Join Us On #GivingTuesdayNow

#GivingTuesdayNow: A Global Day of Unity and Giving #GivingTuesdayNow is a global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. Seafarers’ House needs you this GivingTuesday! We are in immediate need of assistance to help seafarers marooned in South Florida. Read more here. This …

Supporting Seafarers Marooned In South Florida

In late April Seafarers’ House was contacted by the Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C. to come to the assistance of a Filipino seafarer who was released from the hospital to a hotel room in Fort Lauderdale to recover from his illness. With his personal items, including clothes, left aboard his vessel, and still under the weather, unable to …

Caring for Seafarers and Their Families

This is an especially difficult time for so many seafarers and their families. Although we don’t serve a traditional congregation, we care for those who are far from home so they are not alone even in their darkest moments. Last weekend the family of a deceased seafarer asked us to offer a blessing and a prayer over their loved one …

A Statement from Seafarers’ House in Challenging Times

Dear Seafarers’ House friends and supporters, As the situation around the world is rapidly changing with closures and restrictions, we wanted to take a moment to update you on what is happening at Seafarers’ House. Port Everglades remains open and operational, with cargo and goods moving through the port with normal operations. Seafarers’ House continues to serve the needs of the human …

A Note About COVID-19

Dear friends and supporters, We understand you may have concerns about coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on our mission and our Port community.  Please know that Seafarers’ House is in close contact with Port Everglades as well as local health officials. At this time our administrative office and our Casa remain fully operational and open.  We are seeing typical numbers …

2019 South Florida Business Leaders’ Luncheon

  THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Please contact the office, (954)734-1580, to be placed on a wait list.   Join us for the  24th Annual South Florida Business Leaders’ Luncheon Honoring   Dodie Keith-Lazowick President of KEITH Wednesday, December 11, 2019 10:45-2pm aboard the ms Eurodam berthed in Port Everglades THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO …

Alex and Darwin: Seafarer Stories

Thousands of miles from home with months to go on his employment contract, Alex logged onto Skype at Seafarers’ House to speak with his wife and children continents away. Immediately, he could tell something was wrong. His wife broke the news to him that a cherished loved one had passed. Alex broke down crying, shocked and grieving thousands of miles …

2019 Shoebox Christmas

During the months of November and December, Seafarers’ House hopes to hand out as many as 3,000 wrapped shoeboxes filled with socks, toiletries, and holiday cheer to the seafarers who come from all over the world into our Port Everglades. They are all so very far away from home and family during the holidays and these small gifts mean so …

Remembering El Faro

Please join us in honoring the memory of those lost aboard the US Flagged ship, El Faro on October 1, 2015.  The friends, family, colleagues and loved ones of the 33 crew members, as well as all mariners are in our prayers today.