September News & Resources
Special announcements, reminders, etc.
South Florida Urban Ministries (SFLUM) "Ways to Work" Program, SFLUM is happy to announce that they have launched the "Ways to Work" program in Miami-Dade. ...Read more
United Way of Miami-Dade Helps Families Cover Prescription Costs,
the FamilyWize prescription drug discount card is being distributed by
United Way of Miami-Dade...Read
more
Apprisen Financial Advocates CCCS is offering financial education classes to nonprofit organizations in Miami-Dade under the sponsorship of United Way of Miami-Dade...Read more
The following websites have current nonprofit sector job listings:
The Children's Trust
www.thechildrenstrust.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=260&Itemid=257
TRAININGS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS
St. Andrew Family and Community Health Fair will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2011, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The event location is...Read more
Grace Church of the First is hosting a health fair on Saturday, November 5, 2011, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The event location is...Read more
Center Courts Apartments is hosting a Center Court Healthy People Day on Saturday, November 12, 2011, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The event location is...Read more
Dr. Marta Perez, School Board Member, District 8 is hosting a 2011 Happy, Healthy Holiday Event on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. The event location is...Read more
United Way is offering Financial Planning Seminars to your organization’s staff and clients to promote financial literacy. Seminar topics include: Budgeting, What to do When You Lose Your Job...Read more
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARDS
AT&T Aspire Foundation is a $100 million initiative that will address high school success as well as college and workforce readiness. The platform includes four key elements: providing grants to schools and nonprofits; providing job shadowing...Read more
Community Health Funding Report details on the latest federal and private grant opportunities are available from...Read more
Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation is dedicated to improving the communities they serve through support of public education, community improvement projects and home safety initiatives...Read more
OTHER INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES
The Center for Independent Living of South Florida provides information and guidance to clients with disabilities who want to be more independent and self-sufficient...Read more
Earth Rangers: Community Case Management Inc. This Environmental Education Program is designed for school-aged children (K-5th Grade). It cultivates and increases awareness of our climate and environment to inspire youth to become environmental stewards and in turn, promote a healthy ecosystem...Read more
Florida Housing Finance Corporation - Online Affordable Rental Housing Locator. Offers real-time rental information in English or Spanish, allowing property owners to list available housing for free...Read more
Xerox FreeColorPrinters.com provides nonprofit organizations with professional quality, in-house color printing capabilities at no capital expense...Read more
Go Direct, a national campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank, encourages people who receive Social Security and other federal benefit payments by check to switch to direct deposit...Read more
The GTECH After School Advantage Program provides nonprofit agencies with state-of-the-art, Internet-ready computer centers. For each beneficiary, GTECH donates an average of $15,000...Read more
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program FEMA is now offering an updated online course, IS-130, Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning. To obtain more information and to take the course, go to training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS130.asp.
Kids Health offers information on children's medical needs and issues including general health, emotional and behavioral health, and positive parenting. For information please visit www.kidshealth.org/parent.
The Miami-Dade County Community Health Report Card and expanded appendix with zip code level data is available for download at www.healthcouncil.org/...Read more
Miami-Dade County & Homeless Trust If you or someone you know is homeless or about to become homeless, please call the Homeless Helpline at 1-877-994-HELP...Read more
Miami-Dade County Public Housing. If you are a service provider and are interested in exploring the possibility of offering your services on site at a Miami-Dade County public housing facility, please contact Selena Williams at spt@miamidade.gov for more information.
Providing Assistance With Utility Bills The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will be assisting eligible residents in Miami-Dade County with electric and gas bills...Read more
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator is a nationwide directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs. For more information, visit www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov.
TracFone Wireless, Inc. has launched a new brand of service for eligible low-income households. SafeLink Wireless, a government-supported program, is now offering a free cell phone with 68 free minutes each month...Read more
YWCA Available to Process Level 2 Clearances - The YWCA of Greater Miami-Dade is an authorized live scan service provider for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and, as such, is available to process level 2 background screening transactions...Read more
NONPROFIT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Associate, Print and Interactive Communications - United Way of Miami-Dade, will report to the VP of Creative Services. Responsible for design and production of print and html materials as well as...Read more
Demonstration School Teacher - United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education;, will report to the master teacher. Schedule, develop plans and conducts home visits in collaboration with...Read more
Director, Engagement - United Way of Miami-Dade, will report to the VP of Marketing. Will manage and further enhance United Way of Miami-Dade's impact in the areas of education, financial stability and health...Read more
Director of Administration, South Florida Urban Ministries, will report to the Executive Director, and perform a wide variety of functions that include, but are not limited to the oversight of technology...Read more
Director of Social Services, The Salvation Army, will plan, direct, coordinate, supervise and monitor the administration of all social service programs within the department including, but not limited to: crisis intervention counseling, transitional living accommodations...Read more
MAESTRO Manager - United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education, will report to the Vice President and will serve as a resource to project staff and partners, childcare centers directors and...Read more
Sr. Impact Administrator - United Way of Miami-Dade, will provide administrative support to Vice President and additional staff in meeting the needs of United Way's customers...Read more
Sr. Manager, Financial Analysis & Control - United Way of Miami-Dade will report to the SVP, Finance & Administration and CFO. Will be responsible for ascertaining all financial and informational reports based on reliable documentation approved by appropriate staff...Read more
VOLUNTEER AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Miami-Dade County's User Access Program (UAP) Nonprofit organizations can benefit from utilizing County established contracts. Participation in this program does NOT obligate you to utilize their contracts, it merely provides an opportunity for...Read more
NAEIR is a nonprofit gifts-in-kind organization that facilitates the exchange of excess inventory between companies from across the United States and deserving schools, churches and nonprofit organizations...Read more
UNIDAD of Miami Beach - A Matter of Balance is looking for volunteers to conduct group discussion, problem–solving strategies, videos and...Read more
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Felicia Safont
United Way of Miami-Dade
3250
Southwest Third Avenue
Miami, FL 33129
Fax: (305)-646-7079
E-mail
newsandresources@unitedwaymiami.org
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