October 30, 2024

The Children's Trust's Releases School-Based Health RFP

The Children’s Trust, in collaboration with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) and the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH - Miami-Dade), will continue to fund a comprehensive school-based health initiative that increases access to health and wellness services for children and families. The approach involves nursing and mental health professional services and community referrals that promote a healthy school environment intended to identify, prevent and/or remedy student health problems. In addition, telehealth services will be integrated to provide remote access to medical consultations and mental health support, ensuring that students receive care regardless of location.

This is a competitive request for proposals (RFP) solicitation open to current school health providers and other community health providers qualified to perform school-based health services.

School-Based Health Timeline

 Pre-Application Deadline - Tentatively November 26

 Application Deadline - Tentatively December 17

For more information, visit The Trust's Grant's page by clicking below:

Join SkillBuild's Peer Learning Community *

Elevate your skills, expand your knowledge, and connect with fellow youth development professionals in SkillBuild’s Peer Learning Community. Sessions will be held on Zoom.

Fall Series Dates:

• November 7
• November 21
• December 5
• December 19

Time: 11 a.m.- noon.

Space is limited—don’t miss out!

Enhance Your Skills in Youth Lesson & Project Delivery

Join SkillBuild powered by Breakthrough Miami for a virtual training session designed to boost your skills in creating impactful, engaging lessons and activities for youth. Highlights: Learn preparation tips, effective structure, and engagement strategies backed by research to inspire young participants.

Date: Tuesday, November 12

Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual session held on Zoom

Champions for Children Award Nominations Opening Soon

The Children's Trust will soon be looking for Champions for Children nominees for next year's award ceremony to be held on April 30, 2025. Nominations for the David Lawrence Jr. Award, Excellence in Direct Service Award and the Excellence in Youth Leadership Award will soon be accepted via our Champions for Children page. Visit the page for more information on dates soon and on each of the awards and criteria for nominees.

Submit Important Community Events to New Website Events Calendar

he Children's Trust is thrilled to announce the launch of our new website, designed to provide a richer and more dynamic experience for both parents and partners like you! Our new website will feature two distinct environments: one for parents and one specifically for our partners and prospective partners, offering tailored resources and information to better serve your needs.

The new website is still at www.TheChildrensTrust.org.

To submit items for the Events Calendar, click on the "Event" tab on the top right of the homepage and scroll down to where you will see the "Submit Event" button, or go directly to https://www.thechildrenstrust.org/event-submission-form/.

We are excited to embark on this new chapter with you and appreciate your continued partnership and support!

Strategic Communications: Virtual Roundtable for Nonprofit Leaders

Refine your communication strategies with this executive roundtable! Designed for communications professionals and nonprofit CEOs juggling many roles, this session offers a confidential space to explore and enhance your approach. You’ll get a quick yet impactful overview of strategic planning, assess your current communications, and share insights with peers. Leave with fresh ideas on navigating tough challenges, staying focused on strategic priorities, and positioning your organization as a bold leader. Join to elevate your communication game and drive real change! Session takes place on Nov. 7. Register below:

 Leading Through The Storm Training from YWCA

Geared for supervisors and executives, this training is your playbook through organizational storms. Leadership in recent tough times requires a strategic guide. Discover techniques to lead your team through challenges while emphasizing social and emotional wellness. Whether it's high turnover, workplace trauma, or complex tasks, your leadership molds the team's social and emotional outcome. Equip yourself to navigate with resilience and empathy. Register below for the session on Nov. 8.

Injury Prevention Training

Childhood injury prevention capacity-building efforts facilitated by the Public Health Trust's Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Miami are offered to all Trust-funded providers in person and via Zoom. Visit The Children's Trust Academy for full descriptions, meeting info and registration information.

Car Passenger Safety; Thursday, October 31; 2-3:30 p.m.

Upcoming SEL PQA Community of Practice *

Join Project RISE and youth development professionals from a variety of providers for a virtual gathering where they discuss how to use the SEL PQA assessment tool and your program's CAT scores as opportunities to reflect, grow, and plan for the future. We hope you'll join us at our next meeting, which is on November 13 at 11 a.m. If you're interested, please email link below or register on the Trust Academy LMS.

The Children's Trust Leadership Academy 2025 Application Open

Are you ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? Join Leadership Academy, a 9-month program that includes live subject matter expert-designed sessions and peer groups! The Academy starts on January 14, 2025, and is a professional development program for supervisory-level leaders to move to the next level of personal and professional growth. Submit your application by November 15. Apply below:

UM Team COACH Trainings

Attention parenting providers! Do you have skills you want to learn, questions you want answered, or communities you want to build? Well then check out UM Team Coach training supports that we offer! We are the home for you!

