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February 2025

Local Homebuilder To Be Honored

At Inaugural March To End Homelessness

The Lord’s Place is honoring GL Homes with the
MARCH Award for its unparalleled efforts in helping
to break the cycle of homelessness.
70-year-old Lenwood was chronically homeless for
more than fifteen years when he met The Lord’s Place
outreach and engagement team at its Meal Mobile
feeding site in Belle Glade. Lenwood began receiving
weekly hot meals and essential lifesaving services. A
few months ago, the outreach team moved Lenwood
into his own apartment in Riviera Beach through The
Lord’s Place supportive housing program. Thanks to the
Meal Mobile – a comprehensive service delivery bus for
those experiencing homelessness that is operated by The
Lord’s Place and fully funded by GL Homes – Lenwood’s Lenwood, client of the Lord’s
hopelessness was transformed into hopefulness. Today, Place, with Robbie Yancy, Lenwood, client of The
Lenwood has restored dignity, a support system, and a peer advocate of The Lord’s Lord’s Place, sitting in his
place to call home for the rest of his life. Place. new apartment.
Lenwood’s story is a testament to how community
partnerships can assist local agencies in doing the work The significance of the event is to educate participants
needed to serve those less fortunate. It is also one of the and change the lives of those who are homeless. By
many reasons why The Lord’s Place is recognizing GL marching through West Palm Beach, The Lord’s Place
Homes as a phenomenal corporate partner that has made wants to raise awareness of the estimated 3,000 men,
unparalleled contributions in helping to break the cycle of women, and children without a home on any given
homelessness and combat hunger in Palm Beach County. night in Palm Beach County. In the United States, many
The Lord’s Place announces it will honor GL Homes with Americans are forced to choose between basic necessities
the first M.A.R.C.H. Award (Mobilize, Advocate, Respond, like purchasing food, paying rent, or going to the doctor.
and Commit to end Homelessness) on Friday, Feb. 28 at The fact is more than 770,000 Americans are homeless
the inaugural March to End Homelessness. on a typical night. Sarah Alsofrom and Diana Stanley at the Engine Starting
“We recognize and applaud GL Homes’ philanthropic Since 1979, The Lord’s Place has been finding solutions Ceremony for the Meal Mobile on Sept. 18, 2023. Photo
philosophy and its Vice President of Community Relations and providing services to take more people off the streets and by Tracey Benson Photography
Sarah Alsofrom who, together with company employees, into homes. All are invited to join this profound movement
make a difference in the communities where they live and advocating for those who are homeless and raising crucial Local Homebuilder To Be Honored on page 25

Individuals experiencing homelessness receiving hot meals from the Meal Mobile at its Misha Ezratti, Sarah Alsofrom, and Diana Stanley in front of the Meal Mobile. Photo by
feeding site in Belle Glade. Photo credit: Downtown Photo Tracey Benson Photography

work throughout Florida,” stated Diana Stanley, CEO of
The Lord’s Place.
Managing GL Homes’ statewide philanthropic efforts
since 2015, Alsofrom oversees the organization’s focus on
homelessness, hunger relief, and children and education through
its donations to 150 charities throughout Florida and beyond.
The Lord’s Place and GL Homes are celebrating their 10th
anniversary in partnership. Since 2014, GL Homes has donated
more than $900,000 to The Lord’s Place. Their most notable
project together is the Meal Mobile, a transformative vehicle
that delivers meals and drives its wrap-around services directly
to the most vulnerable individuals living on the streets.
GL Homes has been the presenting sponsor of The Lord’s
Place Annual Ending Homelessness Breakfast since 2019.
The local home builder is also the presenting sponsor of The
Lord’s Place inaugural March next month.
In addition to GL Homes being part of the solution in
addressing homelessness through The Lord’s Place, the
corporation also supports Gulfstream Goodwill and has built
affordable housing in The Pines (Delray Beach) for those
doing farm work in the Glades. David Valcich
“GL Homes is excited and honored to be recognized
with The Lord’s Place inaugural M.A.R.C.H. award!
Our commitment to ending homelessness in Palm Beach
County is unwavering. It is through our collective
advocacy, compassion, and commitment that we will
break the cycle of homelessness,” stated GL Homes
President Misha Ezratti.
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