Debbie wondered if she'd ever get her life back. “Here I was,” she said, “52 years old and only a backpack of clothes and a …
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Three Generations Living in One Car…
Valerie was legally blind and living in a car with her daughter and grandchildren... Imagine your child or grandchild having to …
3,000 Strong
"I never, never believed that I would be without a home.” Those are the words of Kelly who had been a skilled Russian …
A New Life for Eddie
Eddie was in trouble. He was being kicked out of his home. . . and he had nowhere to go. Eddie’s wife, Julia, had Multiple …
Let’s End Homelessness in 2023…and Forever!
It’s been a tough few years for Floridians. We’ve been through a pandemic and a massive influx of new neighbors from out of state …
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A young family with a baby on the way, and no place to sleep at night…
Sound like a familiar story? We're not talking about the Holy Family’s journey to Bethlehem. Every day, many of our neighbors face …
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Imagine what it’s like to be homeless. Twice. With eight children…
Leonard is an Army veteran. He made it through two deployments in Iraq. But when he retired and set out with his family on a …
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From Surviving to Thriving…
When Sonya first came to our Center of Hope family shelter with her two young children, we knew we were meeting a true “mama …
Visibility to the Invisible…
Lilly was out of options. Her life was spiraling out of control. Living with mental health challenges, the sudden death of her …
Raising the Bar for Mental Health
In 2020, the CARE Center began the shift from a shelter that maintains homelessness to one that is ending it. One of the changes …