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Hello Neighbors,
We need volunteers to create fun! On Saturday, August 17 from 9:30am to 12:30pm, our partners at Connect Familias and Commissioner Eileen Higgins will be celebrating Back to School with a party and backpack give a way. Can you help us entertain the families with face painting, magic, dance, art projects or anything creative and fun? See below for details, and hopefully, we will see you there!
Ok, nobody really wants to talk hurricanes, but we are entering the most active period. Have a plan for yourself, and those you love, including your pets. Pre-registration is necessary for special needs and shelters that allow you to bring your pet with you.
Check our website for helpful tips to make are prepared:
https://neighbors4neighbors.org/hurricaneprep
We wish all our students a new school year filled with wonder, knowledge and a passion to make the world a better place.
Lynne Cameron
Executive Director
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CELEBRATE THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR AND GET FREE SUPPLIES TOO!
For questions on this event, contact our partners at Connect Familias at
305-854-2973. This event it free, but supplies are limited. If you are looking to volunteer with set up or entertainment, like face-painting or other fun activities, please contact our partners at Connect Familias as well.
Together we can make going back to school a little
easier for our neighbors in need.
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SUPPORT OUR B
ACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS!
Each year, Neighbors 4 Neighbors teams up with the Children's Services Council of Broward County and Connect Familias in
Miami-Dade to help deserving students get the supplies they need for the upcoming school year.
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| Back to School Segment from 2019 Summer Special |
With a simple donation of just $35 students will receive a new backpack filled with supplies, new shoes and set of school uniforms. Last year over 7,000 students were served by this program. Help us get kids all the tools they need.
You can choose to help students in Miami-Dade or Broward by choosing that designation on the donation page.
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PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
MACtown, Inc. is non-profit organization dedicated to "furthering the independence of individuals with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities." Founded by a handful of parents and concerned friends of the developmentally disabled community, their mission is
to foster a community in which people with disabilities.
They do this by focusing on helping to build these key things in those with disabilities:
* Receive the supports and services they want and need.
* Choose their own living environment
* Live with choice, respect and dignity
* Have a meaningful social, and work relationships
* Improve their lives by allowing them to reach their full potential
* Are fully participating members of their community
The cornerstone of MACtown is its Life Skills and Wellness Programs (ADT), which concentrates on Vocational Training, Wellness and Fitness and Daily Living Skills for the people they serve. Emphasis is placed on vocational education and goals to improve employment skills with eventual job placement in the community.
In 1973, MACtown opened the doors of its Intermediate Care Facility (ICF). This residential facility houses 56 Autistic and Intellectually Disabled Adults. They are taught daily living and social skills necessary to function successfully in the community.
All of the residents attend the Wellness and Life Skills Centers (ADT).
One of the priorities for MACtown is the physical well being of the people they serve. To that end, MACtown employs a full time lifeguard for its 30 X 20 foot swimming pool, and a certified physical trainer for its professional gym, which is the first of its kind in the State of Florida, located in Miami.
MACtown opened its 2nd Wellness and Life Skills Center in Boynton Beach and is currently in the process of opening it's 3rd Center on the Treasure Coast in Ft. Pierce.
Starting in 2001 MACtown expanded its services to include Group Homes. Between 2001 and the present MACtown has grown to include 13 Group Homes from Miami, WPB/Boynton Beach and to the Treasure Coast. Group Homes provide a personal and family environment. The residents learn how to work together by sharing tasks that enable them to successfully maintain the home and establish a personalized environment where they feel comfortable.
MACtown, like many other organizations, is facing deep budget cuts in state funding. However, they are determined to pursue every available opportunity, in order to maintain our high standards and provide excellent services. This is where you can help.
They are looking to make improvements at their Intermediate care facility by putting in some landscaping and a privacy hedge, as well put in a Tiki hut for the residents to be able sit under and enjoy a shady spot outside. If you can donate any of the materials or work to complete these projects you can register on our volunteer site Helping Feels Good.
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COLLECTING COSTUMES IS FUN FOR
EVERY GHOUL AND BOY
With Halloween just a few short months away, Neighbors 4 Neighbors is looking costume collectors to join us in Operation: Candy Corn.
Each year schools, companies and individuals have helped us collect thousands of costumes for kids all over South Florida.
It's a simple way to up-cycle those gently used costumes that your child has grown out of or just doesn't wear anymore.
We partner with dozens of local non-profits who then distribute the costumes, not just at Halloween, but use them all year round for imaginative play time fun!
