A Place Of Respite & Refuge The Oasis is the only drop-in resource center in Seminole County where families and individuals experiencing hunger and homelessness can come to receive a warm shower, laundry service, hair cuts, and on-the-go meals. Those in desperate times can come to The Oasis as a place of...
The Danger of Stigma When asked “What would you say to people who assume every homeless person is dangerous?” In an interview with the Chief of Police for the Longwood Police department, David Dowda, replied, “You have to look at the individual, be cautious about lumping people together under the same...
More Than What Meets The Eye The Sharing Center’s hope is that every person- donor, volunteer, or staff, who encounters anyone on our campus- will meet them with the compassion and dignity they deserve. That together, we would look at people experiencing homelessness, not as the world sees them. Yet as we...
How Mental Illness Affects People Experiencing Homelessness “If you hear their story, you realize they’re not crazy- they’re just walking through a broken story in their life.” Dan Miller, a counselor from our mental health partner agency, Florida Counseling Foundation, describes his day-to-day experience when counseling people who experience homelessness. “Nothing is...
Look Beyond The Cover “People will assume or believe why you’re homeless just by looking at you - because you’re carrying a bag or because of the clothes you’ve got on. They categorize you. They don’t know what you’ve been through without reading the book. They just look at the cover.”...
The Importance of Dismantling Stigmas of Homelessness “Society needs to get out of the mentality of what homelessness is. It’s not the person on the side of the street with a sign. It’s your neighbor, your friend, people you used to go to school with, someone with a degree, with a...
Reach, Inspire, Sustain, Empower Limited resources for affordable housing, the stigmas of homelessness, and the growing economic barriers our neighbors experience are the exact reasons why The Sharing Center is working to produce a new program. ProjectRISE-- Reach, Inspire, Sustain, Empower is estimated to launch in early 2022. ProjectRISE will work...
“To me, homeless people are like superheroes, the things we have to endure, aren’t just for everyday people. I forget what it’s like to sleep on a bed. You can’t remember what it’s like to walk up to your faucet and just have a cup of water.” Hendricks Reyes, age 49,...
With all of the exciting projects happening this upcoming year at The Sharing Center, we are also excited to welcome several new Board Members to lead our critical mission. Our new board members have already shown the compassion and dedication this community needs to battle hunger and homelessness. We want to...
Homelessness & Hardship Every day people that you pass by on the streets, or in the store, all across Seminole County could be in the midst of an invisible crisis- the verge of homelessness. With affordable housing being next to impossible to find, The Sharing Center works to provide support to...