Camillus House was awarded a $15,000 grant from the Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) to support Housing Veterans. As part of the grant, Camillus House and DVNF will work with people who served our country to cover the costs…

February 17, 2021 MIAMI, FL -- Camillus House was awarded an $85,000 grant from the Simply Healthcare Foundation to support Project Phoenix, the only residential housing and treatment program in Miami-Dade County for women survivors of human trafficking. As…

City National Bank (CNB) awarded a grant to Camillus House as part of the bank’s $1 million COVID Relief Fund aimed at supporting nonprofit organizations that are confronting the Coronavirus pandemic and its resulting economic impacts. Camillus House will…

It has been a long journey from the small rented house where Brother Mathias Barrett, founder of Camillus House, first fed a hungry man a bowl of donated corn flakes and milk. That simple gesture of caring 60 years…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2020-- Miami, FL – Kyia Mcfadden of DLM Imports, LLC in Delray Beach responded in a big way to the ongoing need for masks at Camillus House. He reached out to Patrick Lowenthal, CEO…

One person’s trash is another man’s treasure…especially when that young man is Josh Finvarb. A 12th grader at Miami Country Day School, Josh wanted to find a way to help others. After hearing about Camillus House and its shower program,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2020-Miami, FL – Amerant Bancorp Inc. recently awarded a generous grant to Camillus House to support its recognized and essential Art Therapy program offered without charge for clients served at their main Norwegian Cruise Line…

Dear Donors of Camillus House, We were recently notified by one of our third-party service providers, Blackbaud, that they were the victim of a cybercrime ransomware attack. This occurred at some point beginning on February 7, 2020 and intermittently until…

A pre-pandemic memory that freshens the air of Camillus consciousness is that of The Hug—freely given by CEO Hilda Fernandez and others from our team to the homeless we serve. These happened spontaneously as the best of hugs should. There…

For 22 years, Paul Johnson – then known in our community as “Brother Paul” – led Camillus House from a small soup kitchen and overnight shelter to a nationally recognized and respected charitable organization. The longest serving Executive Director…