Shakira "Shak" Martin, former Miss Universe Jamaica 2011, was passionate about helping people who, like her, were living with sickle cell anemia. Before her passing, she and her mother, Andrea Hall, wanted to create a foundation to raise awareness and provide services to families. Attorney...
As violence against youth makes headlines in Greater Miami, local communities continue pushing solutions that create safe spaces for the more than half-a-million young people living here. Studies connecting parks to reduced crime rates have led major metro areas across the country, including Philadelphia, Providence and...
Pictured above: Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho speaks at the Miami-Dade Children's Court House, where “Together for Children,” a coalition that includes law enforcement, Miami-Dade Schools, nonprofit groups, local politicians, businesses and other stakeholders, announced the compiling of data that would identify 2,000 children that are...
As executive director of grantee Bridge to Hope, Vanessa Tinsley helps provide residents with access to critical food, home and health programs. She is one of six nonprofit leaders joining the Foundation's Miami Leaders 2016-2017 class, receiving $20,000 in grants to attend premier executive education...
Our Miami Fellows signature leadership program has produced remarkable alumni tackling Greater Miami's most pressing civic issues. Take a look at the outstanding work our current and former Fellows are doing: -- In June, Class IX took a tour of the Miami Herald and met with...
Since the June 12th tragedy at Pulse nightclub, local and national organizations have united to support the Orlando community through philanthropic giving and volunteer service. If you would like to help, several opportunities are listed below: - Central Florida Foundation established the Better Together Fund. - OneOrlando Fund will...
In a neighborhood where quality education and school choice are limited, CARE Elementary School has a simple mission: to bridge the reading, literacy and technology gap in under-served communities. CARE is a free, private nonprofit elementary school located in one of Miami’s under resourced communities,...
Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street) has long-been a signature thoroughfare in Little Havana. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Six will soon look at whether Calle Ocho should remain a highway or return to its original, two-way main street design. Local architecture and planning...
Today Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez, Miami Mayor Tomás P. Regalado, and Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, joined by The Rockefeller Foundation Chief Operating Officer Peter Madonia and Amy Armstrong, Director of City Relationships at 100 Resilient Cities, celebrated their region’s selection to the...
Vance Aloupis, newly appointed CEO of The Children's Movement of Florida, will receive the 2016 Ruth Shack Leadership Award. A Miami Fellows Class VI alumnus, Vance has relentlessly advocated to make Florida "the best state in the nation for young children." Philanthropy Miami and The...