February 21, 2024

Parent Club - Request For Proposal (RFP) Information Session on Feb. 27

This Request for Proposal (RFP) will fund multiple providers, for up to $1,700,000, to offer in-person and virtual delivery of universal parenting workshops and supports across the developmental spectrum from prenatal/early childhood through adolescence. Services must be available to all Miami-Dade parents and primary caregivers, with the goal of reaching large numbers of families across the county.

Release Date: March 2024

Info Session: February 27

Register below and get more information on Grants at TheChildrensTrust.org/Grants:

Community Needs Assessment Reports Available on Trust Website

The Children's Trust partnered with a local research consultant to conduct research and evaluation services that inform The Trust’s ongoing work. The results of that work are now available on The Trust's website in the form of four reports on the following initiatives:

• Summer and After-School Programs
• Early Childcare and Education
• Health and Wellness
• Parenting Education and Support

The objectives of the research were to assess the needs and interests of potential program participants to inform planning for future investments and to incorporate input from current service recipients to support providers’ continuous learning and quality improvement. 

These reports highlight findings from community surveys and focus groups with parents and youth. In addition to gauging on-average attitudes and experiences, they also draws comparisons across different populations to explore whether different facets of the community have different experiences and needs.

To download the reports click below:

Advocacy Network on Disabilities Trainings *

Administrator’s Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Date: March 7

Time 10-11:30 a.m.

Location: Zoom

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.

NEW! Join us for our live in-person training 

Diagnosis Overshadowing

Date: March 14

Time: 1-2:30 p.m.

Location: The Children’s Trust Training Room, 3150 SW 3rd Ave, Miami, FL 33129

Are you a clinician (social worker, therapist, mental health counselor) who works with children or adults with disabilities? Did you know that the mental health needs of people with disabilities are often overlooked? Come learn about common disorders that present the risk of diagnosis overshadowing and identify strategies to avoid it. 

Please contact training@advocacynetwork.org 2 weeks in advance for any accommodations you may need for accessibility.

Leadership Academy 2024 - Application is Open! *

Are you ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? Join Leadership Academy, a 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 March 11. More information below:

Supervisors: Leading your Organization with SEW

Elevate your leadership game! Our training equips executives, leaders, and supervisors with savvy tips to boost Social-Emotional Wellness (SEW) in your organization. Dive into values, workplace policies, culture, communication, and structural changes. With workplaces in constant flux, flexibility is key. We're here to inject your toolkit with practical ideas, guiding you to champion the social-emotional wellness of your colleagues. Session takes place March 8. More information below:

Leadership Academy 2024 - Application is Open!

Are you ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? Join Leadership Academy, a 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 March 11. More information below:

Leading Up and Out with Social and Emotional Wellness

Fuel your leadership evolution! Join our training to amplify strengths, identify growth areas, and nurture others for organizational wellness. In the dynamic workplace, be flexible in "leading up and out." Unveil practical strategies for the next step in your evolution, championing social and emotional wellness. Session takes place March 12. More information below:

Peacemakers Trinity Church: Mindfulness Retreat

Join an immersive mini-retreat exploring the science of mindfulness and mindfulness-based practices. Discover the proven benefits of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) through diverse practices like body scan, lovingkindness, mindful movement, and more. Uncover the transformative impact of mindfulness training on attention, executive function, emotional regulation, social skills, and overall well-being. The retreat takes place March 19, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Supervisors: Leading with Social and Emotional Wellness through Storms

Geared for supervisors and executives, our training is your playbook through organizational storms. Leadership in recent tough times requires a strategic guide. Discover techniques to lead your team through challenges while emphasizing social and emotional wellness. Whether it's high turnover, workplace trauma, or complex tasks, your leadership molds the team's social and emotional outcome. Session takes place March 26. More information below:

Mindfulness Mini-Retreat

Join an immersive mini-retreat exploring the science of mindfulness and mindfulness-based practices. Discover the proven benefits of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) through diverse practices like body scan, lovingkindness, mindful movement, and more. Uncover the transformative impact of mindfulness training on attention, executive function, emotional regulation, social skills, and overall well-being. The mini-retreat takes place March 29.

Innovation Fund Grant Applications Open

An Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) will fund multiple entities, for up to $1,000,000, for innovative ideas and program designs that address existing community needs and have not previously been implemented in our community. The Trust is seeking to fund innovative projects that test new ideas that address existing community needs and have not been previously implemented in our community. Successful proposals will demonstrate invention, theoretical reason for success and courage to explore uncharted territory. The release date is February 8. Click below for more information:

Parenting - Early Literacy (Books for Free) RFP Open

This request for proposal will fund one agency up to $700,000 to implement the Books for Free initiative which helps ensure young children through age 8, and their families have access to books via community bookshelves placed in public spaces throughout Miami-Dade County.

