May 24, 2023

Application Period for Leadership Academy 2023-24 Open to July 12 *

Are you ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? Join Leadership Academy, 9-month program that includes live subject matter expert designed sessions and peer groups! The Academy is a professional development program for supervisory level leaders to move to the next level of personal and professional growth. Applications are open through July 12. For more information and to apply click below:

Download Mayor's Blue Ribbon Children's Commission Roadmap for Child Success

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava's Blue Ribbon Children Commission has released its Roadmap for Child Success, made in collaboration with The Children's Trust and based on recommendations from The Mayor's Children's Summit in 2022. The document is ready and available for download at the link below.

How to navigate the Roadmap:

1. The Roadmap builds on the success of child-focused organizations, creates a unified platform, and increases community awareness of best practices and available programming and resources.
2. The Roadmap focuses on the “whole child” and promotes building stronger foundations for families, community equity, and public-private partnerships.
3. The Roadmap provides guidance to local, state, and federal leaders on effective policy decisions and economic investments to ensure all children thrive from the start (ages zero to 5).
4. The Roadmap is a guide developed by the Mayor’s Children’s Commission to make Miami-Dade County the best county in which to raise children and ensure their long-term success.

New Course Categories in Trust Academy LMS

It’s now simpler to find the courses that are targeted for your interests and initiative in Trust Academy LMS. When you click "Show Categories" in the Course Catalog, areas of interest and initiatives are now displayed. Get motivated with new courses in Leadership Development and Capacity Building and in Social Emotional Wellness. See what’s available for Youth Development and FNSP & Parenting & Family Strengthening. Learn more through Including Children with Disabilities. Log in to Trust Academy LMS to see this enhancement. Enjoy learning!

UM Team COACH Support for Parenting Provider Programs

NEW! Online Course in Trust Academy

1. Helping Caregivers Overcome Depression in Parenting Programs

Coaching and Consultation

Are you a Parenting Program provider interested in individualized coaching and/or consultation? Click here to fill out the Coaching Request Form or email them at teamcoach@miami.edu.

Support for All Providers

Online Courses

1. Identifying your Strengths and Boosting your Wellbeing

2. Defining Your Problems and Enhancing Your Perspective-Taking Skills

3. Your Guided Path to Generating, Evaluating, Implementing and Troubleshooting Solutions

4. Developing Your Guided Path to Wellness: Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior

Project RISE's Upcoming Virtual Training and Open House for Providers *

Ask-Listen-Encourage

June 13, from 10 a.m.-noon. Show the children and youth in your programs that you are interested in what they have to say. In this interactive workshop, youth development staff will learn how to ask effective questions, listen actively to youth, and offer encouragement beyond basic praise. Take an implementation plan back to your program.

Differentiated Literacy Instruction

June 21, from 10 a.m.-noon. Attention Certified Teachers! If you have not yet completed the Differentiated Literacy Instruction training, this is your last opportunity to get it done before summer! Learn how to use data from the ORF and Maze assessments to identify struggling readers and to develop reading intervention plans unique to each student. Attendees will also learn how to create a plan of action to differentiate reading instruction.

To register, visit TrustCentral.org and click on the Trust Academy link.

Project RISE Hosting Open House for Summer Youth Development Providers on June 15

Start your summer off on the right foot! Project RISE is hosting a virtual open house for summer Youth Development providers, where you can:

• Stay for as little or as long as you would like.
• Meet RISE coaches and learn about RISE services.
• Share what's going well at your program and what you're excited for this summer.
• Network and socialize with your colleagues from across the county.

Questions or concerns? We're here to work with you and can set up time for one-on-one support.

This event will take place on June 15, from 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

If you are interested in attending, please email joshua.lazarus@nova.edu with your name, email address you would like the Zoom link sent to, and the name of your organization.

Live In-Person Training from Advocacy Network on Disabilities *

Thursday, June 8, 10-11:30 a.m. Structure for Success, Miami Children's Museum, 980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, FL 33132

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. 

Interested in scheduling a Live In-Person training at your site? Contact your Inclusion Specialist or send an email to training@advocacynetwork.org.

To register visit Collabornation.net/login or go to TrustCentral.org and click on the Trust Academy link.

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

Change the Life of a Child in Foster Care; Serve on Citizen Review Panel *

Florida Foster Care Review, which advances the safety, stability and success of abused and neglected children, youth and young adults by connecting them to essential services, healthy relationships and forever families, seeks caring community members to volunteer one (1) weekday a month for a minimum of one (1) year to serve on its Citizen Review Panel (CRP); volunteers must be at least 25 years old. The CRP conducts reviews over Zoom of active, judge-referred child welfare court cases.

Be a Florida KidCare Partner This Back-To-School Season!

