The 2020 Champions for Children Awards virtual ceremony will take place tonight at 6:15 p.m. The Children's Trust will be celebrating those making a difference in the lives of children and families throughout Miami-Dade County.

No RSVP or registration is required. 

Just visit www.TheChildrensTrust.org/Champions. 

Tonight at 6:15 p.m. 

Effective January 1, 2021, recently passed section 448.095(e) of the Florida Statutes requires all public employers, contractors and subcontractors, including The Children’s Trust providers, to use the E-Verify system to establish the authorization of new employees, including all new subcontractors and professional services consultants, to work in this country. Providers must also obtain and keep an affidavit from its subcontractors affirming that the subcontractors do not employ, contract or subcontract with any individuals who are not authorized to work in the US.

Providers who have been found to violate the statute will have their agreement or contract terminated, and not renewed for at least a year, per Florida Statutes. If a provider’s subcontractor has violated the statute, the provider must immediately terminate the subcontractor.

The E-Verify system is Internet-based and operated by the Department of Homeland Security that verifies the employment eligibility of employees. For more information on E-Verify and 448.095(e), F.S. (2020), click here.

The Children’s Trust family wishes everyone safe and happy holidays, and our very best wishes for the New Year! Please note we will be closed December 28 through January 1, reopening January 4. The provider bulletin will resume on Wednesday, January 6.

With the closure we want to ensure providers receive payment. To do this, your invoice needs to be approved by December 22nd. To ensure you get a check before we close please submit immediately a complete invoice without any errors. Payments will resume the week of January 4, 2021.

Trust-funded providers, if your offices will be open December 28 through January 1, please feel free to continue submitting any outstanding invoices. However, we will not be reviewing or processing invoices and payments until our office re-opens on January 4. We will review any invoices submitted during this period upon our return.

Months of coping with the stressors of quarantines, social-distancing, shutdowns, losses, grief, uncertainty and anxiety are taking a toll on our emotional health. If you are feeling stressed and overwhelmed, you are not alone! In this training, you will learn and practice strategies to calm your body and mind as you practice different stress reduction techniques so you are able to identify strategies that resonate with you. This training is appropriate for direct service providers and supervisors of parenting programs.

The training is Friday, December 11 at 2 p.m. Go to Trust Academy to register and if you have any questions, please contact teamcoach@miami.edu.

Register, get Zoom access info, or take a course, by signing into your Trust Academy account.

Always available online: Discovering Inclusion and Successful Inclusion of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Part 1

Looking for coaching, technical assistance or other help with inclusion? Contact your Inclusion Specialist. Not sure who it is? E-mail hgood@advocacynetwork.org.

Are you providing children and youth with authentic, meaningful choices throughout your program? Does your program reflect the input of the youth involved? Participants will learn how to provide meaningful choices within activities and opportunities for youth input within the youth program itself. Take a plan to implement back to your program and learn more about items on the SEL-PQA that will help you increase your CAT scores. The training takes place January 26, from 11a.m.- 1 p.m.

Register for this training on Trust Academy in order to receive the Zoom meeting link.

What has it been like for your staff and the children in your program to be back at your after-school site or as you continue virtual programming? Have the children/youth been acting out? Have they been more quiet than usual, or are they overjoyed and restless? Project RISE will host a brainstorming session to share the ups and downs of coming back after lockdown and how this has affected children’s behavior.

Join Project RISE’s founder and child psychologist Dr. David Reitman and Behavior Management Coach Darrenn Cadet via Zoom on Thursday, December 10, from 12-1 p.m. Share your challenges and success stories with your colleagues and help Project RISE better serve our provider community.

Sign up for the Project RISE’s Behavior Brainstorm on Trust Academy. For more information or questions about this event, email projectrise@nova.edu.

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 visit www.citrusfcn.com, The Miami Heart Gallery or call 1.855.786.KIDS (5437) or Ben Morales at 305.608.9640.

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 via Zoom. Visit The Children's Trust's Trust Academy for full descriptions, meeting info and registration information.

Car Passenger Safety: Tuesday, December 15, 1-3 p.m.

Home Safety Training & Education: Thursday, December 17, 1-2:15 p.m.

Trust-funded programs and initiatives throughout the community have been doing inspiring, life-changing and heroic work to provide for the children and families of Miami-Dade during the coronavirus pandemic. Please continue the good work and make sure to share their stories social media while tagging us. Also, don't forget to email your stories and latest triumphs here!

The Desai Sethi Foundation is launching Community Resilience Prize: Boost! a prize of up to $75,000 to support nonprofits that have promising approaches to some of the challenges faced due to COVID-19 in Miami, Detroit and NYC. The application is now open!

Please submit your solutions before Friday, December 11 at 12 p.m. All details can be found at thedsfoundation.org/community-resilience-prize. For more information write DSFDetroitTeam@thedsfoundation.org.

Can you understand what an accountant, a board member or a consultant is saying to you when they ask for reports or schedules? Learning the lingo of accounting is a critical skill for both young and established nonprofits. Creating a fiscally responsible organization is key to help you raise money to support your mission. Whether you know some of the terminology, or don't know what you don't know... this presentation from the Center for Social Change is for you!