Coaching and Consultation: Parenting providers, we are here directly for your individualized needs! If you are interested in coaching or consultation, please click here to complete our coaching request form.

Hundreds of kids and teens in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties are in need of safe, loving homes through no fault of their own due to abuse, neglect and/or abandonment. Citrus Family Care Network is looking for people who want to change the life of a child. Open your home and your heart, "Become a Foster Parent."



For more information call 1.855.786.KIDS (5437), or Kimberly Lopez at 786.562.8758, email klopez@citrusfcn.com, or visit:

The Children's Trust is proud of the hundreds of organizations, businesses and entities that make up our Provider Network. To that end, we will be periodically highlighting them in a section of our Weekly Provider Bulletin simply named Provider Spotlight. See the impact of the work of your fellow providers and to submit an organization for consideration, nominate them in the Provider Bulletin form, with the following information: Name, Services Provided, With Trust Since, Website/Contact Information, Communities Served, and Number of Sites.

Learn more about The Trust's providers in our special weekly social media posts entitled Trust Tuesday (#TrustTuesday)

Touching Miami with Love

This week, we are featuring Trust-funded Touching Miami with Love (TML), a holistic ministry that helps children and adults develop essential life skills. For almost 30 years, TML has empowered the communities of Overtown and West Homestead through nurturing programs designed to inspire and educate. TML serves nearly 400 students every weekday, as well as during teacher planning days and spring and summer breaks. They provide multiple layers of support to ensure each child gets what they need to succeed.

For more information on the programs TML provides, visit: www.touchingmiamiwithlove.org

Miami-Dade County Community Needs Survey *

Attention Miami-Dade County residents! Now’s your chance to shape our county. Take a Miami-Dade County Community Needs Survey and help guide federal funding for community initiatives across our county—available until Friday, December 6.

Visit miamidade.gov/shapeourcounty and scroll down until you see the "Take the Survey" button, or click below. Your input is vital for our future!

Make your voice count and help shape Miami-Dade County!

Read Conmigo Bilingual Educator Grant Cycle - Now Open *

The Kemper Foundation’s Read Conmigo bilingual educator grant application period is now open! The $3,000 Read Conmigo grants are for classroom resources, tools, materials and/or professional development to support bilingual literacy.

Program Details:

•    Eligible K-5 public and charter schoolteachers of dual-language (Spanish-English) classrooms in Broward and Miami-Dade counties may apply.

•    The Spring 2025 grant application deadline is November 10th, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. local time.

•    There are two grant cycles each academic year (one in spring and fall) with up to 50 grants awarded each cycle.

Please visit The Kemper Foundation website for more information below:

Philanthropy Miami's Spark Summit: Igniting Nonprofit Voices in Deep South Miami-Dade *

Join Philanthropy Miami for a day of inspiration and collaboration at this in-person event! The Spark Summit aims to empower nonprofit organizations in Deep South Miami-Dade to amplify their voices and impact. Network with like-minded individuals, attend informative sessions, and gain valuable insights to fuel your mission. The event will be held at the Town of Cutler Bay 10720 Caribbean Blvd suite 105. Don't miss out on this opportunity to spark change in your community!

For registration and agenda, click below:

All Kids Play Youth Sports Grants Available *

Do you know children and families who are unable to play sports because of the costs associated with joining a team or the equipment needed. All Kids Play provides funding to families and communities who lack the resources to pay for youth sports. Grants are available to qualifying families with kids in grade K-12 and not-for-profit community-based recreational sports organizations in low income areas on a need and first-come, first served basis as funds are available. Individual grants can be used for registration, equipment and other associated fees for sports classes, recreational leagues, and travel sports. Click below for more information or to apply.

National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History & Culture Workshop Grants * 

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Education Programs is accepting applications for the Landmarks of American History and Culture program. The program supports a series of one-week residential, virtual, and combined format workshops across the nation to enhance how K-12 educators and higher education faculty and humanities professionals incorporate place-based approaches to humanities teaching and scholarship. Deadline to apply is February 2025. For more information and to apply, click below:

Grants for HHS Behavioral Health Workforce Education & Training Program *

The purpose of the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals and improve the distribution of a well-trained behavioral health workforce. The program has a specific focus on understanding the needs of children, adolescents, and young adults at risk for mental health, trauma, and behavioral health disorders. The BHWET Program for Professionals prepares the workforce by emphasizing interprofessional team-based models of care, integrating behavioral health training in primary care settings and recruiting a diverse workforce interested in serving high need and high demand areas. The program also invests increasing the number and training of clinical supervisors. The deadline for application is January 21, 2025. For more information or to apply, click below:

