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Community Partners
Since 1968, Switchboard of Miami, a private, nonprofit, multi-service agency, has provided the Miami-Dade community with comprehensive telephone crisis counseling, suicide prevention, information and referral services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. In addition, our agency offers free individual and family counseling services, as well as school based prevention programs for high-risk youth and their families.
Switchboard of Miami, Inc.
701 SW 27th Avenue, Suite 1000
Miami, FL 33135
Phone: 305-358-1640
Fax: 305-377-2269
The HELPline: 305-358-4357 - 24 Hours/7 days a week
TTY: 305-644-9449
www.switchboardmiami.org/
The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation was inspired and founded by a generous and public-spirited Miami couple -- Dr. Jane and Jerry Katcher -- who believed that the early childhood years are especially critical to the future of children and the community. The Katchers furnish the foundation’s core staff funding, and then it is the foundation’s responsibility to raise the dollars for all its projects.
Teach More/Love More is, among other things, a public awareness campaign sponsored by The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation and United Way Success By 6. The campaign not only alerts parents to the stark consequences of failing to prepare our children -- all our children -- for school and success in life, but also offers solutions for overcoming the challenges that all parents face.
The Teach More/Love More 24-hour hotline: 305-631-8111. ( A partnership between The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation and Switchboard of Miami )
The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation
3250 SW 3rd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33129
Phone: 305-646-7230.
www.teachmorelovemore.org/
The Miami-Dade County Health Department (MDCHD) is the local branch of a state public agency, the Florida Department of Health, created by the legislature in 1997. The Health Department is charged with promoting and protecting the health and safety of all residents and visitors to Dade County. Although the Florida Department of Health is a new agency, the Miami-Dade County Health Department has served the Greater Miami-Dade County community since the 1940's under various organizational structures.
The responsibilities of the Miami-Dade County Health Department are to:
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prevent epidemics and the spread of disease
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protect against environmental hazards
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prevent injuries
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promote and encourage healthy behaviors
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respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery efforts
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assure the quality and accessibility of health services
The Miami-Dade County Health Department Healthy Start Data Management Office is responsible for processing and monitoring the accuracy of the Healthy Start risk screening forms and distributing the screens to the various Healthy Start Providers. In addition this office is responsible for receiving and processing all of the service forms that are submitted by all of the providers and coordinating the services that are provided throughout the county.
Phone: 305-324-2400
Healthy Start Data Management Office: 786-845-0363
www.dadehealth.org/
The Peace Education Foundation (PEF), a non-profit educational organization, was founded in 1980. Its mission is to educate children and adults in the dynamics of conflict and to promote peacemaking skills in homes, schools and communities throughout the world. This mission is served by providing educational materials, training and innovative programming that make nonviolent conflict resolution not
merely a passing interest or fad, but a lifestyle.
PEF offers material for parents of newborns to three years, grade-level specific classroom-tested curricula for Pre-K through grade 12, and other specialized materials. While each curriculum is presented in a developmentally appropriate format, PEF curricula as a whole have a unified scope, sequence of content
and sequence of skills. Internationally, these curricula are being used in more than 20,000 schools.
Peace Education Foundation
1900 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
Phone: (305) 576-5075
Fax: (305) 576-3106
www.peace-ed.org/
Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe
The Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe, a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit, was incorporated April 12, 2000 following the enactment of Florida State Statute 411.01 that established the Florida Partnership for School Readiness. The Florida Legislature recognized that "school readiness programs increase children's chances of achieving future educational success and becoming productive members of society." The Legislature intends for the local school readiness coalitions to establish programs and policies to prepare Florida's youngest citizens for success in school.
The coalition works to make available and affordable high-quality, comprehensive health, education and nurturing services and programs for all the county's 160,000 children between birth and age 5.
Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd./Suite 500
Coral Gables, Fla. 33134
Phone: (305) 646-7220
Fax: (305) 646-7222
www.elcmdm.org/
The mission of the United Way of Miami-Dade is to build community by helping people care for one another. Their vision is to have a caring community strengthened by its diversity and compassion. United Way acts as a catalyst in building community by bringing hearts, minds and resources together ultimately making Miami-Dade a better place. They believe that the healthier our community, the better quality of life for us all, today and tomorrow.
The Ansin Building
3250 Southwest 3rd Avenue
Miami, FL 33129
Phone: 305-860-3000
Email: caring@unitedwaymiami.org
www.unitedwaymiami.org
Recognizing that the needs of children in Miami-Dade County far exceeds the resources and support systems available, The Children’s Trust was created by voter referendum in 2002 as a dedicated source of funding to meet those needs. The Trust, the staff and 33-member board are committed to funding programs that offer the highest possible quality services, with the goals of implementing best practices and improving the lives of children and families in our community.
A strong emphasis on active partnerships that move beyond typical mechanisms of collaboration is critical to improving services and access for children and families in Miami-Dade. The Trust encourages creative approaches to coordinating, integrating, and funding services across and within the areas of health, safety, development and to promote increased parental and community involvement on behalf of all of our children.
The Children's Trust
3150 SW 3rd Ave (Coral Way)
Miami, Florida 33129
Phone: 305-571-5700
Fax: 305-860-2328
www.thechildrenstrust.org
Miami-Dade AHEC (Area Health Education Center), Inc is a private 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, not a government agency, and we rely on the contiributions of individuals donors, sponsorships, and grants to fund our community programs and services.
Since 1987, Miami-Dade AHEC has played a critical role in increasing access to health care services for our most vulnerable, and marginalized residents and in providing innovative preventive health programs for children and adults in the community.
Miami-Dade Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program Inc.
8600 NW 53 Terrace, Suite 200
Miami, FL 33166
Phone: 305-994-9268
Fax: 305-592-3704
www.mdahec.org
Goodwill Industries of South Florida is a non-profit organization dedicated to training, employing and placing people with disabilities and special needs in community jobs in order to transition to independence.
Our Mission:
To train, employ and place people with disabilities and special needs in community jobs so they can successfully transition to independence.
Organizational Creed:
Be dissatisfied with your work until every person with a disability and every unfortunate person in our community has an opportunity to develop to his fullest usefulness and enjoy a maximum of abundant living.
Staff Creed:
We will work diligently and ethically to fulfill our mission in the constant pursuit of excellence with a sense of urgency, treat people with dignity and respect and focus our emotions on issues not individuals.
Goodwill Industries of South Florida
2121 N.W. 21 St.
Miami, FL 33142
Phone: 305-325-9114
E-mail: info@goodwillmiami.org
www.goodwillmiami.org
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. The March of Dimes carries out this mission through programs of research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birthweight.
March of Dimes Miami-Dade/Monroe Division
8323 NW 12th Street, Suite 208
Miami, FL 33126
Phone: 305-477-1192
Fax: 305-477-1254
www.marchofdimes.com
Mission: To promote and protect the health and safety of all people in Florida through the delivery of quality public health services and the promotion of health care standards.
Vision: By providing quality services and promoting healthy communities, we are valued by those we serve and our partners as the leading public health organization in the nation.
Administration
4052 Bald Cypress Way
Tallahassee, FL
Phone: 850-245-4147
Fax: 850-487-4574
www.doh.state.fl.us/
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