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…

Chef Michael Beltran cooks up a storm and teaches Camillus families how to make Chicken Fricassee with Harina for under $20 in the CHEF Challenge.

MIAMI, FLA – Today, Camillus House recognizes its 62nd Anniversary of serving homeless persons in Miami-Dade County. In 1960, Brother Mathias Barrett, founder of Camillus House, came to Miami and responded to a need to aid Cuban immigrants arriving in…

Chef Cesar Zapata teaches Camillus Families how to make Chicken and Broccoli, but we promise it's not basic

After a long hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, Camillus House’s Project Unleashed pet event which was established nearly a decade ago, made a comeback in late June. The event had been on hiatus due to the Covid pandemic.…

Chef Jon Nguyen teaches struggling, low-income families how to stretch a dollar preparing Turkey Fried Rice.

Apartment Investment and Management Company, a diversified real estate investment company, has pledged $1,000,000 to Miami-based Camillus House to support expanded workforce development programs. In discussions with Miami’s civic and community leaders it became clear that despite a strong job market, many of Miami’s…

Camillus House, a non-profit with life-changing programs that meet the varying needs of the struggling and homeless, today announced the appointment of Reggie Alexis as Senior VP, Finance. In this position, Mr. Alexis will assume the strategic role in the…

Lawrence is a 64-year-old who hails from Arkansas and is the youngest of three siblings. Raised in what he says is a “good family and someone who has always been surrounded by successful people,” tragedy struck Lawrence, a U.S. military…

By 7 a.m. Monday through Friday the four-person outreach team of Camillus House’s Lazarus Project piles into a City of Miami van. Lazaro Trueba, assistant program administrator for the Office of Homeless Programs with the City, gets behind the wheel…