Guide to Resources in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Resources for Youth in the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The SYSC Resource Guide links you to services and programs in your community that supports health, wellness, and overall well-being. These resources are intended to help in building a network that will enable and empower you to become a Stronger Youth and help us to create a Stronger Community. We hope that you will engage them as needed and share these contacts with friends, family, neighbors, and peers as tools to address the various challenges that you and others may face today or in the future.
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Touching Miami With Love |
Touching Miami with Love supports academic achievement, SAT/ACT tutoring, school supplies, incentives for grades, and support for school projects. They also provide creative arts instruction, spiritual support, mentorships, internships and other services. |
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Miami Bridge |
The mission of Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services Inc. is to promote positive youth development and strengthen and support families to enable children to reach their full potential to become productive community members. |
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Miami Light Project |
Founded in 1989, Miami Light Project is a not-for-profit cultural organization which presents live performances by innovative dance, music and theater artists from around the world; supports the development of new work by South Florida-based artists; and offers educational programs for students of every age. |
http://www.miamilightproject.com/youth-and-community-programming |
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Shake a Leg Miami |
Shake-A-Leg is a non-profit working with children & adults with physical, developmental and economic challenges in a marine environment, utilizing Biscayne Bay to teach environmental lessons, therapeutic sailing, swimming & kayaking. |
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Children's Trust Youth Advisory Committee |
The Children's Trust is a dedicated source of revenue derived from property taxes, established by voter referendum in 2002. Our mission is to partner with the community to plan, advocate for and fund strategic investments that improve the lives of all children and families in Miami-Dade County |
https://www.thechildrenstrust.org/content/youth-advisory-committee |
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HandsOn Broward |
HandsOn Broward inspires, equips and mobilizes people to effect positive change in Broward County. By leveraging the power of people and socially responsible businesses, we transform local communities through meaningful hands-on projects that make a difference. |
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Broward |
Helps children realize their potential and build their futures. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. |
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Camelot Community Care |
Camelot Community Care's mission is to develop and provide services which enable children and families to realize their full potential. |
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Urban League of Broward |
Founded in 1975 as an affiliate of the National Urban League, the Urban League of Broward County is a community-based organization dedicated to empowering communities and changing lives in the areas of education, jobs, housing, and health. |
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All Kids Included – Accessible Arts Experiences for Kids (AKI) |
The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and its volunteer advisory board, the Cultural Affairs Council, develop cultural excellence, diversity and participation throughout Miami-Dade County by strategically creating and promoting opportunities for our community’s thousands of artists and not-for-profit cultural organizations, and our residents and visitors who are their audiences |
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF MIAMI-DADE |
To inspire and enable young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. |
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MIAMI |
Provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. |
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BAB MIAMI |
Brains and Beauty Girls Club, an all-girls mentoring program. In the fall of 2018 B.a.B. launched its first boys group, named Brains and Bowties, forming a brother and sister relationship. Now known as BAB Miami Inc., BAB empowers the youth to become more confident, well-rounded and goal-oriented individuals, while increasing academic achievement and aspirations for higher education beyond high school. |
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A YOUTHFUL SOUL INC. |
A Youthful Soul, Inc. seeks to empower and encourage youth by implementing and shaping programs that foster education, career development, strong self-esteem, and personal growth. |
https://nonprofits.miamifoundation.org/profile/a-youthful-soul-inc |
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GANG ALTERNATIVE, INC. |
To build character that lasts in children and families through positive alternatives to youth violence and delinquency by offering a holistic approach to their academic, physical, social and spiritual development. |
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YEAR UP SOUTH FLORIDA |
Year Up envisions a future in which every young adult will be able to reach their potential. Our mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. |
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Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. |
Each year we handle a variety of civil legal matters benefiting more than 20,000 individuals and families. We recover almost $2.6 million for clients in disability, unemployment, child support, and government benefits. |
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Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services Inc |
The mission of Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services Inc. is to promote positive youth development and strengthen and support families to enable children to reach their full potential to become productive community members. |
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Miami Homes For All |
The Miami Coalition for the Homeless was organized in 1987 to promote community efforts preventing and ending homelessness in South Florida by establishing alliances with agencies and organizations |
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Care Resource Community Health Centers |
Care Resource is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with four (4) locations located in Midtown Miami, Little Havana, Miami Beach, and Fort Lauderdale. We provide comprehensive health and support services to address the full health care needs of our pediatric, adolescent and adult populations. |
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Henderson Mental Health Center |
Henderson Behavioral Health (HBH or Henderson) provides healthcare, housing, and hope for over 30,000 persons of all ages with behavioral health conditions in Florida each year. Through care, supported employment, advocacy, and housing, Henderson assists and inspires people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders to reclaim their lives. |
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Care Resource Community Health Centers |
Care Resource is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with four (4) locations located in Midtown Miami, Little Havana, Miami Beach, and Fort Lauderdale. We provide comprehensive health and support services to address the full health care needs of our pediatric, adolescent and adult populations. |
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Family Resource Center of South Florida |
Our Mission is the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect through the strengthening families |
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