Trust Providers: The Contract Management Success Series is About to Begin!

On Wednesday, September 12, The Children's Trust will launch the 2018-2019 program year with a “Contract Management Success Series” at MDC Wolfson Campus. The meeting will kick off the new monthly series, which has been created to assist our funded providers with their administrative, fiscal and programmatic responsibilities, and to explore practices that ensure effective management of grants and contracts. Please ensure that all essential staff members who are an important part of your program and contract management processes attend; click here to register.

Injury Prevention: Upcoming Trainings

All Trust-funded providers are required to participate in childhood injury prevention capacity-building efforts facilitated by the Public Health Trust's Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Miami. Available trainings for August are listed below; visit The Children's Trust community calendar for full descriptions and registration information. Unless otherwise noted, all trainings take place at the University of Miami Mailman Center, located at 1601 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136.   

Project Rise: Upcoming Trainings

More courses available online; preregistration required for all in-person trainings; click here to register for online and in-person trainings or to set up a staff/agency account.

Advocacy Network on Disabilities: Upcoming Trainings

Click here to register.

Trust-Funded Providers: NEW Child/Youth Participant Form Ready for Use

Please note than an updated Child/Youth Participant Information Form has been posted to our website; it replaces the prior form, effective August 1, 2018. No portion of any child's social security number should be collected for Trust purposes any longer; the updated form shows the required demographics that must be reported to The Trust for programs serving children/youth directly.

Kindly update your relevant program registration materials immediately by visiting the Policies & Forms > Programmatic page of our provider portal and selecting Participant Forms & Incident Reporting to access the new form and related details.

Get Your Program Authorized to Operate at a Miami-Dade Public School

Trust-funded agencies providing programming at M-DCPS sites must secure an Affiliating Agreement for Educational Services. To facilitate this process, a guide to collecting and submitting the necessary documents has been made available on The Children’s Trust website; click here to review. All steps and documents must be completed prior to submission, otherwise approval may be delayed or denied. For questions, contact Glenny Reynoso, contract manager, at [email protected].

Wanted: 2018 Family Expo Volunteers

The Family Expo is looking for volunteers to lend a hand! Taking place on Saturday, September 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition Center, the FREE event attracts hundreds of child and family services exhibitors sharing vital information with approximately 15,000 visitors. The day is also marked by a slew of fun activities for kids, including interactive games, a robotics room, live musical performances, face painters, and arts and crafts, to name just a few.

As a volunteer, you'll have a great time at the event; receive complimentary lunch, refreshments and snacks, and tee shirt; and log in community service hours (if needed). Click here to register; we look forward to seeing you there!

Providers & Partners, Tell Us All About Your Good Work

From the Herald to the Miami Times to CBS 4, Trust-funded programs and initiatives throughout the community have been featured for the life-changing services they provide to the children and families of Miami-Dade - and you could be next. Click here to tell us about your latest triumphs and you just may turn on the TV or turn a page in the paper to see your face!

FLAEYC 2018 Annual Conference - Scholarships Available!

The Early Learning Career Center (ELCC), funded by The Children’s Trust, announces an exciting professional development opportunity with the Florida Association for the Education of Young Children (FLAEYC) at its annual conference, taking place September 5-9 in Orlando. Early childhood center educators, directors and other ECE administrators may be eligible to receive a Children's Trust educator scholarship to cover registration fees for the event! Click here to learn more about the conference; contact [email protected] for information on available scholarships.

FREE Literacy Resource: Storytime Express

Storytime Express Kits are a free early literacy resource loaned out by the Miami‑Dade Public Library System to child care centers, licensed preschools, kindergarten centers and members of home-school organizations. Available in 80 themes and for two age groups - babies/toddlers and preschoolers/kindergarteners - the kits allow educators to enhance their storytelling and create a fun learning environment with books, puppets, educational toys and CDs. For more information visit www.mdpls.org.