For more information click below:

Reading Enhancements Invitation to Negotiate Open

This Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) will fund one entity, for up to $1,500,000 to reduce summer learning loss and build literacy skills through differentiated literacy intervention (DLI) services in the summer for rising kindergarten through rising second grade children who are behind in reading and pre-reading skills. In addition, the entity will work year round to screen and address literacy in rising kindergarten through fifth grade students with Dyslexia. Along with the direct services, reading enhancement services will include year-round professional development, on-site coaching and consultation for community-based Trust-funded after-school program staff to ensure staff members deliver high-quality DLI and Dyslexia services for participating elementary school children.

Click below for more information:

Upcoming Virtual Training Opportunities for Youth Development Providers

Thinking & Doing YD K-5 Training for Your Whole Staff

If you would like to have your entire staff participate in Project RISE's newest training, Thinking & Doing Basics, please email projectrise@nova.edu to schedule a date and time that is convenient for your staff.

Thinking & Doing Basics

Creating a balance of thinking and doing learning activities within your after-school schedule can increase both the enjoyment and the learning outcomes for the children in your program. Participants will learn to identify and create opportunities within any activity to provide children with a chance to think and do and will return to their site ready to implement new ideas and concepts.

Upcoming UM Team COACH Trainings *

Attention parenting providers! Do you have skills you want to learn, questions you want answered or communities you want to build? Well then check out the UM Team Coach supports that we offer! We are the home for you!

Communities of Practice (CoP): Join a community where Parenting Providers support one another, share best practices and deepen their knowledge. CoPs are held virtually the first week of every month.

Parent and Provider Stressors & Barriers: This CoP is held on the first Wednesday of each month. The next CoP will be held on Wednesday, March 6, from 11 a.m.-noon. Click here to sign up or log in to Trust Academy!

Recruitment, Outreach & Creating Support Networks: This CoP is held on the first Thursday of each month. The next CoP will be held on Thursday, March 7, from 10-11 a.m. Click here to sign up or log in to Trust Academy!

Starting From Scratch Series Community of Practice: Are you a parenting program provider? Are you confused about something as you start the new contract cycle? This CoP is for you! Come with your questions, and work with a community of fellow parenting program providers to find answers as we all navigate this transition to a new Parenting Program Contract cycle. This CoP will be held on Friday, March 8, from 1-2 p.m. Click here to sign up or log in to Trust Academy!

Coaching and Consultation: Parenting providers, we are here directly for your individualized needs! If you are interested in coaching or consultation, please click here to complete our coaching request form.

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:

Applications Now Open for the ArtWorks Internship: A Paid Summer Arts Program for Teens in South Florida *

For the 12th year of its ArtWorks Internship Program, Arts for Learning/Miami (A4L) is looking to hire 100 students from Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and beyond Florida to participate in a paid artistic internship of their choice. During the six-week internship, interns learn new arts skills, apply techniques, and work on developing projects in their artistic discipline. Students also benefit from learning life and workforce skills such as financial literacy and professionalism.

Peace & Prosperity Empowerment Through Education Scholarship- Accepting Applications *

The Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) is proud to present the Peace & Prosperity Empowerment Through Education Scholarship program, a Miami-Dade County Community Violence Intervention initiative. ONS is accepting applications through March 24, 2024. Click below to learn more and/or to apply.

Strategic Communications Planning: 90 Minute Virtual Refresher *

Join our 1.5-hour senior leader refresher on March 26 at 9 a.m. - a confidential roundtable sparking fresh ideas to tackle challenges. Navigate tough comms, balance priorities, and be the bold, trusted advisor your org craves.

How Generative AI Can Supercharge Your Organization *

During this training session on March 13 or 14, how Generative AI can be leveraged to create professional assistants, coaching assistants, chatbots to help increase your staff effectiveness and impact will be covered. Additionally, how Generative AI can be leveraged to create tutors and buddies to help your clients reach their fullest potential will also be discussed. To register click below:

OYC Miami offers Latinos in Finance Program

The Overtown Youth Center (OYC) Miami is recruiting bilingual individuals (ages 18 and older) to participate in a 6-week, Latinos in Finance training program. Resumes are currently being accepted and program cycles begin every 8 weeks. Sessions are hybrid with some in-person and some online. Participants get assistant with resumes, applying for job opportunities, networking with local financial institutions, and receive a free laptop upon graduation. To register for the program, please email link below:

February Grand Rounds: Foundational Skills for Early Literacy Success

Strong instruction in foundational reading skills should set students up for success. The University of Miami Mailman Center for Child Development will host a session on Feb. 23 at noon to provide an overview of the foundational skills that should be included, the research to support these skills, and effective strategies to support early literacy development. Register below:

Innovation & Connection Conference: Promoting Early Childhood Mental Wellness

The University of Miami Mailman Center for Child Development is hosting a collaborative conference on early childhood mental wellness on Feb. 28 at 9:15 a.m. emphasizing the collective effort required to cultivate a nurturing atmosphere for children. Speakers will illustrate the significance of inclusion, emphasizing that all children, irrespective of differences, can gain from positive peer and adult relationships. Register below:

