FIU Football Visits Chapman Partnership Miami
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MIAMI (Oct. 7, 2015) – Members of the FIU football team took time out of their schedule to visit the Chapman Partnerships’ downtown Miami facility on Monday, Oct. 5.
Alex McGough, Shawn Abrams, Cody Hodgens, Anthony Wint, Sam Medlock, Trey Anderson, Neal Mars, Richard Leonard and Adrien Francois spent time on Monday serving food to the less fortunate.
Chapman Partnership operates two Homeless Assistance Centers with 800 beds located in Miami and Homestead. Collectively these two Centers serve approximately 5,000 men, women and families with children annually. They help the homeless by providing a comprehensive support program that includes emergency housing, meals, health, dental and psychiatric care, day care, job training, job placement and assistance with securing stable housing. The average length of stay for single adults is 89 days and families with children 133 days.
Since 1995, Chapman Partnership has had more than 100,000 admissions including 20,000 children in Miami-Dade County and a 64% success rate of moving people who complete the program from homelessness to self-sufficiency.
The Chapman Partnership’s mission is to provide comprehensive services to empower homeless residents to become self-sufficient.
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