CLEAR Miami is Recruiting

Catalyst Miami is recruiting for its next cohort of CLEAR Miami, Community Leadership on the Environment, Advocacy and Resilience. This is a FREE 10-week leadership training course around community organizing, social justice and climate resilience specific to Miami-Dade County. The course will be held starting on Thursday, September 13, at Opa-Locka Community Development Corporation. Dinner, a youth class and translation are all provided at no charge; click here to register. Interested in being a hired facilitator for CLEAR Miami? Click here to apply.

Volunteer Hours for Youth

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami is offering high school students opportunities to volunteer and earn hours. If you know a young person who would be interested in learning more or participating in one of the organization's many volunteer days, contact Barbara at [email protected] for additional information.

Nurturing Parenting Facilitator Training

The Postpartum Healing and Education Center announces a three-day nurturing parenting facilitator training focusing on incorporating the philosophy, skills and strategies of nurturing parenting; provides 12 CEUs for LCSWs, LMHCs and LMFTs. Taking place M-W, September 10-12, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 6801 NW 186th Street, Miami, FL 33015. Contact Ana Romero at 954.558.8360 or [email protected] to register.

Change the Life of a Child in Foster Care

Florida Foster Care Review, which advances the safety, stability and success of abused and neglected children, youth and young adults by connecting them to essential services, healthy relationships and forever families, seeks caring citizens from the community to volunteer one weekday a month for a minimum of one year to serve on its Citizen Review Panel (CRP); volunteers must be at least 25 years old. The CRP reviews active, judge-referred child welfare court cases at the Children's Courthouse, and your participation as a CRP member means that you can directly and positively impact the life of a child or youth in foster care. For additional information email Marissa Leichter at [email protected].

The FIU Metropolitan Center: Upcoming Workshops

The FIU Metropolitan Center announces a quartet of workshops that can boost your organization's fundraising and management power.

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training (YMHFA): August 17

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training (YMHFA) is an 8-hour course that teaches adults how to help an adolescent who is experiencing a mental health crisis. Participants will learn how to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of addiction and mental illness. For more detailed information or if you wish to host your own training, contact Tony Martinez at 305.487.3825. To register for the August 17 training visit www.insightandmore.net/youth-mental-health.

Grant Writing Certificate - Center for Nonprofit Management

Miami Dade College Continuing Education and Professional Development announces grant writing certification courses; 3/4 courses required to obtain a certificate. Students will acquire hands-on experience and skills to research funding opportunities, create community partnerships, write letters of commitment and submit grant proposals. Participants will also have the opportunity to apply what they are learning and receive feedback from experts. For more information call 305.237.1019; register at Miami Dade College - North Campus, Room 1125, or online at www.mdc.edu/registration.

Funding at The Trust

Visit the Grants section of our website to learn about our application process.

Early Learning Career Center Scholarships

The Early Learning Career Center, funded by The Children's Trust, is offering professional development scholarships to early childhood educators in Miami-Dade County to improve knowledge, skills, classroom practices and ultimately the quality of care offered to our children. For more information please send an email request to the center at [email protected] that includes your name, facility name and DCF license number, email, phone number and a detailed description of your requested professional development funding.

Funding for Computer Labs

The IGT After-School Advantage Program provides nonprofit community agencies and public schools with state-of-the-art computer labs. These computer centers are designed to provide inner-city children ages 5-15 with a meaningful yet fun learning experience during the critical after-school hours, in a safe environment. This initiative is meant to provide an otherwise unavailable educational experience and bridge the digital divide among at-risk children. By applying its knowledge and expertise to this type of program IGT hopes to increase children’s interest in careers in computers and provide them with the necessary tools to help them become more competitive in school and in today’s job market. Proposals are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis; click here for more information and application guidelines.

