I love what this center is doing for the less fortunate in this community. I would recommend anyone…read moreto volunteer, donate your money, or a combination of the two.

Amazing staff trying to help. Everyone I saw had a smile on their face! :Dread more

Was cleaner than I expected. Ice people, food wasn't great but it's a soup kitchen. Nothing was…read morestale or mouldy

My tenant started contacting Camillus House in Miami for rental assistance back in 11/2024. Both…read morethe tenant and landlord provided all needed documents in a timely fashion in multiple rounds. However, the communication from Camillus House was always blurry. They always told us the case would be processed in a couple of weeks and nothing happened in the next a couple of months. When we contacted them again, the same thing happened. They kept asking for new documents. However, once the new document was provided and they just stopped communication. It seems that this Camillus House does NOT really want to provide assistance but merely stays in business so that the staff get paid by the donated money. I would like to share my story so that others can get a better picture of this organization.

This organization has been a game changer for me. As a social worker, I come across so many…read moreunder-served people who have lost their homes, their lives and their dignity. With each division of my work, from the homeless to the hospitalized, I have been able to call on Thomas and TSOMB to assist with clothing, toiletries and even household appliances that ease the burden so many face during times of adversity. He has been professional, kind and caring. I could not recommend a better place to donate your gently used clothing and household items or a better person to call on for help.

From the owner: "The Shirt Off My Back" was founded by Thomas Volturo. Thomas began collecting clothing and…read morepersonal items from friends and distributing the items right out of the trunk of his car directly to the homeless in our South Florida community. More and more people began to offer communications. The movement has grown and more and more individuals, families and non-profit organizations are benefiting from the generosity of your donations. Our goal is simple: we put clothing, toiletries and other items directly into the hands of people in need. When asked "why do you do this?" Thomas always responds with the same answer... "because I can." Please join us in our mission to "pay it forward" and help less fortunate folks in our neighborhoods.

This is an amazing place to help folks through any issues they may be experiencing. They're able…read moreto meet any schedule you may have as well as offer differ counseling options. My family member raves about this place and their very appreciative of all they help and guidance they've been able to provide.

I have been going to the Life Center for for several months. This center and its team have been…read morekind, professional, and compassionate. The office is really clean and welcoming. Since coming here I have made changes in my life in a relatively short period of time, and I will be forever grateful!

I love this church. My wife was invited to this church by a friend of hers, so she went…read more Coincidentally, she met one of my colleagues that had been inviting me to this church for months. I ended up going that following Sunday, and I loved it. My family and I have been both attending and volunteering there ever since. I recommend everyone attend at least to Sunday's in a row, you probably will like it!

It's becoming clear that this church is more focused on celebrating secular seasons than honoring…read moreChrist. We see rabbits and costumes on Easter, pumpkins and Halloween treats in October, giant turkeys for Thanksgiving, and Santa, Christmas trees, and every holiday theme imaginable during Christmas -- yet barely any mention of Jesus, His teachings, or why these days matter in the first place. I'm not the only one who feels this way. Many have shared the same concerns. On top of that, the pastor often appears on stage wearing high-end designer clothing, and it seems like he's away traveling every other week. His biggest influence appears to be Joel Osteen -- and a lot of us know the controversies and concerns surrounding Osteen's ministry. All I'm saying is this: be careful, stay alert, and keep your faith centered on Jesus, not on trends, personalities, or theatrics.

A few years back I was involved in a bad relationship and I was referring to women in distress,…read moreonly to get put in more district by Mr Gaston. There were several times when he would see me outside of the apartment and not say anything and wait until I went inside to come over not going to door and chastise me about to other ladies that was in the room. The two ladies had conflict work together and that conflict with men he felt as is even though the woman was caught he decided to say maybe I did it it was a race issue for him. I didn't got my housing letter and did not know that until my counselor found my letter ripped up on Mr. Gaston desk signed by him saying that he received the approval letter for my housing. However too much time had went by based on when it was received and I lost my house before I leave get a house. He was reported to hire authority by my counselor. Now that I currently am any of a safe place to go again I gave them a call and they told me that I no longer able to come to bed for sale because of what transpired between Mr Gaston and myself.

People are super kind here. Great place to donate to and great place to buy from. I feel great…read moresupporting their nonprofit.

