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New Better Summer FAFSA Community Workshops

Dates: Tuesday, 7/23/24 and Thursday, 7/25/24
Times: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (7/23/24) and 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM (7/25/24)
Location: United Way Miami, Ansin Building, 3250 SW 3rd Ave, Miami, FL 33129
United Way Miami and Graduate Miami-Dade will host several free FAFSA Community Workshops. We encourage families from broader Miami-Dade communities to receive assistance completing and submitting the FAFSA with trained professionals. All high school youth in class 2024 who complete their FAFSA will receive a $20 gift card.

New Now Accepting Early Head Start & Head Start Applications for the 2024-2025 School Year

The United Way Miami Center for Excellence in Early Education’s Demonstration School/Educare Miami is accepting applications for children 0-4 under its Head Start/Early Head Start Program. If you need assistance, contact us at 305-631-7639 or [email protected]. To complete a form of interest, click here.

New United Way Miami’s Early Head Start Now Accepting 2024-2025 Applications at Centers throughout Miami-Dade County

Through the EHS-CCP, the United Way Miami Center for Excellence in Early Education can expand its reach and provide additional resources to 504 infants and toddlers with high-quality early care and education in 19 programs throughout our community at no cost to families. To apply, click here

New Hurricane season is here

Everyone needs to be prepared for the unexpected, and while we can always hope for the best, we must prepare for the worst. Take advantage of calmer times to stock up on your supplies and gather your disaster kit. Next, plan ahead. Before storm season, review your insurance policy, trim trees around your home, and create an evacuation plan that includes arrangements for your pets. Know your Storm Surge Evacuation Planning Zone. Finally, stay informed. Be sure you know where to find the most accurate real-time information before, during and after a storm. Miami-Dade County’s 2024 Official Hurricane Readiness Guide will help you get off to a great start.

New Meal Providers needed for Children’s Summer Food Program

Miami-Dade County is seeking community partners to provide sites where free meals can be distributed to children and teens participating in the Summer Food Service Program. This comes at no cost to the partner.
Hot and cold meals, upon request, are prepared using fresh, locally grown foods, using menus that are analyzed for their nutrient content. Nutritious meals will be provided to children 18 years and younger regardless of income, race, color, sex, disability, age, or national origin. The Summer Food Service Program will operate from June 10 to Aug. 14. For more information, call Dawn Beckford at 786-469-4686 or email [email protected]; or call Susanne DeMatas at 786-469-4671 or email [email protected]. To apply, click here.

Community Announcements & Events

New Summer BreakSpot Free Meals for Kids & Teens

Free meals are available for kids and teens while schools are closed. Visit SummerBreakSpot.com to find a site near you. For more details, click here.

New The Florida Mental Health Advocacy Coalition’s Annual Legislative Priorities Survey

The Florida Mental Health Advocacy Coalition would like to know what our legislative priorities should be in the 2025 session. We are the voice of family members and peers seeking to improve our state’s behavioral health system, so your input is critical. The results of this survey will be considered carefully by FLMHAC members before priorities are determined. To take the survey, click here.

New The Children’s Trust Family Expo

DATES: Saturday, 7/27/24 & Saturday, 8/3/24
Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
Locations: Florida Memorial University, 15800 NW 42nd Ave, Miami Gardens, FL 33054 (on 7/27/24) and Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus, 11011 SW 104th St, Miami, FL 33176 (on 8/3/24)
You are invited to join The Children’s Trust Family Expo. This year, the Family Expo event will come with added attractions that will be partly indoors, with exhibitors housed in air-conditioned venues to keep children and families cool in the summer heat. Don’t worry, many of the fun-filled activities children and families have come to expect will still be outdoors to take advantage of South Florida’s energizing sunshine. For more information, click here.

New Free Back-to-school Uniforms, Sneakers, Backpacks, School Supplies And So Much More

Date: Saturday, 8/10/24 and Sunday, 8/11/24
Time: 10 AM – 4 PM
Location: MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER 1901 CONVENTION CTR DR, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139
Join StyleSaves for their 4th Annual Back-to-School event. This year they will provide 15,000 students with brand new uniforms, sneakers, socks, cool backpacks, school supplies and more.  The glam squad will be there giving free haircuts. The two-day event will be filled with fun activities, lots of food and drinks and all K-12 students need to start school. Open to any student in the state of Florida. Kindly share the flier with your families, and on social media. Families must register at www.stylesaves.org to attend. Once we hit 15,000 registrations will close.

Funding & In-Kind Resources

New The Dick’s Sporting Good Foundation/LISC Game On-Community Places to Play Initiative REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

Deadline Date: Thursday, 9/5/24
The Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation/LISC Game On-Community Places to Play Initiative is a program designed to provide funding by The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation and technical assistance and program management provided by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) for the creation and renovation of multi-use youth sports spaces for youth ages 6-24 years old in underserved communities. The goal of the Program is to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local athletic spaces. Funds will be awarded to outdoor and indoor facilities that enable and demonstrate local community access and usage for all organized youth sports, including but not limited to basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, football, tennis, lacrosse, and volleyball. Funding will be awarded to nonprofit community-based organizations, including schools and local parks and recreation departments (working in collaboration with local nonprofit community-based organizations.) To be eligible for a grant under the Program, nonprofit community-based organizations must sponsor projects registered as exempt from Federal Income Tax under Internal Revenue Service Code Section 501(c)(3) or elementary, middle, or high schools. For more information, click here.

New Ben & Jerry’s Foundation National Grassroots Organizing Program (NGO)

This program supports groups carrying out activities that build support and collective action to address impacts of inequity and injustice in their communities. Eligibility is limited to U.S.-based and U.S.-focused non-profits with 501(c)3 status (or have a fiscal agent with this status) that have an annual operating budget under $350,000 and use grassroots, collective-action organizing campaigns as the primary strategy for creating social change. For more information, click here.

