Issue Date: January 14, 2026
Now published biweekly.

Provider Bulletin

From The Trust

This Innovation Fund invitation to negotiate (ITN) will fund multiple entities, for up to $1,000,000, for innovative ideas and program designs that address existing community needs and have not previously been implemented in our community. Proposals should demonstrate the potential through research, education or program innovation to improve: a) Conditions in which children, families or communities live, work, play or learn, and/or b) Provision and/or coordination of services for children, families or communities. All proposed projects should demonstrate how they will benefit families with children within Miami-Dade County. Individual awards will not exceed $100,000.

The invitation to negotiate (ITN) will open on January 27. For more information, visit The Trust's Grant Opportunities page by clicking below:

The Children's Trust is seeking proposals for a single organization to operate The Children’s Trust Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), a leadership development program for high school age youth with a focus on service and civic engagement, especially relating to children and families in Miami-Dade County. The YAC serves as the youth voice of The Children’s Trust. The proposal should include student recruitment, staff engagement and retention, budgeting and purchasing, monthly meetings across Miami-Dade, activities, student-driven social media, and local and out-of-town field trip planning and execution, student-led community service project development and execution, and other program needs, while ensuring the program maintains The Children’s Trust YAC brand and identity. All proposals should also demonstrate experience with positive development of high school age youth.

The invitation to negotiate (ITN) will open on February 5. For more information, visit The Trust's Grant Opportunities page by clicking below:

Do you live in or near Miami-Dade County? Are you interested in making a positive impact in our community? The Children’s Trust is seeking dedicated volunteers to join our Application Reviewer pool for the upcoming Innovation Fund solicitation (pending board approval). This is an exciting opportunity to help select innovative projects that will benefit children and families in Miami-Dade County. 

Who Can Participate? 

• Community members age 18 and older 
• Individuals passionate about children’s well-being 
• Those available to participate in a training and review applications during the designated review period- March 16-March 30, 2026 

For more information or to sign up, click below:

Injury Prevention Trainings

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.

Home Safety Training & Education; Tuesday, January 20; 10-11:30 a.m.

Home Safety Training & Education; Tuesday, January 27; 10-11:30 a.m.

Car Passenger Safety; Thursday, January 15; 2-3:30 p.m.

Car Passenger Safety; Monday, January 26; 10-11:30 a.m.

Water Safety; Friday, January 23; 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Poisoning Safety; Thursday, January 29; 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Suicide Prevention; Friday, January 30; 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Differentiated Literacy Instruction (DLI) small groups can be full of smiles, high fives, and fun games. Project RISE’s Engaging Literacy peer learning series will be an opportunity to discuss how to make supporting struggling readers effective and fun. The orientation session is on Tuesday, January 27 from 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Join them if you are a DLI instructor, someone who fills in for your DLI instructor when needed, or a youth development administrator who wants to learn more about engaging children during their 30-minute DLI activities. Both those new to DLI and veteran instructors who have some best practices to share with others are encouraged to join!

Please register on the Trust Academy LMS or email below link if you are interested in attending.

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:

From Other Agencies

The O’Shaughnessy Fellowships is on a mission to find the next generation of trailblazers—builders, researchers, and creatives who will advance civilization. One year and $100,000. Twelve months of pure possibility. No equity. No corporate overlords. No thesis requirements. No committee approvals. Just you, your vision, and the resources to make it real. This is the O’Shaughnessy Fellowships & Grants: a one-year program that unites the world’s bravest souls and brightest minds to manifest the future humanity deserves.

If you are ready to leap into the unknown, discover what others haven’t, and bring back knowledge that launches humanity forward or If you’re working on something that can radically transform the world, the O’Shaughnessy Fellowships wants to know about it. Past grantees came from every domain imaginable—quantum computing, documentary filmmaking, endangered language preservation, prosthetic engineering.

Click below to learn more:

Hosted by Mosaic Miami at Barry University, Camp MetroTown is a flagship civic leadership experience for high school students ready to think bigger, lead smarter, and engage more deeply with their community. Delegates step into a real-world experience, collaborate across differences, and sharpen leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills that actually matter beyond the classroom. If you know a student who’s curious, motivated, and ready to be challenged, this is their moment. Spots are limited, and the experience is unforgettable.

The CDC Foundation is announcing a Request for Proposals (RFP) from eligible

community-serving organizations interested in partnering with the CDC Foundation to 

expand access to basic swimming and water safety skills training among children aged 

5 to 17 years. Eligible applicants will operate in Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, 

Georgia, Hawai’i, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Oklahoma and Texas. Applicants must 

work collaboratively with local schools or school systems to facilitate program 

activities. Priority consideration will be given to programs that reach communities with 

people who have limited access to swimming and water safety training.

With support from the CDC Foundation, award recipients will work with their local 

schools or school systems to implement basic swimming and water safety skills 

training programs and evaluate skill attainment among children and youth. Interested 

organizations are asked to respond to the RFP with a proposal narrative, budget and budget narrative.

New Profit, a philanthropic organization committed to social entrepreneurs who are increasing access and opportunity in America, is offering its Build Investments vehicle to support, strengthen, and expand the leadership and organizational capabilities of nonprofits that are focused on a broad range of issue areas within the intertwining systems of education, economic mobility, and democracy. 

