In August 2017, a white nationalist rally erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, leaving one young woman and two officers dead and dozens injured – and a community wounded and divided in its aftermath. ...
With Census 2020 forms hitting most homes across the country mid-March, organizations in Miami-Dade County have stepped up their outreach efforts. Since last October, the 29 local nonprofits that received $475,000 in grants from the Miami-Dade Counts 2020 funder collaborative have worked at the grassroots...
At Stephanie Perez-Julio’s wedding, guests were all smiles during the brightly colored outdoor ceremony, especially Ana María’s. Stephanie first met her while teaching art at The WOW Center, a Give Miami Day participating nonprofit that serves more than 200 adults with developmental disabilities from across Miami-Dade...
I had a rough start at adulthood, but trial and error and the power of self-perseverance ultimately saved me. ...
Give Miami Day, the largest annual giving event in the region, is your chance to make a philanthropic impact on Greater Miami by donating to local causes that make a difference. A record 800+ nonprofits are on board to participate this year, and a number...
A thriving arts community makes Greater Miami a vibrant, connected and culturally engaging place to live. Earlier this year, The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation established the Pérez CreARTE Grants Program to fund high-performing arts and culture organizations in Miami-Dade and help them...
Editor’s note: The State Attorney’s Fund for a Safer and Healthier Community aims to reduce substance abuse and impaired driving in Greater Miami. The Fund, created in partnership with the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney, 11th Judicial Circuit, supports substance abuse treatment, prevention education and...
On the third Monday in June, around 45 high school students arrived at The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse, an art studio in Wynwood, for the first day of their summer internship. By Tuesday, they had a big project to finish. The teens—part of ArtWorks,...
Over the past seven years, Give Miami Day has become one of the largest online giving days in the nation. It’s a day that celebrates all Greater Miami nonprofits. In 2018 alone, the 750 nonprofits who participated raised $11.5 million from 21,000 donors around the...
When you can move through a community, it’s more likely that you’ll plug into cool happenings and connect with folks. This year’s Public Space Challenge winners make it easier to do that....