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.

Hands on Miami has been an amazing discovery for me…read more I have been a regular volunteer since January- giving me plenty opportunities to get involved with the community. But while i have always had a desire to volunteer and get involved, i also had a fear of the commitment entailed and the complications that might arise out of my already busy schedule. What is so perfect about Hands On is that it's a flexible volunteering model with no long term commitments, no background checks, no frills or complicated processes. I simply went on the site, found an activity of interest, which to me was working with teens and/or kids and signed up for a specific date. I've been hooked ever since- volunteering my time every month at Miami Bridge- an emergency youth shelter for abused, neglected and abandoned teens ages 10 to 17 and I love it. Every activity is assigned a project leader who takes responsibility for the group and can be a resource on that day for help with directions, etc... I can honestly say it's been a wonderful resource for me in finding ways to get involved and make a difference. Definitely check them out at handsonmiami.org and sign up for an event.

If you have been telling yourself you need to get involved and do something in the community but…read morehave no idea how to start, Hands On Miami is the place you need to check out. They are a great central source of various community initiatives and projects in the Dade County area. It does not matter how old your are or what you like to do, there is something for everyone @ HOM that wants to give back to their community. There are projects just on the weekend, weekday days and evenings, just for kids, just for adults, for the whole family to join too. So really time can't be an excuse! There is an hour orientation that you participate is that gives you all the info you need to get started. You can check out their website(http://www.handsonmiami.org) for the next one. The people @ HOM are top notch too. Really friendly and go out of their way to help you every step of the way. Definitely worth checking if you want to get involved in your community!!!

I wouldn't recommend anyone come here for training whoever has blindness as vision ally impaired. I…read morewouldn't come back after my disaster experience with a typing teacher who happened be blind , young rebal and immature didn't even know how to treat students like human made things such a nightmare trouble with case manager nobody who work there didn't even excite care has no empathy didn't even have a courage to encourage students achieve goals which they didn't want to work or help due to some of their field based on lacking experience with disabilities! I was very unpleased with my experience when I came here for typing classscwhich it wasn't from what I. Wanted do with my future dude to their disencourwgement and disrespectful for people who have sensitive nose with the horrible smell from what instructor always order from super greasy subway often on Friday's for one class which it wasn't enough help students learn do right way due to this annoying immature instructor named with MG she is legally blind did something stupid prank on my sign language i\translator it wasn't fair to him either we had enough from this childish behavior and dis encouragement. System! I knew she is a big troublemaker!I strongly advise against anyone with blindness or vision impairment seeking training here. My experience with a typing teacher who happened to be blind, young, and immature was nothing short of disastrous. She didn't even know how to treat students like human beings. It was a nightmare. The case manager was equally unhelpful and lacked empathy. She didn't even have the courage to encourage students to achieve their goals, which they didn't want to work on or help with due to their limited experience with disabilities. I was extremely displeased with my experience in this typing class, which was not what I wanted to do with my future. The instructor was disrespectful to people with sensitive noses, and the horrible smell from the greasy subway sandwiches she ordered on Fridays for one class was unbearable. This annoying and immature instructor, named MG, who is legally blind, even pulled a stupid prank on my sign language interpreter. It wasn't fair to him either. We had enough of her childish behavior and discouragement. The entire system was flawed and I knew she was a big troublemaker!``i never understand why this supervisor and counselor had to put up with her for nonsense without giving support for students this wasn't acceptable! After pandemic started I wasn't surprised some staff resigned and moved back to their country and other state for better living without feeling sad. Nobody would come back there after their disecnourwgement and made lobby look more uglier!I strongly advise against anyone with blindness or vision impairment seeking training here. My experience with a typing teacher who happened to be blind, young, and immature was nothing short of disastrous. She didn't even know how to treat students like human beings. It was a nightmare. The case manager was equally unhelpful and lacked empathy. She didn't even have the courage to encourage students to achieve their goals, which they didn't want to work on or help with due to their limited experience with disabilities. I was thoroughly dissatisfied with my experience in this typing class, which was not aligned with my aspirations for the future. The instructor, MG, who is legally blind, displayed disrespectful behavior towards individuals with sensitive noses. Moreover, the overpowering smell of greasy subway sandwiches she ordered on Fridays for one class was unbearable. This annoying and immature instructor even pulled a foolish prank on my sign language interpreter, which was not fair to him either. We had had enough of her childish behavior and discouragement. The entire system was flawed, and I knew she was a significant troublemaker. I never understood why this supervisor and counselor had to tolerate her antics without providing support for students. This was unacceptable! After the pandemic began, I wasn't surprised that some staff members resigned and relocated to their countries or states for better living conditions without feeling remorseful. No one would return to that place after experiencing such discouragement, and it only made the situation worse. I felt empathy for students who went similar thing like what I did before no one should have came back for such a disencourqgement or negative energy it never will work this way! Stay away from this red flag place!

Miami Lighthouse for the Blind has amazing opportunities for volunteers to give back. They are able…read moreto assist in all areas from assisting the clients to helping staff with clerical duties.

Obviously I am a bit biased now that I have the privilege of serving as President of this…read moreorganization. But after over 20 years of serving as a member, I can honestly say that this is one of the greatest local non-profit organizations in Miami. And we have a really great group of people behind all of their programs that help local children in families in South Florida. I truly recommend this organization and encourage everyone to take a look at all the good they do in the community and help support the cause. They truly make a difference every day.

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

I went with my niece looking for just some house stuff and we found some nice deals…read more It's very organized and well put together

A clean, bright and airy store. They especially had a good well presented book area. Located in a…read moreplaza where Finka is.

best store ever. The staff are very nice , manager Jesus and Andy are so professional. store vey…read moreclean and easy to find anything you need. I love this store .

Goodwill in the hammocks and the one that's hammocks &sunset are were you find hidden gems! I live…read more40min away and it was worth the drive for me. Very organized Good prices for items Lots of options! Areas of improvement: maybe a better AC cause I was sort of kind of sweating. My friend and I were in there for around 3hrs going rack by rack item by item in the women's section. We found so many items! I'll post a few items I found. Didn't take pictures of all I got. But I also found jeans/ vans/ dresses

This is one of my favourite thrift stores. When I am in the area, I always visit. You should too,…read moreyou will not be disappointed.

Goodwill was founded in 1902 by Boston Minister, Reverend Edgar J. Helms. He took donations from…read morewealthy Bostonians and hired people who were poor and who could fix the items. The items were then given to the people who worked on them or were resold. Goodwill's philosophy is "a hand up, not a hand out". Today Goodwill has become a $5 billion nonprofit organization that provides job training, employment, and community programs for people who have disabilities that might prevent them from getting a job on their own. They are also keeping millions of pounds of items out of landfills every year. This is a very large Goodwill Store on Dixie Hwy. in Palmetto Bay in south Miami. What stood out to me about this store was the incredible level of organization it had. It looked like the Home Edit ladies got their hands on it. I didn't have high hopes when entering because the door was disgustingly dirty but once I stepped inside I was impressed. All of the clothes were grouped by color, shoes were perfectly lined up, everything was by size, type, and in it's place. Most Goodwill's are organized but this was next level. It made me want to go home and tidy up my own closet. I do enjoy exploring a Goodwill but now that I have discovered the pay by pound outlets I tend to prefer the thrill of the hunt there. Still if you are in the area, this is a good store to stop in if for no other reason than organization inspiration.