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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 engineer, he found…
As Miami-Dade County prepares its FY 2025–26 budget, a devastating proposal looms: the elimination of $16.577 million in funding for nonprofit community-based organizations (CBOs). The organizations that form this collaborative are in partnership with the…
Los residentes más vulnerables de nuestra comunidad perderían acceso a servicios esenciales para sobrevivir si el condado elimina el financiamiento de las organizaciones que actúan como la red de apoyo y seguridad de Miami-Dade. En…