Intro | Emergency Housing | Transitional Housing | Permanent Housing

Permanent Housing

Permanent housing offers a supported living environment to formerly homeless persons who 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 towards 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 126 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 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. Several children have already been admitted to the new Charter school across the street.  

Brother Mathias Place

Transitional housing for 10 families (35 persons) is provided in the Courtyards Apartments complex in Homestead, where Camillus leases 10 units amongst the other market-rate apartments. Families receive case management and supportive services during their 6 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.

St. Jude Center

The St. Jude facility, located in downtown Miami directly across from the Somerville Residence, provides transitional housing for 8 single men or women, in 8 one-bedroom units. The program provides a supportive living environment helping residents attain independence.