One of the transportation goals identified in the Our Miami Report is for Miami-Dade residents to have access to more public transit options. Miami Fellows Rebecca Fishman Lipsey and Marta Viciedo will launch Miami’s first-ever Public Transit Day to help spark a movement and conversation to do just that.
150+ CONVERSATIONS AND ONE THEME: HOW CAN GREATER MIAMI COME TOGETHER?
On October 18, I showed up for a lunch with a table full of strangers at Clive’s Cafe in Little Haiti, and ended up having one of the most thoughtful conversations about our city that I’ve had in years. Frank, funny, and yet also raw and full of uncomfortable truths. I left in awe and admiration of everyone with whom … Read More
WHY GIVE MIAMI DAY? INSIDERS SHARE WHY THEY GIVE
With just one week away from this town’s biggest giving event of the year, we asked folks who are part of the Give Miami Day movement to share why they give, how they’ll elevate their impact this year and whom they’re supporting on November 17th. “Give Miami Day is an incredible opportunity to impact a greater number of nonprofit organizations … Read More
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: IT’S TIME TO CHANGE OUR STORY
The Our Miami Report is a biennial civic indicators report that provides a community snapshot of eight quality of life issues shaping life in Greater Miami: arts & culture, civic engagement, economy, education, environment & public space, health & safety, housing & affordability and transportation. We approached local leaders working on these issues to provide additional context to the data, … Read More
WHAT’S YOUR MIAMI STORY? SHARE ON OCTOBER 18
You and every Miamian has a story … how you got here, why you stay here, and what you want for the future. Life in Greater Miami is captured in these stories of the 2.6 million people who call this place home.
MIAMI GETS THEIR GROOVE ON WITH CHALLENGE-WINNING DANCE PARTY
GrooveMiami is a 2015 Public Space Challenge winner. The team of three set out to create a community-wide dance party. See how they got Miamians on their feet. What would happen if you invited the entire community to one huge dance party, at a park, and for all ages and dance styles? That’s exactly what Team GrooveMiami did with our … Read More
PROVIDING A VOICE FOR THE COMMUNITY’S MOST VULNERABLE
Nelson Hincapie is president and CEO of Voices For Children Foundation, a Community Grants recipient. The nonprofit helps meet a critical need as advocates for the more than 3,000 children in Miami-Dade’s foster care system and fulfilling the children’s medical, educational and social needs. He completed an executive leadership program with a grant through our Miami Leaders program. Nelson shared … Read More
HOW A 2015 PUBLIC SPACE CHALLENGE WINNER USED DISC GOLF TO CONNECT HOMESTEAD RESIDENTS
David Hazim is a 2015 Public Space Challenge winner. A disc golf enthusiast, he wanted to bring a course to his Homestead neighborhood. David recently shared his story with us about how he used his grant to make the idea happen. Imagine regular golf but with Frisbees. Instead of putting a ball into a hole, you throw a disc into … Read More
FOUNDATION CEO DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM NORTH MIAMI MAYOR AFTER RECENT POLICE SHOOTING
On Monday, Charles Kinsey was shot by a North Miami police officer. Our CEO sent this letter to North Miami Mayor Dr. Smith Joseph on behalf of all Miami-Dade County residents. Dear Mayor Joseph: As the community foundation for Miami-Dade County, we have worked for almost 50 years to improve the quality of life for everyone who calls … Read More
IMPROVING THE LIVES OF MIAMI-DADE’S AGING LGBT COMMUNITY
America’s older population is growing, and a number of them are LGBT adults who are moving into their later years. More than 39 million people in the United States are 65 years and older, and an estimated 1.5 million of them identify as LGBT. Though it’s difficult to get exact figures, the number of LGBT seniors is expected to double, … Read More