The 2nd Annual Black Cultural event at Camillus House

Kirk Wagar, Crystal Connor and Paul Ahr - Camillus House Black Culture Event

Camillus House, Board of Director and Annual Black History Cultural Committee Chairwoman, Crystal Conner and Camillus House, President & CEO, Paul Ahr, PhD.


Camillus House recognizes the importance of hosting events so the community can come through its doors and see the good things happening on its campus. Ninety percent of Camillus House’s clients are African American. Each year, Camillus House will celebrate key influencers within the African American community. The goals of Miami’s black churches and Camillus House are common: Everyone deserves a chance to live a good life. Camillus House is “of Overtown” and not “in Overtown.” This event is symbolic of Camillus House’s overall mission – Camillus does much more than offer a free meal, medical care, a shower, or drug treatment. Camillus House offers a second chance to the desperate, the lonely, and the ones society has left behind.


Many of the clients who come to Camillus House have nowhere else to go. They have no friends, no family and no loved ones to help them. Camillus House becomes their family, giving them the hope and support they need to begin the long, difficult transition to a new life and self-sufficiency.

This year more than 100 attended to celebrate the importance of the black church.  The churches honored St. Agnes Episcopal Church, Father Richard L. Marquess-Barry, Historical Mount Zion, Reverend Dr. Ralph Ross; Brothers of the Good Shepherd, Brother Luc Joliecoeur, BGS; Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Father John Cox; Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, Reverend Dr. George E. McRae; Greater Bethel AME, Reverend Eddie Lake (first incorporated black church in Miami) and United House of Prayer for All People, Elder Vincent Jennings.


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