Kiwanis Club of Homestead-South Dade continues its work with Chapman Partnership with monthly dinner service for homeless
The Kiwanis Club of Homestead-South Dade (HomesteadKiwanis.org), one of South Florida’s most active community service organizations, has reactivated its involvement with Chapman Partnership’s Homeless Assistance Center in Homestead with a monthly dinner service for the clients at Chapman Partnership.
“Chapman Partnership has always needed volunteers,” said Air Force Captain Arnold Perez, president-elect and program chair of the Kiwanis Club. “And after the pandemic, that need grew tremendously as more people needed Chapman Partnership’s services. We’ve been involved with Chapman Partnership for years so once the facility reopened for volunteering, we immediately stepped up to help those less fortunate.”
Since its founding in 1995, Chapman Partnership has had more than 120,000 admissions including 25,000 children in Miami-Dade County. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, Chapman Partnership—the private sector partner of the Miami-Dade County Homesless Trust—operates two Homeless Assistance Centers with 800 beds located in Miami and Homestead. The organization helps the homeless by providing a comprehensive support program that includes emergency housing, meals, health, and psychiatric care, daycare, job training, job placement, and assistance with securing stable housing. Chapman Partnership empowers homeless men, women, and children to build a positive future by providing the resources and assistance critical to growth and independence.