* New posts are marked with an asterisk.
|
|
 |
Special Notice Due to Coronavirus Pandemic *
Due to the continued suspension, cancellations and postponements of most gatherings as a result of federal, state and local guidelines, any and all trainings, deadlines, jobs and events listed in this Provider Bulletin should be specifically verified with the hosting organization or agency.
|
|
|
|
The Children's Trust Announces
|
|
|
Audit Extensions for Past Fiscal Year *
As a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and social distancing, we understand that certain audit processes will experience delays. As a response to the upcoming due date of March 31 for provider’s with fiscal year end September 30, 2019, The Children’s Trust will allow for 60-day submission extensions without consequence.
Please email
audits@thechildrenstrust.org to request this extension. We will be closely monitoring any future dates that could also be possibly affected by the pandemic.
|
|
|
|
|
The Children's Trust Guidance for Trust-Funded Providers
As a result of Miami-Dade County Public Schools announcing that it is closing schools until April 15 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, The Children’s Trust’s guidance for Trust-funded providers is as follows:
- If you choose to provide services for your program participants, following CDC and local health department guidelines, and maintaining DCF ratios, The Children’s Trust will reimburse you for those services.
- If you are not able to provide services, The Children’s Trust has committed to reimbursing providers for expenses you would have incurred during this time.
- With regard to contractual obligations, please rest assured that The Children’s Trust will work with providers once we assess the full impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.
- Invoicing procedures will continue. Direct deposit payments will not be affected. Check payments will be mailed out rather than made available for pick-up. If your payment address has changed recently, please inform your program manager as soon as possible.
Please advise your program manager if you will be providing services or of any changes in your schedule as soon as possible.
The Children’s Trust will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as needed.
We appreciate your efforts to ensure the safety and health of our children and families during this critical time.
|
|
|
|
|
All Current Solicitations Suspended
To focus on supporting our community during this time of need, we will be suspending all current solicitations as follows:
Innovation Fund Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) #2020-09 – Postponed until further notice. If you have an open pre-application or have been invited to submit a full application, your information will be saved in our grants system, Trust Central, for future use. If you have not submitted a pre-application, you may do so when the ITN reopens. In the meantime, the full ITN will continue to be available for review and questions may be submitted through the system. However, access to existing applications and submissions will cease. Please note that we are still operating under the cone of silence during the suspension, which prohibits conversations about the ITN with The Children’s Trust staff and/or Board of Directors. Stay tuned for information regarding the reopening of the ITN including a revised timeline.
Help Me Grow Request for Proposals (RFP) #2020-10 – Canceled. This RFP has been canceled and will be rereleased in 2021.
Youth Development After School Meals Program Food Sponsor Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #2020-11 – Canceled. This RFQ has been canceled and will be rereleased in 2021.
|
|
|
|
|
Don't Let Coronavirus Stop You From Filling Out 2020 Census *
By now, all households across the country should have received invitations to participate in the US Census. They will be able to do so online, by phone or by mail. As providers, you are in a unique position to help direct families on filling out the census and informing them that it's safe, easy and important. Remember, the individuals you serve are often those who will most benefit from an accurate census count.
If you have not received your census invitation by now, you can still go online and fill out the census.
Click here
For more information, materials and resources visit the 2020 Census pages at:
|
|
|
|
|
Project RISE Online Coaching/Trainings Opportunities
If your program is open and you need help with reading and literacy instructional support, fitness activity promotion, or behavior management support, Project RISE is offering remote coaching services through available technologies. Please visit
Project RISE and let us know what you need. Project RISE is here to help!
To take any of Project RISE's online trainings, please log into Trust Academy through your Trust Central account.
|
|
|
|
|
Providers & Partners, Tell Us All About Your Good Work During Pandemic! *
Trust-funded programs and initiatives throughout the community have been featured for the inspiring, life-changing services they provide to the children and families of Miami-Dade during the Coronavirus pandemic. Please continue the good work and make sure to share on social media while tagging us. Also, don't forget to email your
stories and latest triumphs here!
|
|
|
|
|
Reemployment Assistance Due to Coronavirus *
If any resident's (Miami-Dade or Monroe Counties) employment has been negatively impacted as a result of the mitigation efforts in Florida to stop the spread of COVID-19, they may be eligible to receive Reemployment Assistance from CareerSource South Florida. Individuals who may be eligible for Reemployment Assistance may include:
- Those who are quarantined by a medical professional or a government agency
- Those who are laid off or sent home without pay for an extended period by their employer due to COVID-19 concerns, or
- Those who are caring for an immediate family member who is diagnosed with COVID-19
Reemployment Assistance benefits, formerly known as unemployment compensation, can be filed online using
CONNECT. If you have never filed in Florida before, use the "File a New Claim" link to start your application and create a profile. If you have filed previously, please log in using your Social Security number and PIN. If you no longer have your PIN, select the "Forgot PIN" button to regain access to your account.
