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Exterior photo of the newly-built Children\u2019s Village at Lotus Village in Miami’s Overtown Neighborhood.<\/p>\n
(Lotus House)<\/p>\n
\u201cLotus Village was developed on the premise that a shelter built on a foundation of evidence-based therapies and holistic programming could end the cycle of homelessness,\u201d said Lotus House Founder Constance Collins in a press release. \u201cNearly two decades later, more than 86 percent of our guests are exiting the shelter system following their stay at Lotus Village. The next step is preventing homelessness by empowering children and families through educational and therapeutic supports, year-round programming, and greater access to healthcare and social services \u2014 all under one roof at the Children\u2019s Village.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Children\u2019s Village will work through a collective-impact strategy in which community-based organizations deliver educational and creative programming, holistic therapeutic and health services, and legal and financial support for children and families. The new facility will house 14 nonprofit organizations, including Arts4Learning, Care4U, Children\u2019s Bereavement Center, Easter Seals South Florida, Girl Power Rocks, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Lotus House Center for the Advancement of Children and Families, Mindful Kids Miami, Nana\u2019s Restart, Overtown Optimist Club, Overtown Children & Youth Coalition, The Alliance for LGBTQ youth, United Way, and Urgent Inc and Urgent Academy.<\/p>\n
The 71,000-square-foot campus is located just across the street from Lotus Village, a privately funded 500-bed shelter that opened in 2018.<\/p>\n
Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin\u00a0also announced a $5 million gift\u00a0to support the new building\u2019s operations and programs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Children\u2019s Village is a powerful example of how communities can come together to create lasting change,\u201d said Griffin. \u201cWhen we invest in children, we invest in the future of our city \u2014 in the ideas, talent, and potential that will define Miami for generations to come. Lotus House is helping to ensure that every child has the foundation to dream boldly and achieve their full promise, and I\u2019m committed to supporting this mission.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thursday\u2019s ribbon-cutting ceremony was followed by Lotus House’s Annual Gala. Attendees included Collins, supermodel, author and philanthropist Gisele B\u00fcndchen and singer, songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Since opening in 2006, Lotus House has served more than 13,500 women, children and youth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last week, members of Miami\u2019s community gathered in Overtown for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the newly built Children\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44079,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[29009,29001,28996,28985,28995,29005,28991,28989,28997,29006,29007,225,227,226,29004,28998,29008,28992,28986,28993,28994,28988,29010,28999,28987,29000,29002,28990,29003],"class_list":{"0":"post-44078","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hialeah","8":"tag-500-served-since-2006","9":"tag-alliance-for-lgbtq-youth-miami","10":"tag-arts4learning-care4u-easter-seals-miami","11":"tag-childrens-village-lotus-house-miami","12":"tag-childrens-village-nonprofit-partnerships","13":"tag-citadel-ceo-philanthropy-miami","14":"tag-constance-collins-lotus-house-founder","15":"tag-florida-family-homelessness-28-increase","16":"tag-girl-power-rocks-youth-empowerment","17":"tag-gisele-bndchen-lotus-house-gala","18":"tag-gloria-estefan-lotus-house-supporter","19":"tag-hialeah","20":"tag-hialeah-headlines","21":"tag-hialeah-news","22":"tag-ken-griffin-5-million-donation-lotus-house","23":"tag-legal-services-of-greater-miami-support","24":"tag-lotus-house-13","25":"tag-lotus-house-evidence-based-therapies","26":"tag-lotus-house-nations-largest-womens-shelter","27":"tag-lotus-house-wraparound-family-services","28":"tag-miami-collective-impact-homelessness-strategy","29":"tag-miami-homelessness-prevention-initiative","30":"tag-miami-dade-homelessness-solutions-childrens-village","31":"tag-mindful-kids-miami-programming","32":"tag-overtown-childrens-village-ribbon-cutting","33":"tag-overtown-optimist-club-community-programs","34":"tag-united-way-childrens-village-partner","35":"tag-university-of-florida-rent-survey-39-rise","36":"tag-urgent-inc-and-urgent-academy-miami"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}