Lotus Village Voices - The Official Podcast of Lotus House Women's Shelter

Introducing the newest development in Lotus House history - the National Women’s Shelter Network! This has been an aspiration of ours for many years and we are so excited to tell you all about it. Returning to the show is Lotus House Founder & Executive Director, Constance Collins, along with Director of the National Women’s Shelter Network (and producer of this podcast!), Grettel Jimenez-Sing...

For the second installment in our Lived Experience series, we welcomed Director of Guest Services and alum Runisha Johnson. We’ve been sitting on this interview for awhile and are so happy to share it with you! Check out footage of our Valentine’s Day and Black History Month celebrations on Instagram at @lotushouseshelter. If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a rating on Spotify and Apple....

Happy 2022! In this episode, we highlight our achievements from 2021 -  our 15th anniversary as a shelter - as detailed in our annual report. Stay tuned throughout the episode for some interview tidbits from the kids and staff about their intentions for the new year. 2021 Annual Report: https://lotushouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-Annual-Report.pdf?mc_cid=684b1a7be1&mc_eid=f1c7f0cbdf...

We were so grateful to Madam Mayor Daniella Levine Cava for choosing Lotus House to celebrate her one-year anniversary in office! We discuss why she picked us for this special day, her decades of service to women and children throughout her career, and her vision for the County. Last but not least, she chats with Zaniyah, 12-year-old daughter of an alum staff member, to answer questions we solicit...

We sat down with Education & Employment Director, Cynthia Perez, to discuss the process of meeting guests' varied needs when it comes to finding a job and completing their education - as well as how we constructed a virtual school for our children during the pandemic, affectionately called the "Lotus Learning Pod." Urgent needs wishlist: https://a.co/a9JvJ1e Volunteer sign-up: h...

In our first installment on the subject of Lived Experience, we sat down with alumni and Director of Operations, Sharonee Delevante, to discuss her time living and working at shelter, and her dreams for her and her son.  Urgent needs wishlist: https://a.co/a9JvJ1e Volunteer sign-up:  https://lotushouse.org/volunteering/ Eat'Cha Vegetables music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH5lMSWLX...

Welcome to our first episode! This week we feature a conversation with founder and Executive Director, Constance Collins, and hear sound bites from moms and kids from our Mother’s Day event.  Urgent needs wishlist: https://a.co/a9JvJ1e Volunteer sign-up: https://lotushouse.org/volunteering/ All other inquiries: email love@lotushouse.org Website: www.lotushouse.org   Instagram: @lotushouseshelter H...