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Student Support Recovery Grant *
School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network Fund is proud to announce a five-year grant of up to $250,000 per grant award. Funding will support collaborative and integrated approaches amongst the school districts, schools, and the healthcare community to ensure students succeed academically, socially, and emotionally while confined to home learning mandates during the nation’s current national emergency and subsequently when school resumes.
|
|
|
|
|
Sign Up to Become a Community Feeding Site *
Can your site be a community feeding site? FLIPANY is looking for partners to join them by becoming a Community Feeding Site as a part of their hunger relief efforts in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. If interested, please complete this
questionnaire.
If you have an urgent request, please contact FLIPANY directly via email at
bmurray@flipany.org.
|
|
|
|
|
No Kid Hungry: Emergency Relief Grants *
The Florida Afterschool Network is partnering with No Kid Hungry Florida to get emergency grant resources into the hands of after-school providers across the state. These funds will provide meals to families during these uncertain times.
Vulnerable children are losing the school meals they depend on, and low-income families are struggling with lost wages. As a result, these emergency relief grants will support local school districts, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies in their efforts to ensure kids get the nutritious food they need.
Areas of funding support include: non-congregate and home delivered meals, emergency meals programs and extended meals service, school and community pantries, backpack programs, and other identified opportunities to address the growing number of children and families who may lose access to meals.
Please visit this
website and submit your details to determine if your organization is eligible for funding.
|
|
|
|
|
More
Free
Internet Service During Next 2 Months *
AT&T is joining other internet providers in putting in place supports so that users can remain connected during the expected peak of the Coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, AT&T has vowed not to terminate service due to inability to pay for the service for the next 60 days. Additionally, it is waiving any late fees for service and keeping any AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots open for all users. For more information on AT&T's Coronavirus offers and supports visit their
website.
Last week, Charter and Comcast offered
60 days of complimentary broadband to homes with K-12 or college students. For those without existing service, Charter will provide free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi. Installation fees will be waived. The company will work with school districts to advertise the offer as well as other low-income household options.
Comcast is waiving fees for its Internet Essentials service to low-income households and the company will increase internet speed for the service from 15/2 Mbps to 25/3 Mbps for both new and existing customers. New customers will be sent a self-install kit that includes a cable modem with a Wi-Fi router.
To enroll for Charter’s service, call 844.488.8395; for Comcast’s, 855.846.8376 for English speakers or 855.765.6995 for Spanish speakers, or go to
www.internetessentials.com.
|
|
|
|
|
Short Term Compensation Program by Department of Economic Opportunity
In an effort to minimize an economic impact to the community (Employers and Employees) due to COVID-19, the Department of Economic Opportunity is offering a Short Time Compensation Program. The program is a voluntary employer program designed to help employers maintain their staff by reducing the weekly working hours during temporary slowdowns instead of temporarily laying off employees. If an employer establishes a Short Time Compensation Plan and an employee meets the qualifications to file an reemployment assistance claim in the state of Florida, the employee will receive a partial reemployment check to supplement their reduced paycheck.
Employer Requirements
- An employer must complete a Short Time Compensation Plan Application. A Short Time Compensation Plan lasts for one year but can be renewed if your employees have returned to full-time work during the plan year.
- At least 10 percent (not less than 2) of the employees of an employer’s total staff or in a particular department must work reduced hours.
- Employers must name the employee participating in the program and must provide the Department of Economic Opportunity with the employee’s normal weekly hours (excluding overtime).
- Employers must certify that they will reduce the employee’s normal number of weekly work hours by at least 10 percent, but no more than 40 percent.
- The situation must be temporary rather than a temporary layoff.
Employee Requirements
- Employee must be a full-time, (not part-time or seasonal) with a standard number of hours worked each week (excluding overtime).
- Employee must meet all of the normal requirements to establish a Florida reemployment claim and must provide the Department of Economic Opportunity with any necessary information or documentation.
- While on the Short Time Compensation program employee must work and/or receive paid leave for ALL of the hours that the employer has scheduled the employee to work in order to receive Short Time Compensation Benefits for a week.
- Every two weeks the employee will be required to report their hours worked, plus any hours of paid leave from the Short Time Compensation employer and if the employee have a part-time job, earnings from that part-time job.
- If the employee have concerns about the Short Time Compensation program, please contact the employer.
For more information
click here or call Rick Beasley, executive director of CareerSource South Florida at 305.594.7615 ext. 1501.
|
|
|
|
|
$1 Million in Grant Opportunities to Aid Children Affected by Coronavirus
The Waldron Charitable Fund announced that it will make $1 million in grant funding available to support community organizations serving the critical needs of the nation’s underserved children and the 30 million students who receive free and reduced-price meals. As more and more schools nationwide close in response to concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 virus, this initiative will directly fund those who serve critical health needs (both physical and mental), provide nutritional assistance, and support special education for underserved school children.
|
|
|
|
Do you have an announcement you'd like included in the
Weekly Provider Bulletin?
Deadline is 5 p.m. Monday for distribution that same week. Please be sure to include the who, what, when, where and why of your announcement.
to your address book.
Please do not submit announcement requests to this email address.
The Children's Trust reserves the right to omit, edit and/or adjust your announcement
for style, content and/or space considerations.
Inclusion of announcements in the
Weekly Provider Bulletin is provided as a free service to the community and does not constitute an endorsement by The Children's Trust.
Because All Children Are Our Children
|
|
See what's happening on our social sites:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
