to support the ongoing operation of its Camillus Youth Housing Initiative (CYHI). Through the CYHI, Camillus addresses unaccompanied homeless youth, providing…
Nancy Avila and Guillermo Vilchas gesture excitedly, speaking rapidly in English and Spanish as they tell visitors about their recent decorating adventures… something neither would have dreamt about a year ago. Until recently, Nancy and Guillermo called the streets of…