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Karla Peña

16 May PUERTO RICO, STILL IN HURRICANE RECOVERY, FOCUSES ON RESILIENCE

Posted at 09:00h in Blog by Betty Cortina-Weiss 0 Comments
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In the days after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, leaving the island crippled and in the dark, San Juan-native Karla Peña, faced her own bleak reality. “My husband lost his job. The nonprofit pet rescue I ran was essentially out of business. And our...

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Ana Mari Ortega Wins Emerging Philanthropist Award

15 May CITY YEAR MIAMI CHAIR NAMED “EMERGING PHILANTHROPIST” OF THE YEAR

Posted at 16:31h in Blog by Ana Mari Ortega 10 Comments
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Editor’s Note: The Miami Foundation's Emerging Philanthropist Award annually celebrates a 40-or-under donor who uses charitable giving to drive measurable results around a local cause, broadly improve the lives of Miamians and encourage others to give.  The hope is that the award inspires other rising philanthropic leaders...

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11 May HONORING A CHAMPION FOR SUSTAINABLE GIVING

Posted at 17:04h in Blog by The Miami Foundation 5 Comments
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Editor’s note: We are pleased to honor Michele King Soffer, a great Miamian, for her selfless dedication to help those who need it most, as our 2018 Donor Next Door honoree. Below is the short piece that appeared in the Donor Next Door Family Album. Michele...

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Nadege Green in the field

01 May WLRN’S NADEGE GREEN LIFTS MIAMI’S UNHEARD VOICES

Posted at 08:00h in Blog by Ryan Pontier 9 Comments
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Editor’s Note: Nadege Green, WLRN’s social justice reporter, is the 2018 Ruth Shack Leadership Award honoree. Here, Ryan Pontier shares why he submitted the nomination for her. I remember Nadege weaving a story and dialogue that was so raw and real that I could hear a...

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March for Our Lives

15 Apr THE MARCH OF OUR LIVES: #NEVERAGAIN

Posted at 22:10h in Blog by Rose Stephanie Jean-Paul 1 Comment
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With grant support from The Miami Foundation and others, a group of about 40 students of color went to Washington, D.C, and attended the “March For Our Lives.” Along the way, they took part in a town hall at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and...

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13 Apr MEET THE COUPLE KEEPING MIAMI’S BEACHES CLEAN

Posted at 21:46h in Blog by Jessica Rodriguez 9 Comments
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An avid kayaker, Dave Doebler was out paddling in Biscayne Bay one day when he saw trash floating in the water. He instinctively picked it up to toss when he returned to shore. The following week, he did it again. Then, he did it again....

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Reach for the Stars Scholarship Recipients

12 Apr REACH FOR THE STARS SCHOLARSHIP TURNS TRAGEDY INTO TRANSFORMATION

Posted at 21:25h in Blog by Michael Epstein 0 Comments
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What would he be doing if he were still alive? That’s a question I often think about. Nearly 20 years ago, my older brother, Alan, lost his life in a car accident at the age of 18. I find myself musing about whether he would...

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11 Apr PUBLIC SPACE CHALLENGE WINNER RECLAIMS LITTLE HAVANA PARK FOR FAMILIES

Posted at 21:48h in Blog by Krislyn Placide 0 Comments
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The families of East Little Havana in Miami weren’t comfortable using their local space: 81 percent of respondents in a February 2016 neighborhood survey said that safety concerns held them back from going to Riverside Park. “Delincuencia” was the word many Spanish-speaking parents used to...

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Miami Youth Garden

09 Apr FIVE EASY WAYS TO BE ECO-FRIENDLY IN MIAMI

Posted at 21:58h in Blog by Alexandra Bassil 0 Comments
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Whether it’s planting shade trees at bus stops, making recycling fun and colorful for kids or getting folks to use less plastic, Miamians are creating easy ways for residents to reduce their carbon footprint every day. Here are five Public Space Challenge winners who’ve used...

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04 Apr YOUR CHALLENGE: ONE SIMPLE IDEA TO TRANSFORM A PUBLIC SPACE

Posted at 03:50h in Blog by Jordan De Leon 2 Comments
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A few weeks ago, I went for a jog around South Beach. I ran up past Ocean Drive, onto the 23rd street wooden boardwalk and looped around rollerbladers along Collins Avenue. I was plugged into my distance tracking app to keep tabs on mileage. But...

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