It’s election season!!! As a friendly reminder, Florida currently has more ways to edit the constitution than any other state in the union. There’s a few ways to do this, five to be exact. The majority, three of these, are implemented by legislators in Tallahassee...
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. ...
In a moment that has been marked with so much strain, our Foundation has been so moved to be able to invest heavily in our nonprofit community’s recovery. We know nonprofits are hurting. Since March, local organizations have been reporting to the Foundation the...
Our Miami-Dade nonprofits have stepped up in an unprecedented way this year. While simultaneously bearing the effects of this year’s pandemic and economic downturn, many of our nonprofit partners have been on the frontlines in helping our region’s most vulnerable weather this crisis and work...
COVID-19 has laid bare the inequities that persist in our economy. From surging unemployment rates to impending evictions, small business closures and rising food insecurity, the pandemic has exacerbated the hardships marginalized communities have faced for decades, with the burden falling on women, Black Americans,...
Three years ago, on September 10, 2017, Hurricane Irma lashed Miami-Dade County with sustained winds of more than 73 miles per hour and vast amounts of rain. The elements associated with the storm caused inland flooding, destroyed roofs, brought down countless trees, and caused...
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...