FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Residents at The Caring Place, a homeless shelter exclusively for men, enjoyed a special Christmas Day thanks to donors, volunteers and staff. The shelter serves men ages 18 and older.
“Today we are filling in as the secondary family for a lot of our residents, who cannot be with their own family, and some of them we are filling in as their primary family,” said Omar Herrera, who works at The Caring Place.
About 300 men started the day with a holiday breakfast that included eggs, grits, biscuits and corned beef hash. Residents also shared their personal stories and the paths that brought them to the shelter…