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Permanent Housing

Permanent housing offers a supported living environment to persons who are formerly homeless and have transitioned out of transitional housing, but still require some sort of support in order to maintain their stability. Although called “permanent housing,” most residents eventually move out into unsupported housing after they have increased their income and become more comfortable with their independence, sometimes after several years.  

As with Camillus' transitional housing programs, residents contribute 30% of their income toward program fees and must participate in the programs' supportive services.  

Somerville Residence

Camillus House officially started the Somerville Residence supported housing program in April 2001, offering permanent, affordable housing for 47 families (total of 150 beds). The campus-style facility includes one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as efficiencies. The program is designed to provide all the necessary support a family needs while a single parent works to reenter the workforce and reclaim their role as a productive member of society. Somerville Residence brings together a wide range of supportive services aimed at helping families recovering from substance abuse to transition to a life of independence.  

Services include on-site AA/NA meetings, computer classes, cooking classes, an urban garden, a private playground, tutoring, parenting classes, HIV/AIDS education and case management. Health care is available through Camillus Health Concern directly next door.

Archbishop Carroll Homes

This program provides 65 apartments scattered throughout Miami-Dade County for single adults who are chronically homeless. Individuals who are part of this housing program receive intensive, recovery-based treatment through Camillus House’s Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team.

Brother Mathias Place

Permanent housing for 10 families (35 persons) is provided in the Courtyards Apartments complex in Homestead, where Camillus leases 10 units among the other market-rate apartments. Families receive case management and supportive services during their six months in the program, during which time they stabilize their employment situations and prepare to move on into unsupported housing. Since families are already living in housing which is integrated into the community-at-large, the transition to independent living has been extremely successfully with these residents.  

Brownsville Christian Housing Center

Brownsville Christian Housing Center provides 74 units of permanent housing for persons who are formerly homeless. The program houses adult men and women in individual efficiency units, each with its own kitchen and bathroom facilities. The historic property has a rich history, as it was formerly the Christian Hospital facility, Miami’s first hospital serving the African-American community. Through a partnership with Miami Supportive Housing Corporation, the property was totally renovated into a beautiful new housing facility.