Making Dreams Come True Gala Event

You’re Invited Making Dreams Come True benefitting November 12th, 2016 at 7pm at the Margulies Collection at the warehouse 591 NW 27th Street, Wynwood Art District, Miami, Florida Join us in Making Dreams Come True as we celebrate the coming expansion of Lotus House and the addition of a children’s wellness center and health clinic in…

Expansion Wins- July 19, 2016

Expansion of Miami’s Lotus House Shelter Wins Final Approval; Construction to Begin this September New Lotus Village will provide additional housing and supportive programs for 490 women and children, a neighborhood health clinic and children’s wellness center MIAMI, July 19, 2016 – Miami’s most vulnerable women and children will soon get some much-needed relief. Lotus House, one of…

Miami Commission approves Lotus House expansion

Local 10 News Women’s homeless shelter to receive $25 million redevelopment, expansion Posted: 4:04 PM, July 15, 2016Updated: 9:30 PM, July 15, 2016 MIAMI – Exhilaration filled the air at Miami City Hall Thursday, as about 50 representatives from the Lotus House saw their dream come true. The city commission unanimously approved a zoning exception and…

Miami’s Lotus House to double its size

The Miami Times 6/29/2016 Lotus House heads back to Miami Commission on July 6   Andrea Robinson| 6/29/2016, 2 p.m.   Lotus House, the Overtown-based facility that provides a haven for women in distress and their children, is a step closer to getting approval of an expansion project thanks to a vote by the Miami…

Help Miami’s Lotus House help homeless women

The Miami Herald Lotus House needs to expand to help more women and children $25 million project privately funded; no public money needed Miami City Commission should give the green light BY BARBARA IBARRA miamihomesforall.org   Angela Mouscardy inside the Lotus House’s courtyard, kisses her daughter, Angel, who was born at the shelter in Overtown.…

The Miami Times

Miami’s Lotus House to double its size New village will provide additional support for 490 women, children a neighborhood health clinic and children’s wellness center   Miami Times staff report | 3/2/2016, 2 p.m. It’s no secret that homelessness is one of the most pressing issues facing Miami. But often overlooked is the high percentage of women…

The Real Deal

Lotus House seeks approval for new $25M Overtown facility Lotus Village will span 120,000 square feet and include 140 living units By Katherine Kallergis Ten years after opening Lotus House in a handful of rehabbed buildings in Overtown, the shelter will go before the city of Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board on Wednesday with plans for…

The Miami Herald

Lotus House shelter for women and children to expand, redevelop Miami compound  New five-story building would double capacity of Overtown shelter  Fundraising campaign is under way to fund $25 million expansion With nowhere to go, dozens of homeless families are sheltered in motels BY DAVID SMILEY The president of Miami’s only homeless shelter exclusively for…