Trainings & Conferences

New Overtown Youth Center Offers “Latinos in Finance Program

Looking for a job training program? Interested in transitioning to a career in banking/financial services? OYC Miami is recruiting bilingual individuals (ages 18+) to participate in a 6-week financial services training program. Resumes are being accepted, and program cycles begin every eight weeks. Sessions are hybrid, with some online and some in-person. The program provides opportunities for those you serve to network, update their resumes, and apply to positions in this field. Graduates also receive a laptop. For more information, email Pamela Vasquez at [email protected].

New Family Resource Center of South Florida Nurturing Parenting Program

The Family Resource Center of South Florida is excited to announce its upcoming 16-week parenting program, designed to empower families and promote healthy child development! Held once a week for 2 hours, our program offers a hybrid format with both in-person and virtual sessions for maximum accessibility. Targeting parents and caregivers of children aged birth to 17 in Miami-Dade, this program is a valuable resource for our community. Led by trained professionals, each session provides practical tools and insights to navigate the joys and challenges of parenthood. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit referrals via [email protected]. For further information, contact Chandra Preston at [email protected].

Nonprofit Careers

New Learn more about open positions at United Way Miami

Visit United Way Miami to view all of our current openings, including teacher/homebased; senior director, Major Gifts – Hybrid; after care aide, specialist II. Communications.

New Learn more about open positions at Branches

Visit Branches to view all of their current openings, including human resource manager, community initiatives manager, financial coaching manager.

New Learn more about open positions at Breakthrough Miami

Visit Breakthrough Miami to view all of their current openings, including site director, director of high school programs, development coordinator.

New Learn more about open positions at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami

Visit Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Miami to view all of their current openings, including teacher associates, North East; case manager-SAMHSA,.

New Learn more about open positions at Center for Family and Child Enrichment

Visit Center for Family and Child Enrichment to view all of their current openings, licensed clinical social workers, certified dependency case managers.

New Learn more about open positions at Chapman Partnership

Visit Chapman Partnership to view all of their current openings, including follow up case manager, community case manager, community housing specialist, Miami and Homestead.

New Learn more about open positions at Family Resource Center of South Florida

Visit Family Resource Center of South Florida to view all of their current openings, including family support aide.

New Learn more about open positions at Goodwill Industries

Visit Goodwill Industries to view all of their current openings, including floor specialist, sorting operations manager, vice president of human resources.

New Learn more about open positions at Jewish Community Services of South Florida

Visit Jewish Community Services of South Florida to view all of their current openings, including development specialist.

New Learn more about open positions at Miami Dade County

Visit Miami Dade County to view all of their current openings, including grant specialist, Operations; library assistant 3 Miami Beach; engineer 2, Water Control; financial accounting and research administrator, Financial Reporting.

New Learn more about open positions at Overtown Youth Center

Visit Overtown Youth Center to view all of their current openings, including teacher, academic support intern, licensed mental health specialist, program coordinator, AmeriCorps success coach.

New Learn more about open positions at The Children’s Trust

Visit The Children’s Trust to view all of their current openings, including accountant, solutions specialist, research & analyst.

New Learn more about open positions at The Miami Foundation

Visit The Miami Foundation to view all of their current openings, including content writer, foundation and corporate relationships officer, donations specialist, executive assistant, President/CEO, philanthropy assistant, grants administration senior associate.

Special Programs & Ongoing Initiatives

UpSkill Miami

UpSkill Miami fosters strategic collaborations, bringing together underserved populations, training providers, and employers in Miami-Dade County. This workforce development initiative serves to upskill and reskill the local workforce, offering them training, support, and employment opportunities in high-demand industries.

By creating a pathway to jobs that provide economic mobility and avenues for career growth, we can profoundly transform the lives of many in our local community. For more information, visit UpSkill Miami.

211 MIAMI – 24 HOUR 358-HELPLINE

Trained volunteers and professional staff offer 24-hour confidential telephone crisis counseling for suicide prevention, substance abuse, parent/child difficulties, personal, emotional, or financial difficulties. Services: congregate meals/nutrition sites, covid-19 control, crisis intervention volunteer opportunities, disaster claims information, disaster related goods donations management, extended child care, food banks/food distribution warehouses, food vouchers, free school supplies, general counseling services, general dentistry, general physical examinations, health fairs, helpline volunteer opportunities, hurricane preparedness information, individual advocacy, information and referral, information and referral volunteer opportunities, job fairs, sports participation physical examinations.

United Way Center for Financial Stability FREE Financial Coaching

United Way Center for Financial Stability (CFS) offers FREE Financial Coaching to United Way Staff, Partners, and their families. Sessions are completely confidential and available virtually at your convenience. To schedule an appointment, just call, email, or scan the QR code! For more information visit United Way Miami Center for Financial Stability.

VolunteerMiami: United Way Miami

Volunteer your time and talent. Take part in creating long-lasting change in our community through a wide range of volunteer opportunities with United Way and our community partners. For more information or to volunteer, visit VolunteerMiami.

United Way MISSION UNITED

United Way MISSION UNITED is a single point of entry for veterans to access the help they need at no cost. Connecting them to a coordinated network of community partners that resources, financial services. MISSION UNITED is dedicated to empowering veterans and their families to lead productive lives in the community. If you’re one of the thousands of veterans who call Miami home, and you’re in need of a network of free support services to help you get re-acclimated to civilian life, contact Mission United. For more information, visit United Way MISSION UNITED or call (305) 646-7130.

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