The online event takes place Thursday, December 10 from 2-3:30 p.m. To learn more or buy tickets ($15) for the online event, click here.

An important part of a healthy democracy is effective advocacy, yet non-profit professionals and community members often hesitate to speak up on issues requiring expertise in the public policy debate. This seminar will educate professionals and their community volunteers about the skills, strategies and techniques for permissible, effective advocacy.

The online event takes place Friday, December 11 from 10-11:30 a.m. To learn more or buy tickets ($15) for the online event, click here.

As tense global issues like racism, political divides, and Covid-19 are impacting employees both in the workplace and at home, how can you re-establish a culture of trust in your organization and making it actionable in 2021?

Join this FREE Executive Training to learn how to re-establish and measure trust in your organization. Learn more & Register for free at: https://crisisproof.eventbrite.com.

The Triple P Parenting Program is for parents with children who have mild to moderate behavioral issues and are under the age of 12 years old. The Program consists of 10 FREE, 1 hour, parenting sessions with a Triple P Parent Educator from FOF. Parents will learn and practice the skills necessary to tackle behavioral challenges with various strategies implemented from the evidence based Triple P curriculum. We provide the sessions in English or Spanish, in home or virtual.

For more information write janet@fofmiami.org.

Any Miami-Dade resident who is 18 or older can take our survey located at www.MyMentalHealthMiami.com/Survey and receive a scorecard to benefit from all of the services available through the COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellness Program© (CMHWP). The CMHWP provides unique wraparound services and assists county residents to navigate the myriad of challenges borne by the COVID-19 scourge -- especially the wide spectrum of mental health related issues commonly associated with disasters and pandemics. The CMHWP can serve as a catalyst to provide “A Path to Wellness” for related to anxiety and mental wellness issues.

Living through a global pandemic makes you more aware of the places you go and the risks you take simply by returning to work, school, and even visiting friends and family. How do we make sure our workplaces, schools, and public spaces are safe going forward?

Dream in Green will lead an open discussion with a panel of experts on how shared spaces can become more resilient during COVID-19 and beyond at 6 p.m., December 9. For more information write barbara@dreamingreen.org.

Calling all local super heroes! Are you living in Miami Dade? If so, foster children across the county need you! Doesn't matter if you're a single adult, two adults living together, married couple, or a family. You can become a super hero foster parent today!

Contact Miami@camelotcommunitycare.org to learn more today.

The Institute for Child and Family Health (ICFH) provides mental health services including Individual/family therapy and psychiatry for children and adolescents in Miami-Dade County. The institute accepts most Medicaid HMO’s and has funding for children of low-income families who do not have insurance. ICFH also provides individual/family therapy and psychiatry services for adults who have Medicaid.

For more information call 305.274.3172

The medical assistant (MA) functions under the guidance of the provider/health professional (physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, registered nurse or other) in providing professional medical services in the community health center setting. The MA is a liaison between the multidisciplinary healthcare team, patient, and their families. They follow established professional standards of care and Agency guideline policy and procedures.

The Center For Family and Child Enrichment, Inc. is looking for a Community Health Worker (CHW), a frontline public health worker who performs a wide variety of duties at the paraprofessional level to engage, support, advocate and educate community members in overall health and wellness. The CHW serves as a liaison or link between health and social services and the community to facilitate access and improve health outcomes by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range activities.

For more information or to apply write aballoveras@cfceinc.org or call 305.624.7450 ext 1713

The Miami-Dade Family Learning Partnership seeks an experienced Early Childhood educator to deliver high quality early childhood education with an emphasis on early literacy and family engagement Birth-5. Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field with leadership experience required. Proficiency with virtual platforms. Full-time position with comprehensive benefit package. Bilingual preferred.

Send resume and letter of interest to finance@childreadiness.org.

Interamerican Learning Center is an accredited, high quality early learning center. It has been family owned since 2006. The center is hiring a VPK teacher and a 3-year old teacher. Eligible candidates should possess a DCF Staff Credential and DCF Background screen. Candidates must be bilingual in English & Spanish.

For more information email shaleen@ilcpreschool.com.

The Dream Center @ New Mount Moriah is seeking a passionate instructor for academic guidance Monday - Friday 3:30 -6 p.m. Starts immediately. In-person learning for elementary school aged children. Must pass DCF Level 2 Background Screening. Progress towards staff credential required.

For more information call Mr. Malik at 954.662.9420. Email your resume to marthur.jackson@gmail.com.

The Advocate Program Inc is seeking a bilingual (English/Spanish), full-time licensed clinician to provide in home parenting and mental health consultation, as part of a team with a care coordinator to families affected by domestic violence and high conflict. The position will supervise all components of clinical operations, provides consultation to service providers and court staff.

Email resume to marciah@advocateprogram.org.

Community Health of South Florida, Inc. is looking for a bachelor level candidate with experience or strong desire to work with infants, children and their families. Bachelor's degree should be in psychology, social work or related field.

Email resume to cmaraoz@chisouthfl.org.

Forward resume by email to erivero@dadeschools.net.

For complete job listing, descriptions, requirements and to apply, visit CAREERBUILDER and CAREERROOKIE and/or e-mail resume and cover letter to Employment@icfhinc.org.