The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation is looking to partner with non-profit, school- and community-based organizations during the next back-to-school season to promote Florida KidCare and educate families about available programs and services. Up to eight Back-to-School Initiative funding opportunities are available for up to $6,500 per award. Proposals must be received no later than Friday, May 26, at 5 p.m., to be considered. Contact email below for more information!

Advocacy 104 Training in Civic Leadership

The Women's Fund invites you to attend an upcoming event, Advocacy 104, in collaboration with the FIU Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership. This FREE event will take place both online and in person. The address to attend in person is 318 NW 23 Street, Miami, FL 33127. Room: 105 and will take place June 1, from 8:30 a.m.-noon. The event online is via Zoom, and will take place from 9 a.m.-noon. RSVP below:

Centering Humanity in Our Journey as Diversity Informed Healers Training

Join FAIMH for Centering Humanity in Our Journey as Diversity Informed Healers on June 27 from 1-4 p.m. via Zoom as Dr. Barbara Stroud guides attendees to see themselves through the lens of humanity. More than a training, this experience will be a reflective exploration of the multiple identities that influence both providers and caregivers as healers. To register visit link below:

Survey: How Well is Miami-Dade County Serving People with disabilities?

If you have a disability, know someone who does, or if you are a caregiver, please complete the Community Needs and Satisfaction Survey and let us know what opinions or concerns you have about how people with disabilities are served through county programs and services. Let the county know where it is doing well as well as where it needs improvement! Access the survey below:

Free Public Youth Mental Health First Aid Training from Project Bridge

If you interact with youth and desire to see them healthy & safe, there is a training opportunity for you. The Mental Health First Aid training can help you to assist a young person who may be experiencing a mental health challenge. Project Bridge is offering FREE training in Youth Mental Health First Aid to any adult who connects with teens. This is a 6.5 hour course that aims to increase mental health literacy. For more information contact Keyla Rodriguez below:

Dual Language Learners: What Every Teacher Needs to Know Conference

The Early Learning Career Center, funded by The Children's Trust, will be offering scholarships to educators currently employed in a DCF licensed facility or family home to attend the Dual Language Learners: What Every Teacher Needs to Know! conference on June 24. This conference will address how teachers can best support and extend dual language learners' language and literacy development in the very diverse community of Miami-Dade. For more information email below:

Second Round of Safe in the 305 Grant Program Starting

The Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) is proud to present the second round of the Safe in the 305 grant program, a Miami-Dade County Peace & Prosperity Plan initiative. Safe in the 305 is designed to encourage residents and community stakeholders to promote peace and prosperity, by funding community-driven actions that make their own neighborhoods safer. ONS is currently accepting grant application through May 26. To learn more and/or apply visit www.miamidade.gov/safeinthe305 

Safe in the 305 is designed to encourage residents and community stakeholders to promote peace and prosperity, by funding community-driven actions that make their own neighborhoods safer. 

Applications are being accepted to: 

• Organize efforts to revitalize or beautify neighborhoods 

• Assist justice-involved individuals 

• Support youth development and empowerment, 

• Address mental/emotional wellness, food insecurity, and the digital divide. 

Grant Amounts: $500 to $1,500 

Application Deadline: May 26

To apply, visit link below:

Free Webinars from Kristi House Education

Join community service providers at these free, upcoming online trainings:

• The 10 Signs-Healthy & Unhealthy Relationships: May 25
• What Every Adult Needs to Know About Child Sexual Abuse: June 1
• Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children 101: June 13
• How Mass Violence Impacts Youth: June 15

Click below for more info and registration:

Available Positions at The Children's Trust

Research & Evaluation Analyst - ($55,968 Annual)

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.

YWCA South Florida Seeking a Preschool Center Director *

Full-time, exempt position at Downtown Miami location. Pay range: $46K-$49K a year. Florida Director's credentials with VPK endorsement a must within 90 days. Bachelor's degree a must. This position is responsible for center management/planning/implementing/monitoring of a child care center w/a child population 40-100 children. Responsible for the management of all aspects of the Educational & Center Services functions for Head Start, Early Head Start, VPK and SR programs. To apply, click below:

Inclusionary Aides Needed by City of Miami Beach *

The Miami Beach Parks and Recreation Department seeks part-time and summer inclusionary aides to provide one-on-one assistance to children with moderate to severe special needs participating in recreational programs. Work involves the adapting of programs to meet the needs, interests, and abilities of all patrons. Associate's degree and/or two years working with children/adults with special needs, CPR and First Aid certifications required. Apply below:

Girl Power Hiring Office Manager *

Girl Power Rocks is hiring a full-time Office Manager. Follow the link below to read more about the position and to apply: