The village will provide shelter, a clinic and a wellness center Special to The Miami Times | Updated Sep 28, 2016 The construction of Lotus Village kicked off Sept. 16 with a groundbreaking ceremony at the project site in Overtown. Once completed, the location will increase its total capacity from 250 to 490 homeless women, youth…
El viernes el personal de Lotus House, mujeres y niños que viven o han vivido en el albergue y funcionarios de Miami-Dade se reunieron en el terreno donde se levantará el edificio, para celebrar el inicio de la construcción. Crystal Resper tenía siete meses de embarazo cuando llegó al albergue para mujeres Lotus House, en…
September 16, 2016, Posted by SchwartzMedia A vacant lot in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood came alive with emotion today as more than 300 members of the community celebrated the groundbreaking of Lotus Village, a new homeless shelter that will house nearly 500 women and children and serve as a national model for how to end homelessness…
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 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…
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…
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…
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.…