Are you an innovator with an idea that can make a real difference to solve existing community needs for children and families? The Children’s Trust’s Innovation Fund may be the way to make that idea come to life and have a real impact in Miami-Dade County. Innovation is a driver of growth and for developing solutions to persistent economic and social challenges. The Innovation Fund pilots new ideas, strategies, methods and partnerships not previously utilized in our diverse community to promote effective and equitable opportunities for vulnerable populations of children to thrive. Learn more about The Trust’s Innovation Fund at CIC/Venture Café on January 27. The Trust’s Rachel Spector, Associate Director of Programs, will be there to talk all about it and answer questions. Learn more about the information session and register below (left).

You are also invited to join The Trust's Innovation Fund Bidder's Conference and Application Training from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on February 10. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. Register below (right).

NEW Online Course! Collaborating With Other Professions To Benefit Youth and Families

By successfully working together with community partners, providers can create collaborative solutions to complex problems for the children and families they serve. This course will describe how families may interact with different professionals to receive comprehensive care, explain the reasons why collaborating with other professionals is important and beneficial to the provider and their families, explain the roles of the different professionals, and how to locate appropriate referrals to other professionals. This online training course is available on Trust Academy and is appropriate for family service direct program staff and administrators. If you have any questions, please contact teamcoach@miami.edu.

Community of Practice (CoP) Announcement: All CoPs will take a quick hiatus in the month of January but will be back during the first week of February.

Communities of Practice- Join a community where members support one another, share best practices and deepen their knowledge. All of the following CoPs are currently being offered virtually and are appropriate for direct service providers and supervisors of Parenting Programs. If you have any questions or would like additional support, please contact teamcoach@miami.edu.

Parent and Provider Stressors & Barriers - In this CoP, we will discuss the stressors and barriers that both you as a provider, and the families you serve, face. We will also be identifying solutions, practicing these strategies and discussing the implementation of them into your practice. Click here to sign up or log in to Trust Academy!

Creating Support Networks & Community Outreach/Recruitment -In this CoP, we will work collaboratively to create networks of outreach and referrals across parenting providers in the community and discuss program recruitment strategies. You will have the opportunity to get to know other community providers, share information, and support one another. Virtual recruitment will be an ongoing topic. Click here to sign up or log in to Trust Academy!

The New Normal: Returning to In-Person Services during COVID-19 - In this CoP, we will work collaboratively to share ideas and problem-solve strategies for returning to in-person services for group-based, home-based, and office-based parenting services. We will discuss recruitment, communication, and safety strategies for your staff and participants. Come prepared to share your agency’s ideas to help all programs successfully serve the community. You will have the opportunity to get to know other community providers, share information, and support one another. Date and time TBD.

Family is critical to a youth’s development and success, and providers can work with families to mobilize sources of support and resilience. In this Training and Implementation Associates (TIA) course, we show why engagement can be challenging, how to avoid blaming families for being resistant, and how to form a healthy working relationship. This online training course is available on Trust Academy and is appropriate for direct service providers and supervisors of Family Strengthening and Family and Neighborhood Support programs.

Providers using the Children's Trust Logo on any material must send that material for review and approval to communicationscompliance@thechildrenstrust.org. To download the current Trust logo, visit the Media Kit & Logos page on the Trust website:

Differentiated Literacy Instruction: January 19, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

In this required training, certified teachers learn how to use reading assessment data from the ORF and Maze to identify struggling readers and develop reading intervention plans unique to each student. Certified teachers will also learn how to create a plan of action to differentiate reading instruction. Please register for this training on Trust Academy. Once registered, you will receive an email with the Zoom link and handouts.

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 Academy for full descriptions, meeting info and registration information.

Home Safety Training & Education: Thursday, January 13; 9-10:30 a.m.

Home Safety Training & Education: Thursday, January 13; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Car Passenger Safety: Tuesday, January 18; 12-2 p.m.

Water Safety Training: Wednesday, January 19; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Home Safety Training & Education: Thursday, January 20; 9-10:30 a.m.

Home Safety Training & Education: Friday, January 21; 4-5:30 p.m.

Home Safety Training & Education: Monday, January 24; 4-5:30 p.m.

Car Passenger Safety: Tuesday, January 25; 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Car Passenger Safety: Tuesday, January 25; 12-2 p.m.

Suicide Prevention Training: Wednesday, January 26; 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Home Safety Training & Education: Thursday, January 27; 9-10:30 a.m.

Poisoning Safety Training Thursday: January 27, 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Home Safety Training & Education: Monday, January 31; 4-5:30 p.m.

January 13, Live/Virtual (Zoom): Navigating Community Resources: Unsure what’s available or where to find help for children with disabilities and their families? Join us for an introduction to the most helpful resources, and learn how to assist families navigate these systems of care.

January 19, Live/Virtual (Zoom): Structures for Success: Youth both with and without disabilities can behave in challenging ways. Learn the 7 basic needs youth exhibit, and take away strategies for meeting these needs through positive, preventive approaches. This training addresses Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and is especially relevant to YEN and YAS Providers. (This training has been changed from live in-person to live virtual due to the recent increase in Covid-19 cases)

January 20, Live- Virtual (Zoom): Administrator’s Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Are you an Administrator, site director, or the person responsible for your organization meeting its legal obligations under the ADA? Join us to be sure you are up to date on enrollment eligibility, reasonable accommodations, policies and procedures, and more.

Did you know that to address the needs of children and youth with disabilities, the Trust provides options for modifying outcome measures? Discover what is meant by accommodation, modification, alternate assessment, and alternate outcomes. Learn when they are appropriate for program participants, and how to request permission to use them.

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

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 on social media while tagging us. Also, don't forget to email your stories and latest triumphs!

The Community Engagement Manager is responsible for performing a variety of community-driven duties with an emphasis on maintaining contact with community groups, parents, and other caregivers, providing support to residents on children’s needs, as well as evaluating and responding to community needs concerning children. The incumbent exercises independence of action and will possess considerable knowledge of community activities and needs for children and families and use considerable professional judgment in the performance of community engagement work.

The Research and Evaluation Analyst is a critical member of both cross- and inter-departmental teams at The Children’s Trust who engages in proactive problem-solving and critical thinking/analysis related to the design and effectiveness of various child, youth and family services. Primary responsibilities include: contributing to effective program and systems designs for The Children’s Trust’s priority investments in child, youth and family services; designing and maintaining sound data collection tools and systems to capture meaningful program, operational and community data in a user-friendly, accessible manner; and analyzing and making meaning from available data to tell our stories using compelling visualizations and reports, with an intentional focus on the specific audience and purpose of the message.

This exempt, salaried position works under general supervision from the director of research. Work performance is reviewed through conferences, reports and observation of results achieved.

The Division of Exceptional Student Education announces immediate part-time and full-time openings for school psychologists. Applicants must have experience working with children and possess either a current certificate in school psychology from the Florida Department of Education or be licensed as a psychologist through the Florida Department of Health.

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