HHS Grants for Research on Health and Environmental Justice Disparities *

The Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Health's Environmental Health Disparities Centers is awarding grants that seek to solicit multidisciplinary research, research capacity building, and community-engaged research activities on environmental health disparities and environmental justice research for populations and communities experiencing health disparities within the US and its territories. The deadline to apply is December 5. For more information and to apply, click below:

Les Paul Foundation Grants for Music *

The Les Paul Foundation awards grants to programs and projects that encourage innovation in music production and/or performance and to innovative STEM and STEAM programs for students and others in challenging situations. The deadline to apply for grants is January 15, 2025. For more information and to apply, click below:

Shubert Foundation Theater Grants *

Not-for-profit, professional theaters in the United States are the primary recipients of Shubert Foundation general operating support grants. Theaters are evaluated individually and with appropriate allowance for size and resources. The standard for awarding these grants is based on an assessment of each organization's operation and its contribution to the field. Artistic activity, service to community, and fiscal responsibility are factored into each evaluation, as is the company's development of new work. Emphasis is placed upon a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. Deadline for submission is December 4. For more information click below:

Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation Grants Available

The Brooks and Joan Fortune Foundation (BJFF) primarily provides funds to support education, art and outreach programs and projects. In general, the foundation desires to support specific activities that result in a defined outcome rather than general operating funds or fundraising campaigns. While the foundation activities have historically been located in Indiana and Florida, requests from around the country will certainly be considered. All recipients must have a 501(c)(3) designation from the IRS.

Applications may be submitted between April 1 and December 31 via the Online Grants Manager linked below. They will be screened and evaluated upon receipt to determine eligibility. Organizations will be notified via email as to the status of their proposal. Grant funding is dispersed throughout the year.

Spencer Foundation Research Grants on Education Now Available

The Spencer Foundation's Small Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. They accept applications three times per year.

This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method or location. Instead, the goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. For more information and to apply click below:

Funding Available from the Brady Education Foundation

The Brady Foundation is currently accepting Research Project (RP) proposals and Existing Program Evaluation (EPE) proposals that have the potential to provide data that will inform how to address disparities in educational opportunities associated with race, ethnicity and family income. To learn more about the application process and to apply click below:

Life Time Kids Run Miami Program Kicks Off

The Life Time Kids Run Miami program officially kicked off on October 14th. Entering its 20th year, the program hopes to welcome students to be a part of the action! The Life Time Kids Run Miami program encourages children and middle school students, ages 6-13, to run 25.2 miles over 15 weeks, culminating at the Life Time Miami Marathon & Half presented by FP Movement (February 2, 2025) with the Final Mile event where all participants will earn their own medal!

This FREE program is not only a fun and interactive way to get the kids moving, but it is easy to follow and track for participating coaches. By completing the RSVP form linke below, you will receive free training resources to your school.

Share Your Knowledge in Youth Violence Study

Behavioral Science Research Institute (BSRI) is partnering with a local community-based organization on a study about youth and violence here in South Florida. This research aims to better understand the challenges faced by youth in different communities in Miami and inform policies to improve their safety and well-being.

They are seeking individuals with personal or professional experience in this area to participate in a short interview (~30 min.) to gather perspectives on youth violence locally. Interviews will be held on Zoom between October 14-31. As a thank you for sharing your knowledge with them, they will provide a $25 VISA gift card following the interview completion.

Those interested and able to support this research, should contact email below with dates/time slots that work best for them.

Change the Life of a Child in Foster Care; Serve on a Citizen Review Panel

Florida Foster Care Review (FFCR) advances the safety, stability and success of youth and young adults involved in Miami-Dade’s dependency system by connecting them to essential services, healthy relationships and forever families. FFCR seeks caring volunteers to review and monitor cases one full weekday per month during Citizen Review Panel (CRP) hearings held virtually. Visit link below for more information and requirements.

Available Positions at Breakthrough Miami *

Are you a passionate, experienced, and committed educational leader? Breakthrough Miami is expanding its village and looking for new changemakers to join the team. Bring your unwavering dedication to youth, positive outlook, leadership, team-building, motivational power, and solution-oriented skills to life at Breakthrough Miami.

Assistant Site Director: Responsible for efficiently and effectively delivering programs and services directly affecting Breakthrough Miami Scholars and families. An ASD oversees campus or site logistics, unpaid student volunteers, and some stipended positions, such as Teaching Fellows. As an ambassador of the program, the ASD builds supportive relationships with students, parents, schools, the community, and other stakeholders to ensure the academic and socio-enrichment success of all Breakthrough Scholars. 

Director of High School Programs: Responsible for planning and implementing programming for Breakthrough Miami’s high school students to ensure they are prepared for academic success in high school and successfully transition to college. The Director will work closely with students and families as they navigate the high school years and hold students to high academic and community standards. During the school year, the Director will plan Saturday programming, monitor academic progress, set goals for inside and outside the classroom, and navigate school and other community resources to ensure students stay on track for college. 

