His House Children's Home
His House Children's Home is a foster care facility in Miami Gardens, Florida. The shelter is run by a religious organization and later became a designated shelter to care for unaccompanied minor immigrants at the border.
About[edit]
His House Children's Home was founded by Jean Caceres-Gonzalez.[1] The shelter is located in Miami Gardens, Florida, and is made up of a series of buildings which are fenced in.[2] His House is run by a religious organization and began taking in immigrant children in 2014.[3] The shelter has a capacity of 232 beds.[4]
After the Trump administration family separation policy went into effect, the shelter took in babies and toddlers that were separated from their families at the border.[5]
Criticism[edit]
Government audits, taken after 2015, found that the shelter may have not been properly following policies for 652 children in their care.[4] Other accusations of the shelter include allegations of unappetizing food, an atmosphere of living in a detention center and that "caregivers sometimes have sex with each other while on duty." These allegations are being investigated.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Benjamin, Jody (9 March 1997). "Reading Program: Therapy for Young and Old". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-07-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Danticat, Edwidge (26 June 2018). "We Must Not Forget Detained Migrant Children". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ Smiley, David; Medina, Brenda; Daugherty, Alex; Chang, Daniel (19 June 2018). "Nelson, Wasserman Schultz blocked from entering immigrant children shelter in Homestead". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ a b Swisher, Skyler (22 June 2018). "From extortion to sex exploitation, South Florida facilities holding migrant kids have faced problems". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ Vassolo, Martin; Flechas, Joey (23 June 2018). "Babies separated from parents are in immigrant shelters near Miami, lawmaker says". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ Miller, Carol Marbin (15 May 2018). "Child welfare agents investigate claims abused and neglected kids are being held like prisoners". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2018-07-02.