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| Operation Candy Corn (Holiday Special 2018) |
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DID YOU CATCH OUR SUMMER SPECIAL?
Watch the 2019 Summer Special with Cynthia Demos along with Zoo Miami's own Ron Magill!
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| 2019 Neighbors 4 Neighbors Summer Special |
ENTER HERE
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DECADES OF RESEARCH
Coral reefs are considered one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet and are dying at alarming rates around the world. Scientists attribute coral bleaching and ultimately massive coral death to a number of environmental stressors, in particular, warming water temperatures due to climate change.
With 30 years of unique data from Looe Key Reef in the lower Florida Keys, researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and collaborators have discovered that the problem of coral bleaching is not just due to a warming planet, but also a planet that is simultaneously being enriched with reactive nitrogen from multiple sources.
Our partners at the Herbert W. Hoover Foundation have been funding this research for decades. With their support and knowledge we can help restore this fragile and important ecosystem that is critical to our area and oceans around the world.
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Every donation you make is processed by our heroes at Berkowitz Pollack Brant. We can't thank them enough for their support throughout the year. Together we are able to make a greater impact in the community.
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Connect Familias Corner
Are you an advocate for your child's education and community?
ConnectFamilias: strives to create a path towards building better communities and motivating others to take action. They do this by providing resources, similar to this training, to those in need or those looking to better their community.
305-854-2973
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Volunteer Opportunities & Help for your non-profit
Looking to help out in the community but don't know where to start? Are you a non-profit who needs volunteers? Learn more about where to volunteer locally here, and how to share your projects with the community. HelpingFeelsGood.org. |
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Looking for Health and Safety tips for your family? Want to see what day care near you offers VPK? Need to find swim lessons for your little ones?
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 Thank you to Infrasol for the keeping us updated! Our new computers are working perfectly. And we can work in or out of the office with a top of line cloud storage system. They are the leading IT consulting firm in South Florida providing IT Support to small and medium-sized businesses.
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Amazon Smile is the perfect place to get everything you need for summer and getting back to school. Just like regular Amazon, but your purchases benefit us!
Shop for all your everyday needs, gifts and just because items and AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to Neighbors 4 Neighbors.
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- a wonderful resource for event management created to empower nonprofit by giving them access to online event planning and convenient, easy, one-stop web-based technology for heightening awareness, raising money, managing events, communicating with supporters and managing critical data.
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Help is only a phone call away for a Neighbor in a crisis!
Looking for help with government questions,
how to pull permits and more. 3-1-1 is the place to call.
2-1-1 can help you find food, housing, health care, senior services,
child care, legal aid and much more.
Need Help now? Text your zip code to 898211 and assistance will be texted to your phone.
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8900 NW 18th Terrace
Miami, FL 33172
Tel: (305) 597-4404
Fax: (305) 592-2766
Lynne Cameron
Executive Director
Katy Meagher
TV Producer & New Media
Katy@neighbors4neighbors.org
Keni Garcia
Executive Assistant
Keni@neighbors4neighbors.org
Kevin Amezaga
Website Coordinator
Kevin@neighbors4neighbors.org
Chairman: Michael Goodman
, Goodman Public Relations, President
Vice Chairman: Ronald Book, PA, Ron Book & Associates
Secretary: Russel Lazega, Esq., Florida Advocates, Private Law Firm
Treasurer: Ian Welsh, Founder and CEO, The Motivational Edge
Cynthia Demos, CEO/Owner, Cynthia Demos Communications
Justin Nepola, Esq., Nepola Yonta Attorneys at Law
Stefan Pastor, Financial Planner
HONORARY BOARD
Marcia Barry-Smith, MBS Consulting Services Inc.
Susan Bleemer, Executive Chef & Owner Catering The Event
Jen Klaassens, President Jen Klaassens Consulting
Nelly Rubio, Founder Neighbors 4 Neighbors
Muriel Sommers, Marketing Communications Manager,
Amanda Gonzalez
, Interim Associate Vice President
Marketing & Communications, University of Miami Health System
Adam Levy
, Vice President and General Manager, WFOR/WBFS Television
Baptist Health South Florida
Dennis Weddington, Founding Member of Neighbors 4 Neighbors
Neighbors 4 Neighbors is a non-profit organization 501 (c) 3 originally created by CBS4 in 1992 in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Using the power of television to reach people who want to help and by forging relationships with important community and business leaders, Neighbors has evolved into a valuable resource for individuals and families in our community facing critical needs.
Special thanks to our
supporters
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