Sleep Out – Restoring Dignity and Hope
Each year we invite members of the community to spend a night at our annual Sleep Out in the open. This is one of our big fundraisers. Sometimes we do it in a park or somewhere else, but this year,…
Blessed Teen Challenge
My heart welled up inside of my chest when a guest came off the bus. God has provided grace as a physical and spiritual rejuvenation that I was so blessed to have witnessed. Jeanie’s availability to the Lord’s people was…
Volunteering With Showering Love – Carla’s Story
Volunteering Begins My volunteering journey with Showering Love began over four years ago. I started by helping with initial planning and fundraising to purchase the mobile shower bus we now call "Grace." Typically, I work behind the scenes and even…
Happy Birthday to Showering Love
Happy Birthday, Showering Love It's time to celebrate our 3rd Happy Birthday! We have come a long way in 3 short years! But the vision for Showering Love came about 30 years ago. Jeanne Lewis Albaugh was working for Teen…
Remembering Rowdy Gifford – A True Friend
Remembering how Rowdy got involved! One day I went over to thank him and his wife Katrina because years prior they had tried to help me in a very difficult time in my life. As we spoke and I thanked…
Showering Love’s Baby Shower
Baby Shower Plans Begin Some time ago we had the opportunity to throw a surprise baby shower for one of our guests. We met Bridget when she and her boyfriend, Justin, came to Sunset Presbyterian for a shower. She confided…
Compassionate Police Partners with Showering Love
Compassionate Police Partner meets Showering Love Recently, we received this letter of commendation from Cristian Palmieri, a compassionate police partner with a heart for the homeless: On 5/7/2020 I was invited to be a part of an ever-growing family of…
Showering Love Restores Hope
Showering Love Restores Hope Showering Love restores hope! I had been living under the Old Griffin Road Pier with my son and disabled husband for 2 months with no end in sight. It all started one day in 2014. My…
Community Court Comes to Fort Lauderdale
The Community Court of Fort Lauderdale is a part of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. It is funded by a Federal Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. But, it is a collaborative effort by the Court, the…
Health Fair Promotes Wellness and Job Readiness
Let the Health Fair Begin!! Our Health, Wellness, and Job Readiness Fair got a great start with some help from the #We Are Foundation. One of their founders, Brandon Victor Dixon (one of the stars of Hamilton) was on hand…
