Thank you for joining us for HOMEWARD 2024!
Our 31st anniversary luncheon, Homeward 2024, was a great success! We sold every ticket available and raised thousands of dollars to help our most vulnerable neighbors.
Thanks to all of you who bought tickets — and thanks to our generous sponsors: AdventHealth, Orlando Magic, JPMorgan Chase, Health Care Center for the Homeless, Frontier Technology Inc., Orange County, Cogent Bank, Wells Fargo, First Presbyterian Church of Orlando, Sunshine Health and Orlando Health.
Our 31st anniversary luncheon was a chance to share our successes, our challenges, and the stories that inspire us. We heard the poignant testimony of Dr. Jim O’Connell, the physician at the center of the New York Times bestseller “Rough Sleepers,” who brought us the stories of his patients and the healing power of stable housing.
We paid tribute to the 2024 winner of the Thomas C. Chatmon Jr. Community Champion Award — Dr. Todd Husty, who is providing critically needed outpatient clinical opioid treatment in underserved Central Florida communities.
And most stirring, we heard from Ellease Cabrera, a young mother of two who has overcome violence, isolation and extreme poverty to help reshape the way we address homelessness among young adults.
Check out the photos and full video below!
