February 28, 2024

READy, Set, Go Miami! March Literacy Blitz! *

Hello Providers, it's that time again! READy, Set, Go Miami! MARCH LITERACY BLITZ! Invite your families and caregivers to attend a READy, Set, Go Miami! workshop in English, Spanish, or Creole hosted by partners all over Miami-Dade (in-person & virtually). This is an early literacy initiative built by locals for locals to encourage families to use simple literacy strategies while engaging in everyday activities such as grocery shopping, cooking, or waiting for an appointment. Contact Danielle Barreras at email below for more information:

Champions for Children is April 11; Get Tables and Tickets Now!

The 18th Annual Children's Trust Champions for Children Award Ceremony returns on Thursday, April 11, from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at the DoubleTree by Hilton Miami Airport and Convention Center, 711 NW 72nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33126. For more information on seats, tables and for sponsorship opportunities, please click below:

Innovation Fund Grants - Pre-Application Deadline March 11 *

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 deadline for pre-applications is March 11. Click below for more information:

More Funding Resources Available for Your Agency

Need funding for your amazing agency? Unlock a treasure trove of possibilities with Candid Foundation Directory Online!

Find the perfect grant fit:

• Search for foundations and grantmakers supporting your cause.
• Discover hidden funding opportunities beyond open RFPs.
• Explore detailed profiles of funders and their giving history.

Visit your local Miami-Dade public library branch and access the Candid Foundation Directory Online (FDO), generously funded by The Children’s Trust, for FREE!

Click below for instructions on how to access FDO when at your library. Don’t miss out – start your search today!

Parent Club Request for Proposals Coming in March

The Parent Club 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.

The RFP will be released on March 20, with a Bidders' Conference and Application Training on March 27. For more information, go to the Grant Opportunities page of The Children's Trust website:

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 draw 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.

Honoring Diversity in Work with Children Families *

The Florida Association for Infant Mental Health (FAIMH) is on a mission to weave threads of understanding around Infant Mental Health. Let's break the ice and dive into why we're the torchbearers of this training. Join us in this session as we spotlight the realms of infant mental health, unraveling the best practices to tune into these vital needs. Let's nurture minds, one awareness at a time! The virtual session takes place March 13, from noon to 1 p.m. More information below:

Leadership Academy 2024 - Application is Open Through March 11 *

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. Watch the video here. Apply below:

Strategic Communications Planning: 90-Minute Virtual Refresher 

Join a 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.

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:

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:

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 28.

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 Project RISE Virtual Training Opportunities for Youth Development Providers *

Creating a Learning Environment Nurtures Greatness Peer Learning Session #2

Thursday, March 7

10-11:30 a.m.

This peer learning series will give K-5 Youth Development (YD) staff the opportunity to reflect on ways to create nurturing learning environments that are supportive, interactive, and engaging. Participants will share the strategies and resources they rely on to create these environments and nurture children's physical, academic, social, and emotional development.

Once registered on the Trust Academy LMS, you will receive an email with the Zoom link and additional handouts and information one business day before the session.

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.

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 12-1 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:

Request for Proposals: External Evaluator for UpSkill Miami *

United Way Miami is looking to engage an External Evaluator that will perform a comprehensive evaluation and assessment of the results of the workforce training initiatives funded by UpSkill Miami, placement outcomes post training and the overall success of the program model structure. The proposal submission deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, March 22. For more information contact Gizelle Ortize-Velaquez at email below or 305.646.7136.

Become an Infant Mental Health Specialist with FAIMH *

Florida Association for Infant Mental Health (FAIMH) invites mental health clinicians (psychologists, psychiatrists, LCSWs, LMHCs and LMFTs) to apply to our comprehensive preparation program. Over 18 months, you will receive training, reflective supervision to support your earning the FL Infant Mental Health Endorsement® and become an Endorsed Reflective Supervisor in Florida at no cost to you. Must have provided dyadic therapy with young children (birth-5 years) for at least 1 year. Apply below by March 8:

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

Florida Foster Care Review (FFCR) advances the safety, stability and success of youth and young adults involved in Miami-Dade’s dependency system by connecting them to essential services, healthy relationships and forever families. FFCR seeks caring volunteers to review and monitor cases one full weekday per month during Citizen Review Panel (CRP) hearings held virtually. Visit link below for more information and requirements.

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. Click below to learn more and/or to apply.

