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 City…
The Aqua Foundation for Women puts on the event every year. It was established 12 years ago as a way to institutionalize the funds that the parties raised. Caitlin Wood, who has been heading as the executive director for the last 18 months, says that though Aqua Girl only happens one week, their work is all…
▪ Javier Soto, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation Here’s what their nominators wrote about these finalists. Constance Collins is president and executive director of Miami’s only all-women-and-children homeless shelter, home to over 250 women including 11 newborns. After leaving her C-level career in real estate of 30 years to open Lotus House, Constance…
The county’s homeless agency lost out on about $5 million in federal aid that was earmarked to fund housing for about 700 people, officials said. “It has a real devastating impact on us,” said Ron Book, the prominent lobbyist who serves as the volunteer chairman of the county’s Homeless Trust, a board that oversees Miami-Dade’s…
By Carolina Del Busto | MAY 2, 2016 | 11:05AM Three hours before sunset this past Saturday, a crowd of more than 50 people gathered around a small stage at the Wynwood Yard. Organizers took the microphone and announced a few simple rules for the day’s activities: There are 12 spots on the map; each team will…
By Francisco Alvarado Despite packing Miami City Hall with supporters and social service advocates, Lotus House failed to get the city commission’s initial blessing for the Overtown homeless shelter’s new $25 million development. Following an impassioned speech by Commission Chairman Keon Hardemon about Overtown being used as a dumping ground for facilities like Lotus House,…
Lotus House executive director and president Constance Collins CARL JUSTE MIAMI HERALD By David Smiley dsmiley@miamiherald.com APRIL 28, 2016 10:56 PM A planned $25 million expansion of a Miami shelter for homeless women and children was delayed by at least a month Thursday after Miami Commissioners said Lotus House leaders ought to spend more…
The Lotus House Endowment Fund has secured a construction loan and plans to privately fund the $25 million project. Collins says Lotus House plans to immediately seek building permits should the commission sign off on the expansion, which would require two hearings. But the shelter’s plans are getting some push-back from a crucial source: Commission…
The staff at BHG worked together to plan a whole day of fun-filled activities for the women and children at the shelter. With BHG providing all of the necessary materials, the children decorated small pots and created their own miniature herb gardens. Volunteers from Bankers Healthcare Group also provided and served lunch to the shelter…