Site Director: Advancing our signature students-teaching-students model, Site Directors at Breakthrough Miami have the invaluable opportunity to lead transformative, proven work to address education inequities. Our Site Directors manage and oversee program and site operations for our school-year and summer programs at one of Breakthrough Miami’s seven host school sites, leading the recruitment, management, and development of Scholars, Volunteers, and Teaching Fellows. Site Directors ensure program fidelity, spirit, and culture, advancing Breakthrough Miami’s mission and goals. Advancing the model of an embedded service-learning partnership, Directors build supportive relationships with students, parents, schools, the community, and other stakeholders to build a rigorous, fun, and supportive learning environment for Scholars, Volunteers, and Teaching Fellows to develop as life-long learners, leaders, and changemakers.

Summer Instructional Coaches: Summer Instructional Coaches (ICs) are experienced and successful professional educators who provide content specific support for BTM Teaching Fellows throughout the summer and engage fully in the BTM community. ICs dictate the level of academic rigor during Breakthrough Miami’s summer program through their interactions with Teaching Fellows. They effectively communicate content specifics to Teaching Fellows, guide Fellows through effective planning and execution, and hold both Fellows and students to the highest standards. ICs are expected to lead department meetings, visit Fellows’ classes at least twice a week, evaluate lesson plans and curriculum overviews, and meet individually with Fellows regarding their on-going work. Since ICs are the only professional teachers on-site, they are accountable for the quality of instruction students receive, and are responsible for supporting BTM Teaching Fellows through their teaching experiences. This position will begin on June 7, 2025 and will end on August 1, 2025.

Summer Site Coordinators: Summer Site Coordinators (SSCs) are critical members of the summer administrative team and help ensure the smooth and safe operations of the Summer Institute at their assigned site. SSCs train, coordinate and oversee volunteers; supervise the summer food service program for Scholars and staff; order and keep an inventory of program supplies; coordinate general office administration; manage the Scholar drop off and pick up process; and assist with the execution of special events. This position will begin on June 7, 2025 and will end on August 1, 2025.

Summer Assistant Site Directors: Summer Assistant Site Directors (SASDs) work collaboratively with full-time directors at their assigned site to ensure a successful Summer Institute; and work closely with Scholars and their families, as well as Teaching Fellows to ensure their needs are met. SASDs assist with the coordination and management of student attendance and reporting; management of student information in the Breakthrough Miami student database; student discipline and conduct; Teaching Fellow training and professional development; implementation of the Teaching Assistant program; preparation of major events, including Visitors Day, Family Night, and other events as scheduled; and program evaluations during the final ten days of programming. This position will begin on June 7, 2025 and will end on August 1, 2025.

To learn more about any of the positions listed above, visit https://breakthroughmiami.org/careers or send a resume to careers@breakthroughmiami.org.

Teaching Fellows: The Breakthrough Miami Teaching Fellow experience is designed for undergraduates and high school students (age 17+). The opportunity is available to applicants with a deep interest in social justice and a passion for working with students. The Teaching Fellows must be committed to personal growth and comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Because they celebrate the diversity of the community, Breakthrough Miami seeks applicants from diverse backgrounds and life experiences. The fellowship begins June 7, 2025 and ends August 1, 2025. To learn more about the Breakthrough Miami Teaching Fellowship, visit https://breakthroughmiami.org/teaching-fellows/.

Available Opportunities at Jewish Community Services of South Florida

Jewish Community Services is hiring for several positions:

• Licensed Clinicians
• Director of Resource Development and Engagement
• Donor Database Specialist
• And many more

For further details and to apply please follow the link below:

Family Central Job Opportunities

Do you have a passion for working with children and families? Would you like to make a difference in your community? Join the team at Family Central! They have openings for full time opportunities like family consultant, nurturing coach, mental health consultant, and HIPPY Home Visitor. Family Central offers competitive salaries and a generous benefits plan. For more info and to apply click below:

Available Position at Advocacy Network on Disabilities

Family Support Coordinator

Are you looking for a great place to work and make a difference? The Family Support Coordinator is responsible for the provision of advocacy, support and linkage services to individuals with developmental and other disabilities, their families and care givers as well as professionals and others seeking assistance. Utilizes strength-based strategies to build families’ protective factors.

Training and Experience Requirements: Bachelors in social work or related field. Minimum of 2 years-experience working with families who have children with disabilities and knowledge of local community strongly preferred. Excellent communication and organizational skills. Bilingual English-Creole preferred. Salary Range: $50,000 - $52,000. AND offers 100% employer-paid medical benefits, 12 paid holidays, and generous PTO. Mail resume to email below: