Beyond the smothering heat of a typical Miami Saturday, the joyous shouts of the Lotus House children could be heard. Rainy weather reports had made attempts at deterring the fun, but the sun persisted—luck was on Lotus House’s side of the field. An atypical Saturday for Lotus House guests, the field day event took place…

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ILLUSTRATION BY SEAN LATTRELL By Daniel Shoer Roth JULY 13, 2017 11:51 AM   Searching for inner Peace, Kassidy Suarez packed her belongings and left her Liberty City home hastily. At 16 she could no longer bear the torment of her family’s rejection. “It was very painful. The people who you thought from day one…

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Andrea Robinson Jun 7, 2017 Thursday morning, executives and others stood in front the shell of an Overtown building that supporters say will be an even bigger lifeline for women in distress and their children. Officials offered a brief tour of the expanded Lotus Village, described as a state-of-the-art homeless shelter dedicated to serving women…

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  01 de junio de 2017 – 17:06  – Por JESUS HERNANDEZ    La fundación Lotus construye una nueva sede en el corazón de la barriada Overtown que podría ser tomado como modelo para la creación de refugios similares en el país MIAMI.– La construcción de la nueva casa de acogida para mujeres y niños…

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El centro Lotus Village busca formar a las mujeres víctimas de drogadicción en alguna disciplina para que puedan rehabilitarse y obtener un trabajo que les permita responder por sus hijos. “Aquí van a permanecer mujeres drogadictas con niños y hasta que no estén limpias completamente, hasta que no se entrenen en una disciplina de trabajo,…

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By Community News Releases- June 1, 2017 On the second Sunday in May, moms across the country are deservedly showered with attention on Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, while most moms are being treated to breakfast in bed or flower deliveries, tens of thousands of women spend their Mother’s Day living in shelters due to homelessness or…

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MAYO 15, 2017 1:40 PM Un hermoso proyecto comunitario que ayudará a numerosas familias. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: https://www.telemundo51.com/noticias/local/edificio-para-mujeres-y-ni_os-desamparados_tlmd-miami/14025/

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By Douglas Hanks dhanks@miamiherald.com APRIL 13, 2017 07:35 PM , UPDATED APRIL 13, 2017 08:44 PM Housing Secretary Ben Carson toured a Miami apartment complex Thursday that one of his hosts said wouldn’t exist without the federal program that the White House wants eliminated. “This building wouldn’t have come to fruition without the HOME fund,”…

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