Campaign Impact

This campaign will bring Miami one step closer to becoming the first major U.S. city to end chronic homelessness. Over a 7-10 year period, the impact will be twofold:

  1. It is estimated the project will return 80% of the chronically homeless population to society as self-sufficient and productive citizens, while providing care and permanent housing to those with conditions that will preclude their ability to return to economically productive lives through our safe haven and other long-term care programs, including the 90-bed Labre Place facility scheduled to be opened in 2009.
  2. The project will provide an active prevention and early intervention component to ensure that persons with serious and persistent mental illnesses, substance abuse problems, HIV/AIDS and other physical/medical problems, currently residing in this community, will not become homeless for extended periods of time.

The net economic impact of the new campus is estimated at $130 million over seven years based on anticipated costs of construction and operations. In addition, a yet to be determined financial and economic impact will decrease the burden on the social service system and reduced crime, leading to an enhanced business and residential environment.