Join Seafarers’ House for our 2020 Day of the Seafarer Movement Challenge! This year we are celebrating seafarers as Key Transport Workers, who keep global trade, goods and materials moving! To honor their work we are challenging our community to a “1.6 for Seafarers” movement challenge in honor of the 1.6 million seafarers around the world! Register now to join …
Father Sandy Celebrated as Fort Lauderdale Hero
Please join the entire Seafarers’ House team in congratulating our Chaplain, Father Sandy for being named a local hero by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau! His work with the pastoral team to provide support and care to seafarers ‘marooned’ in local hotels due to the extraordinary circumstances created by the pandemic, was noted by our friends at …
Marooned Seafarers Say Thank You!
For the last several weeks Seafarers’ House has proudly taken our mission to hotels around Fort Lauderdale and Miami to support marooned seafarers. (See the full story here) As part of their care team, we’re providing pastoral care, toiletries, vitamins and personal care items. Sometimes we bring treats like coconut water, while other times our “goodies” are more mundane like …
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 …