Actualidad Radio: Día del 988: apoyan la prevención del suicidio en Miami-Dade y Monroe (in Spanish)
En el marco del Día Nacional del 988, la señora Miriam Singer, directora ejecutiva del Jewish Community Services of South Florida, destacó en el programa de Yoly Cuello la importancia de esta línea de prevención…
NBC 6 Miami story on Lifelines for our lower-income communities: Miami-Dade budget meeting lasts nearly 12 hours
The county is trying to close a $400 million deficit, while the public speaks on what they deem to be essential services.
Miami-Dade County is preparing to approve a $12.9 billion budget for the upcoming 2025–2026 fiscal year.
A public budget hearing will be held Thursday. Yet, despite this unprecedented investment, the current proposal would deliver only a fraction of the funding needed to sustain the essential services that keep our most vulnerable…
The Miami Herald Op-Ed by Miriam Singer: Restore full funding to care for Miami-Dade’s most vulnerable
Miami-Dade County is preparing to approve a $12.9 billion budget for the upcoming 2025–2026 fiscal year. A public budget hearing will be held Thursday. Yet, despite this unprecedented investment, the current proposal would deliver only…
WLRN News: Community groups, advocates fear Miami-Dade's proposed budget will hurt county's most vulnerable
Community advocates packed Miami-Dade's government center on Thursday to voice their concerns about the county’s proposed $13.1 billion budget and its impact on thousands of its most vulnerable residents. "More than ever, people are at…
The Miami New Times-Opinion: Preserve Core Nutrition Programs in Miami-Dade
The need for core nutrition services hits close to home in Miami-Dade County, where nearly one in six children is food insecure. Behind that statistic are families doing everything right — working two jobs, caring…
Miami Herald — Charities facing cuts ask Miami-Dade mayor: Save the safety net, don’t ‘unravel it’
At the Key Clubhouse center, adults with mental illness get help finding work from an employment specialist that the nonprofit hires with grant dollars from Miami-Dade County. But that help may be on the chopping…
The Sun-Sentinel Florida Jewish Journal Op-Ed by Miriam Singer & Reuben Rotman: With Miami-Dade budget cuts, a world is at stake
To save one life is to save an entire world. This timeless truth, known as the Jewish value of “pikuach nefesh,” is echoed across cultures and faiths. Today, the ability to actualize “pikuach nefesh” in…
Faith Leaders Demand Funding for Miami Dade Eviction Program
By Lauren Costantino At 67 years old, Raimundo “Ray” Ricardo is one of the youngest members of a senior center in Miami Beach — but he still shows up almost every morning. A retired industrial…
Miami's Community Newspapers: Interview by Michael Miller with Miriam Singer & Amanda Altman | The Advocacy Collective
Host Michael Miller speaks with: Miriam Singer, President & CEO of Jewish Community Services of South Florida, and Amanda G. Altman, Esq., CEO of Kristi House. Together, they discuss The Advocacy Collective, a coalition of…