Support Underserved Residents and Assist with Their Elevation From Poverty to Living Wage Employment Status

The Miami Community Ventures (MCV) initiative is a collective impact initiative designed to connect low-income “structurally unemployed” Miami-Dade residents to living wage jobs. The MCV RFP is posted here for the role of service provider, a role that is central to the successful delivery of benefits that will impact individual participants and our entire community. This RFP is for the pilot, which will run for approximately four (4) months in select communities and will validate the MCV model prior to expansion to targeted communities in Miami-Dade County. All those who are interested in being a service provider are invited to review the RFP and submit a proposal. Applicants are encouraged to share this opportunity with their network of organizations with an interest in playing a role. All questions in reference to this RFP are to be directed to [email protected]. To see questions made by other applicants click here .

Available Positions at The Children's Trust

Submission end date for consideration for the above positions is ongoing. Click here to access complete job description, requirements and application instructions.

After-School Counselors

YMCA of South Florida's youth development department seeks energetic, outgoing individuals to serve as after-school counselors. Must enjoy working with children ages 5-12 and be able to work in multiple settings, such as school cafeterias and playgrounds. For more information and to apply, email Associate Executive Director Ayxis Averhoff at [email protected].

Child Development Specialist - Part-Time *

Chapman Partnership seeks a part-time child development specialist to assist the child development supervisor and family resource center staff in the instructional process, recreational activities and execution of family resource center and/or building duties. Must be able to successfully identify and address the developmental/instructional needs of a wide variety of children K-12, communicate positively with children, and be friendly, dependable and trustworthy. Associate degree in education or related field and minimum one year working with children in an educational setting required. Email résumé to Anthony Henderson at [email protected].

Facilitators

Be Strong International seeks full-time program facilitators to coordinate and collaborate with youth, parents, schools and community-based organizations. Responsibilities include preparing/implementing lesson plans, presenting educational materials and coordinating spaces for group training, meetings, healthy relationship workshops and other positive youth development activities. Level 2 background screening required. Email résumé to [email protected].

Parent Educators *

Federation of Families, Miami-Dade Chapter, seeks parent educators to facilitate parenting education for parents of children age 12 and under with behavior or development concerns enrolled in the Triple P Parenting Program. Responsibilities include enrollment, curriculum preparation, 10 weeks of one-to-one sessions, and collection of data and assessments. Bilingual fluency (English/Spanish) preferred; must possess transportation. Email Janet Pereyra at [email protected] for additional information and to submit résumé.

Preschool Teachers - Full-Time *

The Children's First Preschool E.L.C. seeks creative, responsible and energetic preschool teachers for 1-year-old, 3-year-old and VPK classrooms. Child care experience preferred, as is CDA/FCCPC or equivalent, DCF hours and first aid/CPR certification. Level 2 background screening and bilingual fluency (English/Spanish) a must. Email résumé to [email protected].

Program Coordinator *

Miami Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired seeks an Early Steps program coordinator to provide organizational support to the Miami Lighthouse Learning Center, including overseeing and facilitating case management of services and supports listed on Individualized Family Support Plans (IFSP) such as IFSP meetings, student enrollment and registration, maintenance of student records, transportation coordination, and interpreting and managing data. Email résumé to [email protected].

Site Coordinator: West Homestead K-8 *

Communities in Schools of Miami seeks a site coordinator for West Homestead K-8 to coordinate the provision of professional, accessible social services to students and their families who are facing obstacles to academic and personal success, while working directly on campus. Bachelor’s degree in social work required; degree in counseling preferred. For complete job description, requirements and to apply online, visit www.cismiami.org/careers.

Available Positions at Family Resource Center of South Florida

Available Positions at Florida Foster Care Review

For compete job descriptions, requirements and application guidelines, visit www.fostercarereview.org.

Available Positions at Jewish Community Services *

Available Positions at Miami-Dade County Public Schools Department of Exceptional Student Education *

Retired teachers to serve as tutors/interventionists in reading and math also needed.

Contact Kelli Hunter-Sheppard, Ph.D., at 305.995.1531 or [email protected] for more information.