The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest public health and economic crisis I’ve dealt with in my 23 years of practice. With one COVID-19 death every 80 seconds in the U.S., we all are conscious of our mortality. Estate planning should be a priority for each...
Census door knocking is finally just now starting in South Florida because of COVID-19 risks and now our community officially has one-month less to get counted as part of Census 2020. The Commerce Department suddenly cut short the time for enumeration -- the last day...
As COVID-19 pandemic takes an ongoing toll on our residents and communities, getting a complete Census count is not only harder — it’s also more vital. Census data dictates how much federal funding our local governments will receive for food access programs, affordable housing, health...
For the past 15 years, The Miami Foundation has been grateful to partner with the National LGBTQ Task Force to provide grants that strengthen the LGBTQ community in our region. The Task Force, the nation’s oldest LGBTQ advocacy group, has donated a portion of the...
When the Foundation opened our annual Community Grants Program in January, no one could have imagined a global pandemic would shut down our entire community and country, triggering an unprecedented health, social and economic crisis. ...
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Something is rotten in our midst and we need to name it, clear it out, and allow our communities to heal. Video evidence of system-level racism has virally accosted us in rapid succession. Before we have enough time to grieve from the last incident, another...
Something is rotten in our midst and we need to name it, clear it out, and allow our communities to heal. Video evidence of system-level racism has virally accosted us in rapid succession. Before we have enough time to grieve from the last incident, another...
Access to healthy, nutritious food is an ongoing challenge for residents in Greater Miami’s food deserts. Our area’s largest food bank reported that the need for support has more than doubled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first #OurMiami Conversation hosted by...
#GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of giving and unity taking place on May 5, 2020. It's an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. The day will create a wave of charitable giving, generosity, volunteer engagement, and civic action to support communities and nonprofits...