BY JANE WOOLDRIDGE NOVEMBER 08, 2018 07:00 AM Once-homeless women will soon be training for jobs in the restaurant and hospitality industry, thanks to a multi-year, multimillion-dollar pledge from a Miami-born entrepreneur. When David Centner and his family moved to Miami from New York about 18 months ago, he and his wife Leila looked for…
Jessie Trice group in partnership with Lotus Village to help fill unmet medical needs Constance Collins, center, Irene Taylor Wooten, second from right and Annie Neasman, right, help cut the ribbon Saturday at a new Jessie Trice health center at Lotus Village in Overtown. Below, family and friends enjoy activities at the grand opening. Miami Times…
“Lotus House”, el proyecto que ayuda a miles de desamparados en la ciudad de Miami “Lotus House” es un proyecto para albergar desamparados, prepararlos para reiniciar su vida y seguir cambiando la vida de miles de personas en necesidad.
Ribbon Cutting Video Our Grand Opening Celebration Awardees The Leadership Award The Dream Team Award It Takes a Village Award The Wind Beneath Our Wings Award Our Children First Award The Visionary Award
Inside a brand new Northwest Miami-Dade building, you would think it’s a comfortable apartment complex – but it’s much more. “This is a shelter, but so much more than a shelter for women and children in need in our community to heal, to reclaim their lives, and build a foundation for a brighter future,” said…
BY ANDRES VIGLUCCI April 19, 2018 08:00 AM Updated April 18, 2018 10:36 PM Working on improvisation and a virtual shoestring, Constance Collins, her staff, volunteers and backers at Lotus House Women’s shelter in Overtown quietly rescued well over 2,000 women and children from the perils and trauma of homelessness in the last decade. Now,…
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The paint has just dried on the all-new Lotus Village. It’s a brand new state of the art shelter facility – a sanctuary – in the middle of Overtown, with in-house support services for women and children who are homeless. Constance Collins founded Lotus House in 2006. “We had very humble beginnings, we were in one…