It seeks to support social entrepreneurs and organizations who are meaningfully guided by the communities they serve and have the experience, expertise, and vision to co-design solutions to systems-level challenges. By providing capital, capacity, and community to each of the organizations in its Build Investments portfolio, New Profit enables each social entrepreneur to strengthen their individual and organizational leadership capabilities, refine their impact model, improve their strategic management and planning processes, and clarify their economic model to provide short- and long-term financial stability and flexibility. For more information or to apply, click below:

Kristi House’s January trainings are open for registration, all free of charge. Please share with any interested parents, providers, and partners. Register now at link below:

• Project HeadSTRONG: Self-Esteem & Self-Compassion; 10 a.m.- noon, January 20, 27
• The 6th Annual Anti-Trafficking Symposium: Business Ethics in Labor Trafficking; 10a.m.-12:30 p.m., January 23
• Children and Traumatic Stress; 1-3 p.m., January 28

The FIU Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences is offering organizations a chance to take advantage of 3-week, immersive, paid Sprinternship to undergraduate students. Organizations will get 2-5 FIU Computing and Science undergraduate students as paid interns (funding provided by the program, not the organization). The Sprinternships provide valuable work experience and a tech-industry résumé credential that helps students land their first summer tech internship. Each Sprinternship™ is uniquely designed by the hosting organization, ensuring a customized experience for both students and employers. For more information or to sign up to host a Sprinternship, click below:

The Teacher Accelerator Program (TAP) is now accepting applicants for the 2026 Cohort. TAP is a direct employment pathway for individuals with a bachelor’s degree or college seniors graduating in spring 2026 who are ready to become full-time classroom teachers. Participants receive high-quality training, summer classroom experience with $5,000 stipend, financial support, and support toward certification and job placement. Interested applicants can learn more and apply below or contact angelamorello@teacheraccelerator.org.

Provider Spotlight

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 highlighting them in this section of our Provider Bulletin simply named Provider Spotlight. 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)

Big Ideas Educational Services

This week, we’re excited to highlight Big Ideas Educational Services, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children reach their full academic potential. Big Ideas designs after-school and summer programs that support students’ academic goals and social-emotional growth. Through structured learning and engaging, age-appropriate activities, students build confidence, strengthen communication skills, and explore creative interests in a safe, nurturing environment. By weaving academics into every experience, Big Ideas helps children thrive both in and beyond the classroom. To learn more about their impactful work, visit www.bigideased.com.

Career Opportunities

Communications Administrative Coordinators *

The Communications Administrative Coordinator serves as the primary administrative and operational support to the Communications team, ensuring smooth coordination of budget management, procurement processes, sponsorships, and event logistics for the department. This position is critical in maintaining accurate financial records, managing internal invoicing systems, managing vendors agreements, tracking sponsorship payments, and outreach grants, and overseeing the purchasing of goods and services needed for department initiatives. The role requires exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in support of the department’s objectives. Work performed by the Communications Administrative Coordinator includes but is not limited to researching and obtaining bids for services or purchased goods, monitoring agreements and their terms of services, scopes of work and quality of final product, goods or service to ensure high level output. The incumbent has latitude to make informed decisions and recommendations regarding vendor and/or materials selection; and prepares reports for the department and executive management.

Miami Lighthouse is hiring for an Assistant Manager and Medical Records Coordinator for its Florida Heiken Children’s Vision Program to help ensure that children across Florida receive the vision care they need to succeed in school and life.

As assistant manager and Medical Records Coordinator, you’ll support daily operations, outreach to schools in Miami-Dade and statewide. This is a great opportunity to make a real difference in children’s lives while growing your leadership skills in a mission-driven environment. You'll be eligible for benefits including up to 15 days of PTO, 9 paid holidays, health, dental, vision, 401(k) match, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and more.

Educators

Ready for a meaningful change in your career? At Miami Lighthouse Academy, in collaboration with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Early Steps, and the Early Learning Coalition,educators will empower blind and visually impaired students through innovative, inclusive education. The academy uses the HighScope Curriculum and Conscious Discipline to foster empathy, independence, and emotional growth.

Miami Lighthouse Academy is hiring an Exceptional Student Education Coordinator with experience managing IEPs, and a Case Manager with experience in Early Steps. Their benefits include up to 15 days of PTO, 9 paid holidays, health, dental, vision, 401(k) match, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and more.

If you are interested in joining the Miami Lighthouse Academy team and help shape a future where every child can thrive, while enjoying a supportive work environment and excellent benefits, send your resume to the link below: employment@miamilighthouse.org

Established since 2017, and having served over 33,000 students in the community, Miami Music Project has an opening for a Grants & Development Manager. Through this important role on the team, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to capacity build through grant seeking, writing, reporting and management. This is a wonderful opportunity to positively impact the lives of students and families through music education. Reach out to learn more at link below:

The Natural Helper is responsible for providing assistance to the Families CAN! project by assuming responsibility for obtaining and maintaining programmatic and financial records related to Advocacy Network’s In-Home Supports and Emergency Financial Assistance Programs. This position utilizes their experience as a parent with a child with a disability to support families and assist in their success towards achieving their goals. The Natural Helper/Family Support Specialist supports success coaches working directly with families and assisting in all aspects of referral processes and maintaining family engagement in the care coordination process.  

Training and Experience Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent; proficient in Microsoft Office – especially Word, Excel, and Outlook; and a minimum of two years’ experience working in an office setting – preferably in a non-profit. Individual must be very detail oriented, good with numbers, and be able to effectively prioritize tasks and manage time. Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) essential.

 Salary Range $40,000 to $43,000, and AND offers 100% employer-paid medical benefits, 12 paid holidays, and generous PTO. Those interested email resume to link below:

Easterseals South Florida is excited to welcome passionate, caring, and driven individuals to join its amazing, life-changing team! They're actively hiring for a variety of rewarding roles across South Florida, including:

•    Health Support

•    Nurse Aide

•    Center Assistant

•    Teacher

•    Teacher Assistant

Whether you're launching your career or bringing valuable experience, this is your opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others while growing with a supportive, mission-driven organization. If you’re ready to inspire change, spread hope, and be part of something truly meaningful, they want to hear from you! Apply at link below:

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