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 and children. Construction will last about 15 months, ending late 2017….
María Martínez (izq), guía y consejera de Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine en FIU habla con Daisy Angulo. PATRICK FARRELL Por ALLISON HORTON Especial para el Miami Herald 23 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2016 11:18 AM Mientras visitaba en octubre pasado a su médico primario en una clínica local, a Daisy Angulo, una cuidadora de…
By Allison Horton Special to the Miami Herald September 22, 2016 10:17 PM While visiting her primary care physician at a local clinic, Daisy Angulo, a 47-year-old caregiver in Homestead, was advised to get her annual mammogram last October. Not at a hospital or doctor’s office but at the Linda Fenner 3D Mammography Center, a…
Por El Nuevo Herald 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…
City commissioners in June approved the much-anticipated expansion after a contentious zoning hearing earlier this year. The facility, at 217 Northwest 15th Street, will feature courtyards, fountains, community rooms, training centers, and a fully equipped wellness center. It currently houses about 250 homeless people, with the expansion providing 500 beds. Plans call for 120,000 square feet…
por MiamiDiario el 19/18/2016 a las 10:00 horas Este fin de semana, más de 2,500 estudiantes de escasos recursos, campos migrantes, albergues y acogida, de las escuelas publicas de Miami-Dade, recibirán ropa nueva para la escuela y makeovers en el evento annual de Style Saves “Back-to-School.” El evento tendrá lugar este sábado y domingo en…
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, 2016 Updated: 9:30 PM, July 15, 2016 Click photo to see video! 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…
Neekisha Darasaw, a representative of the Lotus House who also has been helped by the group’s services, knows just how much of a difference the vote will make in the lives of many women and children. “I was in the streets and life just completely fell apart for me,” Darasaw said. “Lotus House opened their…