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 Trust-funded Reading Explorers Program was recently recognized as a Pacesetter community by the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) across the United States that exemplifies the extraordinary vision and best practices in six community solutions impact areas: School Readiness, School Attendance/Chronic Absence, Summer and After-School, Healthy Development, Parent Success and Grade-Level Proficiency. For more information on the honor visit www.gradelevelreading.net.

Trust Youth After School Program Administrators and Certified Teachers: Log on with Reading Explorers Program (REP) coaches for live Zoom sessions. To register, log into Trust Academy and navigate to the events calendar. Upon clicking on the event, you will find the Zoom link in the event description. If you would like ​to meet with a REP coach about the individual needs of your program, please email anrond@fiu.edu or call 305.348.2512.

Census completion might be significantly down, but at least the country is giving it as much time as possible to get those numbers up. Some back and forth between the federal judicial and executive branches has brought confusion on when the deadline to fill out the 2020 Census is, but now residents will have until October 31 to complete it. Don't wait any longer, fill it out now!

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. Reach out to them this week and let them know it's their last chance. Remember, the individuals you serve are often those who will most benefit from an accurate census count.

Visit my2020census.gov to fill out the census.

Sebastian and the Miami Hurricanes are calling on K-5 students to join Sebastian’s Reading Squad! Sebastian’s Reading Squad, presented by the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, encourages elementary school children to proactively read. Students enrolled in the program are asked to track their reading and read a minimum of 120 minutes within each season. Upon successfully hitting their reading goal, squad members will receive exclusive invitations to exciting online celebrations hosted by the UM Athletic Department.

Sign up for Sebastian's Reading Squad here.

Vote The Future is looking for community-based organizations to partner with in getting out the vote. It will provide the buses and you provide the voters.

Oct 24th (National Voter Day) and Nov 3rd (Election Day).

Please call/text 305.479.4203 to sign-up your organization. For more information on this year's election, visit The Trust's Civic Engagement Page.

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

October 26: 10 a.m.-noon. Via Zoom (Especially useful for Service Partnership, Family Strengthening, Parenting & Benefit Enrollment staff)

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.

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.

The new 2020-2021 Literacy Outcome Assessment Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) online course is now available on Trust Academy. All staff who administer the ORF will now be trained online only. Coaching assistance is available for those who need it. To request coaching assistance, please fill out the form here.

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.

Home Safety Training & Education: Thursday, October 8; 1-2:15 p.m.

Car Passenger Safety: Tuesday, October 20 ; 1-3 p.m.

Home Safety Training & Education: Thursday, October 21; 1-2:15 p.m.

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)

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!

PhilanthropyMiami, Inc. is sponsoring Community Convening - COVID Lessons: A CEO Conversation, moderated by Founding Chair of The Children's Trust David Lawrence Jr., (The Children’s Movement of Florida). The event will together 4 top executives to share their experiences of pivoting their organizations to be sustainable & robust in this new reality. Tania Castroverde-Moskalenko (Miami City Ballet), Jeffrey Freimark (Miami Jewish Health), Dr. Rolando Montoya (Miami-Dade College), Kerry-Ann Royes (YWCA of Greater Miami-Dade) will be the panelist.

The event takes place Thursday, October 8 at 9 a.m. Register here.

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.

FREE Perinatal & Infant Loss Grief Support Group *

The Children's Bereavement Center is offering free support groups in English & Spanish for grieving mothers and their partners who have suffered a miscarriage, neonatal death, stillbirth, or infant loss. The groups are facilitated by mental health professionals with expertise in perinatal loss and meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Individuals/couples decide how long they wish to participate. Age-appropriate support groups also available to other children in the family.

Call 888.988.5438 to register.

The Federation of Families is offering the Triple P Parenting Program 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 the Federation of Families. Parents will learn and practice the skills necessary to tackle behavioral challenges with various strategies implemented from the evidence based Triple P curriculum.

Email the Federation of Families at janet@fofmiami.org for more information.

The Federation of Families is offering youth and young adults, ages 14-21, access to a Transition to Independence program that provides a life coach that will provide a mental health diagnosis to identify obstacles to living independently, obtaining employment, education, and in developing supportive social and recreational activities. The program is free, evidence based, and will provide a lasting support system to the young adults.

Email the Federation of Families at janet@fofmiami.org for more information.

Give Miami Day, hosted by The Miami Foundation, is one of the nation's largest annual giving events. This year's Give Miami Day returns on November 19. All 501(c)(3) organizations serving Miami-Dade County are eligible to participate in this free fundraising event. The deadline to register is October 15. 

To submit a registration application, visit GiveMiamiDay.org. Nonprofits with questions may contact Chelsea Clark at cclark@miamifoundation.org.

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.

Miami Lighthouse Learning Center is in search for a Program Coordinator for providing organizational support to Miami Lighthouse Learning Center for Children and assistance to the Director and Manager of Children’s Programs. This position will manage matters of significance making professionalism and confidentiality critical requirements of performance in carrying out duties. Responsible for client enrollment, registration and maintenance. Send resume to employment@miamilighthouse.org.

Miami Lighthouse for the Blind seeks a Teacher’s Assistant to provide support and assistance to the Lighthouse Learning Pre-K Program daily operations. Requirements include DCF; Birth through Five Child Care Credentials. Email resume to employment@miamilighthouse.org.

Miami Lighthouse for the Blind is looking for an individual to be responsible for developing grant strategies based upon its capacity, required program support and mission as it relates to the focus of grantor, donor’s family trust, and contracts with government entities requiring a proposal application. The candidate must have experience writing grants, a Bachelor's degree, experience in sponsored program compliance, writing with a strategic perspective pertaining to collaborators, grantors and other foundations. Those interested should submit resume to lhurtado@miamilighthouse.org.

The FIU After-School Treatment Program (ATP) at the Center for Children and Families is a school-year program dedicated to positively impacting the lives of children between the ages of 6 and 12 at-risk for behavioral (e.g., Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), academic, interpersonal and organizational difficulties. The program takes places at Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary School each afternoon.

The program is currently seeking to recruit for two counselor roles.

Those interested can apply at careers.fiu.edu and searching for:

The City of Miami Beach is looking for a one-to-one facilitator part-time: To implement the All Stars after-school and summer youth enrichment program to 6-8 graders and to work one-on-one with youth with special needs. Minimum of Associate's Degree in social services or related field and 1 year experience in social services and working with youth and/or youth with disabilities.

Rainbow Intergenerational Learning Center Miami Beach is looking for a Pre-K 4 teacher. The candidate must be fluent in English and have a minimum of FCCPC and or CDA National.

Those interested should send a DCF transcript and resume toannie.benedetti@lhanc.org.

Girl Power is looking for a program instructor who will conduct activities, provide services to middle school girls at Brownsville Middle School, Georgia Jones Ayers Middle School and Richmond Heights Middle School and work closely with fellow staff, volunteers, community partners and parents/guardians to deliver Girl Power’s mission.

For more information click here.

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.