Amazing place for homeless families. They served food 3 times a day. Safe environmentread more

This place needs improvement everyday someone's getting sick no help with getting people's better…read moreand alots of wild animals on property and roaches are in dorms

The staff is ignorant and lazy. They do not offer some of the basics necessary for them to even run…read moreas a shelter for these children. Talk about the blind leading the blind. Sometime it's not the thought that counts - actions speak louder than words. Why offer a service that is entirely insufficient to those in need unless it is one of those profitable "Non Profits". It is on prime real estate next to the Ritz Carlton but staffed with low quality employees. They can't even get their paperwork correct yet act like everyone who contacts them is in the wrong. They are too lazy to look at the residents files. They allow the kids to do many things they shouldn't and then prevent them from doing the things they should - place is bass ackwards. I'm glad they offer this service to people in the community but c'mon folks - really - you gotta do better than that.

I volunteered for Covenant House for six months in the jobs preparation section. I write this…read morereview after two years of reflection about my experience. Let me start by saying their Mission is noble. They take kids off the street -- some of the most abused, victimized, vulnerable and difficult youth -- and give them a place to clean up, a short or longer term place to stay, and recognizing the need to provide some level of the psychiatric, drug abuse, job-skills, life skills help and educational opportunity in a safe "sanctuary", they try to provide these services. These services are both laudable and necessary and an organization like this needs all the help they can get. They are, however, piecemeal and uncoordinated, in my view. I'm not a child psychologist nor a social worker, but I am a professional management expert with 40 years of experience and training. And based on my observations as a volunteer, the management at Covenant House is extremely weak. And when management is very weak, even noble goals will not get accomplished. And the way the institution evaluates its own performance, the indicators it uses and provides to donors, don't seem to correspond to the stated goals. I would urge a re-examination of how to evaluate such an institution's performance. Although much of the staff is well-intentioned, many of the professionals are only beginning their careers. I think some of the unkind comments I've seen are unjustified. I think the weaknesses come from inexperience and poor supervision and training, and not from poor attitudes, although there is some of that, too. As a result, one of the previous observation above, to my mind, is justified: Youth are sometimes punished for doing things they should be allowed to do and are let slide on things they should not. I was told by one of the counselors that the skills teaching only starts to stick after the fifth in-and-out rotation of the youth. While it might raise intake numbers, if judged another way, it would look like inefficiency. Further, they work at bare bones resource levels and it shows. They need help and trained volunteers could make a great contribution. But this does not seem to be the view of the management. In full disclosure, my volunteer experience was not a positive one. The volunteers are given minimal training and seem to be oriented to keep their expectations low, which can hardly be good for the youth being trained. About four months into my tenure, and with none of the professionals to be found, I had a disturbing encounter with one of the youth, who taunted me and gathered a crowd of youth around him to enjoy it. I was caught off-guard and definitely upset. One of the teachers I immediately mentioned the episode to, said that the kids were allowed to get away with too much and I should report it to the supervisors. I was expecting to be told why these things happen, what the particular situation with the youth in question was, and what to do the next time. Instead, I was told (like they do with the kids) to go home, take the summer off, and think about it, then, decide if I wanted to come back. This is not how to incentivize volunteers nor how to build capacity. And of course, I didn't go back. So, the message is, if it's between the youth or you, THEIR sanctuary requires they can bully or do what they like to the volunteers. And to the volunteers, you don't need to be supported or informed, you just need to accept it is somehow your fault. And keep your expectations low. They very much need volunteers and good staff. But until management changes are made and demonstrated, I would not recommend volunteering or supporting Covenant House.

Feeding South Florida teamed up with the City of Dania Beach for a Thanksgiving distribution, and I…read morewas genuinely impressed. The items we received were premium quality and far better than I expected. The entire process was smooth, organized, and completely stress-free. We never even had to get out of the car! I also want to give a special thank-you to the city employee who kindly added my child's name to the list. And yes, we received a turkey too! I truly appreciate the care, generosity, and coordination that went into this event.

Always great to volunteer to help the community out. The staff its super friendly and they go into…read moredetail of how to sort food out and things that you must . Great sense of helping others and feeding those less fortunate. Definitely will like to come as a team to volunteer once again !