Miami’s non-profit women’s shelter Lotus House creates the Children’s Village as a resource for survivors of domestic violence

Miami’s non-profit women’s shelter Lotus House creates the Children’s Village as a resource for survivors of domestic violence Lotus House, a non-profit women’s shelter in Miami’s Overtown district that is also the nation’s largest, plans to create the Children’s Village featuring after-school care, tutoring, creative arts, computer learning and a large playground as well as […]

Miami-Dade knows how to tackle homelessness and the success of Lotus Village is proof

Miami-Dade knows how to tackle homelessness and the success of Lotus Village is proof | Opinion Putting aside the homeless-tax controversy with Miami-Dade County and the Homeless Trust in the cities of Miami Beach, Surfside and Bal Harbour, one thing is extraordinarily clear from this past Saturday night: Our community does know how to reduce […]

Creating a Healthy Environment in Lotus Village

Creating a Healthy Environment in Lotus Village The Sundari Foundation, dba Lotus House Women’s Shelter, strives to nourish and uplift women, youth, and children experiencing homelessness by providing healing sanctuary, support, education, tools, and resources that empower them to improve the quality of their lives on every level, achieve greater self-sufficiency, and build brighter futures. […]

Homeless Shelter Therapy Sessions Benefit Mothers and Children

Homeless Shelter Therapy Sessions Benefit Mothers and Children Short-term therapy sessions with parents and their children in homeless shelters could help improve parenting skills and reduce parental stress and children’s post-traumatic stress symptoms, according to a pilot study published by the American Psychological Association. Researchers from Florida International University partnered with Lotus House in Miami, […]

Gisele Bündchen Gives $1M to Youth Shelter: ‘Building a Solid Community for Children Is So Important’

Gisele Bündchen Gives $1M to Youth Shelter: ‘Building a Solid Community for Children Is So Important’ https://people.com/style/gisele-bundchen-donates-million-dollars-childrens-shelter-miami/ The model’s generous donation will go directly toward a new playground and youth programming Gisele Bündchen is sharing her fortune with those in need. On Tuesday, Lotus House, the nation’s largest women’s shelter in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood, broke […]

Miami makes $200K donation to the country’s largest shelter for women and children

Miami makes $200K donation to the country’s largest shelter for women and children The city of Miami has donated $200,000 to Lotus Village, the nation’s largest shelter dedicated to women and children, for job training programs. The money comes from a larger $3.1 million allocation of federal funds by the city government toward programs to […]

Lotus Village’s founder: An idealist who has produced real world results. ‘I had to act’

Lotus Village’s founder: An idealist who has produced real world results. ‘I had to act’ BY LINDA ROBERTSON MAY 08, 2022 6:00 AM   https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article260813637.html When she was a young girl visiting New York City, Constance Collins came upon a homeless woman bundled up against the cold, digging through trash in a dumpster for food.  […]

Lotus Village, a Miami homeless shelter that feels like home, set for ambitious expansion

Lotus Village, a Miami homeless shelter that feels like home, set for ambitious expansion By Linda Robertson May 4, 2022 Article: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article260519937.html Lotus House began as one woman’s personal mission to rescue women who had nowhere else to go. Back in 2006, there were just 34 beds in a decrepit Overtown apartment building that founder Constance […]

How Lotus House helps homeless women and children

Lotus House on the TODAY Show! How Lotus House helps homeless women and children Since 2006, Lotus House in South Florida has been serving women and children experiencing homelessness. As part of TODAY’s Season of Giving, our annual toy drive, Lotus House founder and president Constance Collins joins the 3rd Hour of TODAY to talk […]