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:

• How Mass Violence Impacts Youth: March 12
• Children with Problematic Sexual Behaviors: March 14
• Healthy/Unhealthy Relationships-10 Signs: March 26
• Stewards of Children: April 16,
• Healthy/Unhealthy Relationships-Amor del Bueno: April 25
• Mental Well-Being Series (Anger): Session 1: May 6 Session 2: May 13 Session 3:May 20
• Well-Being and Burnout: May 14
• Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: May 23

Register below:

Available Positions at The Children's Trust

Communication & Community Engagement Coordinator - $48,668.20

The Communications and Community Engagement (CE) Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Director of Communications with the general administration of communications projects, vendor agreements and purchase orders. Work performed by the Communications & Community Engagement Coordinator includes but is not limited to researching and obtaining bids for services or purchased goods, monitoring agreements and their terms of services, scopes of work and quality of final product, goods or service to ensure high-level output. The incumbent has latitude to make informed decisions and recommendations regarding vendor and/or materials selection; and prepares reports for the department and executive management.

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. 

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. 

Manager of Human Resources Needed at Branches *

Manager of Human Resources If you are looking for an opportunity to use your unique gifts to support an organization fulfill its mission and vision, Branches is searching for individuals motivated by their passion to serve their community, shape organizational culture, and develop teams and talent. Please click the link below and follow the instructions on how to apply:

Employment Specialist -Job Coach with The de Moya Foundation *

Help support young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in finding and maintaining competitive employment using a customized employment model to foster a community where all individuals have an equitable opportunity to find fulfillment. This role requires providing job training, job coaching, developing and implementing accommodations, and providing support to the employee as well as the employer. For more information visit: 

Job Posting from Breakthrough Miami

Assistant Site Director:

The Assistant Site Director (ASD) is responsible for the efficient and effective delivery of programs and services that most directly affect Breakthrough Miami Scholars and families. An ASD oversees campus or site logistics, unpaid student volunteers and some stipended positions, such as Teaching Fellows. As an ambassador of the program, the ASD builds supportive relationships with students, parents, schools, the community and other stakeholders to ensure the academic and socio-enrichment success of all Breakthrough Scholars. 

The individual in this role is organized, self-motivated and collaborative, with strong communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

How to apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to the attention of Nicole Gray, Business Manager at careers@breakthroughmiami.org.

Available Positions at Urban Health Partnerships

Administrative Positions

Health Equity Program Manager (LGBTQ+ Focus)

Evaluation Coordinator

Grants & Development Coordinator

Mobility Planning Project Manager

Community Liaison Positions

Miami-Dade County Community Liaison Lead – LGBTQ+

Overtown Community Liaisons

Available Opportunities at St. Alban's Child Enrichment Center

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on young minds? St. Albans is thrilled to announce that it has exciting opportunities available to join its team in Early Childhood Education! Available positions are: Infant and Toddler Teacher Assistant (Coconut Grove and Allapattah), Head Start Teacher (Coconut Grove), Head Start Teacher Assistant (Coconut Grove) and Health/Mental Health/Disabilities Coordinator Nutrition Coordinator. Send your resume to info@stalbanschildcare.org or visit website below:

Employment Opportunities at Jewish Community Services of South Florida

Jewish Community Services is hiring for several positions: Licensed Clinicians, Case Manager and many more. For further details and to apply please follow the link below:

Director of Children and Youth Needed at The Arc of South Florida

Arc of South Florida seeks Director to oversee multiple county-wide educational programs for children with special needs and disabilities, coordinate decisions regarding program development, staff concerns and parent involvement and contribute to grant/budget writing and management. Bachelors required. Masters preferred. Three+ years administrative and supervisory experience required with program/grants and budget management. Excellent Benefits package. Apply online at link below:

First Star Academy Summer Staff Openings

First Star University of Miami Academy is a college-preparatory program for high school foster youth. The Academy strives to keep youth on track for high school graduation, prepare them for higher education, and equip them with the skills to successfully transition to adulthood. It currently has three openings for a summer program coordinator, as well as one language arts, one math, and one science teacher to support our program this summer.

Available Position at the Advocacy Network on Disabilities

The Family Support Coordinator is responsible for the provision of advocacy, support and linkage services to individuals with developmental and other disabilities, their families and caregivers as well as professionals and others seeking assistance. Utilizes strength-based strategies to build families’ protective factors.

Training and Experience Requirements: Bachelor's in social work or related field. Minimum of 2 years-experience working with families who have children with disabilities and knowledge of local community strongly preferred. Excellent communication and organizational skills. Bilingual English-Spanish required.

Salary Range: $40,000 - $45,000. It offers 100% employer-paid medical benefits, 12 paid holidays, and generous PTO.

Send resume to email 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.