Free Prevention Education Webinars from Kristi House

Register today for a free, live webinar to learn more about child abuse, trauma, and exploitation from Kristi House:

• Mental Well-Being Series (Depression Modules): Feb.19, 26.
• Healthy Relationships (Escalation): Feb. 27
• How Mass Violence Impacts Youth: March 12
• Children with Problematic Sexual Behaviors: March 14

Register below:

Safe in the 305 Grant Program Accepting Applications

The Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) is proud to present another round of the Safe in the 305 microgrant 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 applications through March 1. Kindly share this opportunity with community stakeholders and members in your network. To learn more and/or apply click below:

The Miami Foundation's "Miami Open For Business" Grants Now Open

Through Miami Open For Business, funded by a grant from Wells Fargo, The Miami Foundation is supporting historically underinvested small businesses and nonprofits with grants and loans to buy assets. The goal of what is known as the Collective Real Estate Ownership (CREO) funding opportunity is to facilitate the purchase and shared ownership of commercial real estate by historically underserved nonprofits and small businesses through down payment assistance up to $500,000. Applications are due by either February 15 or April 15. Decisions will be communicated by the end of the month after the deadline (i.e., March 30 and May 31). For more information or to apply, visit link below

Available Positions at The Children's Trust

Community Engagement Manager $55,968.20 Annual

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. Key skills include: Grant administration, Budget management, Systems Management, Customer service, Data Entry, Financial processing, Analytics, Fiscal systems. 

Business Controller - Starting $120,000 Annual

The Business Controller is responsible for overseeing the financial operations of The Children's Trust. This includes, but is not limited to, the supervision of the work performed by the Accountants, Senior Accounting Analysts, Accounting Operations Manager and Fiscal Data Integrity Analyst of The Children’s Trust in accordance with The Children’s Trust (The Trust) procurement and accounting policies and procedures, Generally Accepted Principles (GAAP), regulations promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards (GASB) and Government Auditing Standards. As directed by the Finance Director, the Business Controller will be engaged in key functions such as planning, managing, monitoring and evaluating the fiscal activities and functions of The Trust and its service providing organizations to ensure that daily and long term financial activities and controls are created and maintained to achieve organizational objective and safeguard assets.

Program Manager - $55,968.20 Annual

This professional position will support the Programs Management Team in implementing strategies that foster collaboration among internal and external stakeholders to ensure services are delivered in accordance with The Children’s Trust standards and latest evidence-based practices. S/he is responsible for utilizing change management, knowledge, skills, and behaviors to promote continuous quality improvement throughout the assigned contracts and projects. This person will be assigned a caseload of contracts and may serve as initiative/project lead. The attached exhibits include additional responsibilities for the Program Manager leading our Metrics and PPD efforts. Experience working with System-Involved Youth or implementing similar programming is strongly preferred. 

Career Opportunities at Connect Familias *

Success Coach/Assessor Schedule and conduct assessments and family coaching sessions. Coordinate referrals across programs and partner agencies. Experience working with Hispanic families. English & Spanish required. Bachelor's Degree with 1 year+ of case management or related experience. Able to recruit & engage youth & families, have reliable transportation & knowledge of community resources. Salary negotiable & benefits. Full Time flexible schedule.

Career Opportunities at 7 Heaven Learning Center *

School Director Responsible for overseeing a daycare facility to ensure that children have a safe and fun environment to learn and socialize with others. Their duties include managing EHS, SR, Thrive by 5 Programs and DCF requirements. Please e-mail resume, competitive salary, start date: ASAP

Career Opportunities at Family Central

Family Central is hiring! The organization offers competitive salaries and a generous benefits plan. Full-time and part-time opportunities include: nurturing coach, family consultant, benefits enrollment specialist, school readiness parent educators / HIPPY, preschool teacher, assistant teachers, early childhood mental health consultant, and Early Head Start mental health consultant. For more details and to apply, please visit link below:

Available Positions at Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Secretarial Positions *

Full and part-time positions to provide varied secretarial, accounting and organizational work. Provide services for administrators and schools that is necessary for the operation of organization. Employee should be organized, self-directed, display independent initiative and judgement as it relates to job assignments. Qualifications: High School Diploma. Location: Downtown Miami office

Clerical Position

Full-time position to provide varied secretarial, accounting and organizational work. Provide services for administrators and schools that is necessary for the operation of organization. Employee should be organized, self-directed, display independent initiative and judgement as it relates to job assignments. Qualifications: High School Diploma.

Academic Interventionist

Professional needed who can assist students with their academic assignments and support them with completion of homework assignments. Interventionist will support students at risk of falling behind in their academic studies. Academic interventionist may assess instructional materials and technology and analyze student needs to address academic challenges. Academic interventionist will work with team to assist students in hospital setting who require instructional support.

School Psychologist

Immediate part-time and full-time openings for school psychologists, with increased hourly rate for summer employment. 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. Candidates should send a cover letter, résumé and copy of their state certificate or license to link below.