Homelessness Chronicles

Meet Ricky Jones, a client of Showering love who unfortunately lost both of his legs due to a cardiovascular disease.  Ricky has been unhoused for a while and struggling to get around in his wheelchair in South Florida.  Today thanks to the generosity of one of Showering love's donors, Ricky has received an electric wheelchair which will make his life much easier. 
Jeanne has a personal conversation with Ricky about his situation living unhoused in south Florida and about the tremendous difficulties that a disable person has in his day to day activities.  
Showering love provides not only showers, food, medical care and other services through the support of other organizations, but most importantly a way for any unhoused person that wants to find his/her way back to society. 
Stay tuned for our next interview with Ricky to learn how things have changed in his life.
Find us at www.showeringlove.org if you are interested in donating and supporting our organization.

We have secured our first home in South Florida to begin chapter two of our mission to help end homelessness.  After growing our initial project to bring showers and wrap around services to our unhoused guests in different parts of South Florida, today we are celebrating a milestone.  We have secured a 5 bedroom and 3 bath house to begin offering housing and life skills training to 10 of our unhoused guests in South Florida.  Check out our house tour to learn more about our program and how to get involved.  
Please reach us at www.showeringlove.org
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Ishmael Martin, an unhoused resident of South Florida and weekly guest of Showering Love speaks with Jeanne about his experience while living on the streets. They discuss the issues that block so many unhoused people from finding affordable housing and how he is currently making ends meet.  Ishmael has been chosen to be one of the candidates to participate in our upcoming Community Enhancement Program where he will be one of our house guests for 3 to 6 months. During this time the guests will receive training in several areas to prepare them for a successful transition into financing their own affordable housing situation.
Stay tuned for more interviews and details about our upcoming program at: www.showeringlove.org
#homeless #homelessawareness #homelesslife

Kenneth Brown, an unhoused resident of South Florida and weekly guest of Showering Love speaks with Jeanne about his experience while living on the streets. They discuss the issues that block so many unhoused people from finding affordable housing and how he is currently making ends meet.  Kenneth has been chosen to be one of the candidates to participate in our upcoming Community Enhancement Program where he will be one of our house guests for 3 to 6 months. During this time the guests will receive training in several areas to prepare them for a successful transition into financing their own affordable housing situation.
Stay tuned for more interviews and details about our upcoming program at: www.showeringlove.org

Jeanne chats with Buddy Walck, executive director of #morningdaycommunitysolutions about their amazing mission providing South Florida charities with new and like-new household goods, hygiene products, mattresses, furniture, and more for a fraction of the retail price. Showering Love has done business with them for many years and has seen how they make a dramatic impact in reducing waste and enable charities to spend more money on critical programs and services.
Learn more about their mission at: www.morningdaycommunitysolutions.org

Jeanne and Heather Palacios share a very personal conversation about suicide.  Both of them share part of their personal struggles with suicide in their pasts and what it took for them to succeed.  Now they both have found their passion and mission in life. Heather is the founder and CEO of Wondherful, inc a non-profit organization that raises awareness and helps people considering suicide by distributing life boxes all over the world.  Both Jeanne and Heather have collaborated many times serving the homeless community in their missions to combat depression which can lead to suicide.  Join us in this episode to learn more about how to end homelessness.
You can donate to both organizations here: www.showeringlove.org.  and www.wondherful.org

Guest Lizet DiBernardo has a candid conversation with Jeanne about educating, testing and treating guests of Showering love for STD diseases and HIV. Lizet's organization South Florida Health & Wellness Center has been offering their services to Showering love since the beginning.  They both discuss how it has been working together and their plans for the future. 
Please donate to www.showeringlove.org

Dr. Richard Quadracci PhD President and CEO of Quadracci Family a philanthropic organization that seeks to support non-profit organizations and social service agencies including women's centers, hospices, libraries, arts centers, playgrounds, parks, food pantries and more has a candid conversation with Jeanne about the state of homelessness in our state. He discuses his offer to fund a pilot program to provide temporary housing to a group of candidates which will be headed by Jeanne Albaugh and Showering Love.

Jeanne Albaugh, founder and president of Showering Love has a candid conversation with Zeina Zein-Wolland, founder and president of Mobile School Pantry who provides nutritious grocery items to children and families at low-income schools in South Florida.  They both discuss the state of homelessness and hunger in South Florida especially among children and their future plans to collaborate via a grant from the First Lady of Florida Casey DeSantis to provide help in Broward County.

Stepping onto a city bus might not seem like a life-changing event,  but for the team behind Showering Love, it's the first step towards something truly magical, something with the potential to help countless people reclaim their own lives.
In our first podcast episode, we’re joined by Carlos Jofre Jr, Vice President of the Board of Directors for Showering Love. Carlos takes us through the organization's evolution, from a spark of an idea to a fully operational fleet of buses—offering showers, medical exams, and even barbershop services to those without a home.
Join us to witness the power of a community rallying around an act of love.