Grants Awarded
Summary of Grants Awarded 2025
Organization | Program | Amount Funded |
|---|---|---|
305 Pink Pack | Enhancing Access for Underserved Adults in Cancer Treatment - Provides partial salary support for 2 service coordinators, to scale up services to men as well as women in active cancer treatment, including those with metastatic diagnoses, who required on going care coordination. | $30,000 |
A Chance for Therapy, dba Act4Me | Act4Me's Children's Therapy Program - Funds go directly to therapy services for Miami-Dade children living with developmental delays caused by neurological and/or genetic disorders, such as autism, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy who fall in the gap between qualifying for Medicaid and affording private health insurance. | $30,000 |
Canine Assisted Therapy, Inc. | Healing Visits - One Paw at a Time - Supports 7 therapy dogs to hospitals, nursing homes, workplace and schools by covering the cost of recruiting, training, evaluating, mentoring, visit program coordination, deployment and insurance for the therapy dogs. | $22,000 |
CARE Elementary School | CARE Elementary School Nurse - Provides salary support for comprehensive health services for a school nurse for comprehensive health services for students that students that are unaffordable for low-income minority families. | $30,000 |
Caring For Miami Legacy Program | Project Smile Program -Provides partial salary support for a dentist, one dental hygienist and some supplies for the mobile dental clinic which provides free oral health education, prevention and comprehensive restorative treatment to low income uninsured individuals in Miami Dade County. | $40,000 |
Casa Familia, Inc. | Programming at the Village of Casa Familia - Supports programing costs for in-house skills classes, community outings, weekend programing and peer mentorship & leadership. | $15,000 |
Casa Valentina, Inc. | Mental Health Support for At-Risk Youth in Miami-Dade County - Continues therapeutic support to residents or residents or alumni enabling access to mental health support along with professional development training for staff to better meet the needs of the residents as they age out of foster care and integrate into society. | $15,000 |
Children's Bereavement Center, Inc. | Supporting MDC's Highest-Need Communities in Miami-Dade, with an Emphasis on Homestead, Florida City and Overtown - Provides partial staffing salary support to expand CBC programing at Lotus House Children's Villages, deliver grief-informed training to 50 community based professionals, host monthly in-person outreach events and facilitate educational presentations with local organization, along with providing no-cost peer grief support groups and intake assessments. | $25,000 |
Church World Service | Preferred Communities Mental Health Expansion Initiative - Provides partial salary support for a case manager, and costs associated with therapeutic services to expand mental health services in CWS Miami's existing preferred communities intensive case management program supported by the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, and aims to fill critical service gaps for individuals facing serious mental health challenges. | $20,000 |
Coral Gables Woman's Club Legacy Program | Children's Dental Clinic - Supports dental salaries to provide free dental care including cleaning, x-rays, fillings, root canals, crowns and fluoride treatments to needy school aged children in Miami-Dade County. | $30,000 |
Friendship Circle of Miami | Specialized Therapeutic Support in Programs - Provides salary support for additional therapists to be embedded in current programing to assess each child's unique needs, help support volunteers create structured and supportive environments, build communication, coordination and emotional regulation skills. | $25,000 |
Hearing Research Institute Legacy Program | Hearing Aids for Needy People - Provides 25 hearing aids and 5-10 special FM equipment systems for deaf children and adults who can not afford them. | $25,000 |
His Hands and Feet, Inc. | Haven of Hope Pantry - Provides mostly pantry supplies along with some salary support allowing two schools to be added to the three they are already serving. This project places fully stocked pantries in under resourced schools to provide food, hygiene and school supplies to students facing hunger, poverty and home instability with compassion and practical support. | $20,000 |
iAM ABLE | Able 2 Adapt - Provides full services for 12 new participants, embed the mentorship program deeper into JMH spinal cord injury discharge pipeline, eliminate their existing waitlist, expand quarterly community social programing and help scale their reach through the tele-mentorship system for those that can't physically come to the center and can get lost if not reached early in their injury. | $30,000 |
Miami Diaper Bank | Expanding Mobile Diaper Distribution Services for Families with Diaper Insecurity - Provides partial salary support for the mobile services team at full time status, diaper & distribution supplies & storage, data evaluation software and evaluation to better track effectiveness of programs & services long term. | $10,000 |
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc. Legacy Program | Miami Lighthouse Heiken Children's Vision Program - Continues the vision program at the nine SHI schools delivering vision care, including partial salaries for mobile unit operations, screenings, exams and glasses prioritizing students enrolled in grades 5,8,& 9, followed by grades 2,4 & 7, making a difference in the lives of students who would otherwise fall through the cracks and not receive prescription eyeglasses needed. | $25,000 |
Open Door Health Center Legacy Program | Health Care Access Program - Provides salary support for the Medical Director to keep the clinic open and operating for this at-risk community who are below 200% of the poverty level. | $50,000 |
South Florida Autism Center, Inc. | Therapy Program - Supports the launch of a comprehensive therapy clinic designed to provide a full spectrum of therapeutic services - including speech, occupational, physical and behavioral therapy for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. | $30,000 |
Thelma Gibson Health Initiative | Leveling the Mental Health Care Playing Field for Minority Seniors Program - Provides partial salary support for a mental health therapist to be embedded within the outreach team to improve access to mental health care by removing the stigma & cultural obstacles and to reduce depression & stress as well as improve overall quality of life. | $25,000 |
Universal Heritage Institute | Serving the Underserved - Provides salary support to hire or expand hours of clinical staff and increase hours of operation for the free clinic in the underserved area of Opa-Locka. This is the only free clinic in the area. | $35,000 |
The Victory Center | Primary Education Enrichment Program - Supports partial instructor & supervisor salaries along with classroom supplies & staff training to sustain and expand program offerings enhancing their capacity to prepare students for successful transitions into less restrictive educational settings and ultimately, independent fulfilling lives. | $15,000 |
Wellspring Counseling | Restore Resilience Retreat Sponsorships for Survivors of Medical Trauma - Provides staffing costs and supplies for 12 adults who have experienced medical trauma or caregivers who have experienced vicarious trauma to attend a 5-day intensive trauma recovery program providing therapy and education. | $13,000 |
Whispering Manes Therapeutic Riding Center | Empowering Students and Veterans Through Equine-Assisted Programs - Fully sponsors scholarships for 30 students and 15 veterans allowing them to experience the life-changing benefits of therapeutic riding and horsemanship. Their individual approach ensures each participant's specific physical, emotional or cognitive needs are met. | $25,000 |
Wounded Veterans Relief Fund Legacy Program | Emergency Financial Assistance to Veterans and Their Families - Provides emergency financial relief for Miami-Dade County veterans who have been assigned a disability rating by the VA and are referred by a case manager. This includes both visible (paralysis, limb-loss) and invisible (PTS & TBI) disabilities. | $25,000 |
TOTAL FUNDED | Cell | $620,000 |
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Barry University College of Nursing Health & Sciences | Dr. Harold Norman Nursing Scholarship | $20,000 |
Florida International University Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences | Dr. Frederick Poppe Nursing Scholarship | $20,000 |
Miami Dade College Benjamin Leon School of Nursing | Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Nursing Scholarship | $20,000 |
University of Miami School of Nursing & Health Studies | Edmund Russo Nursing Scholarship | $20,000 |
University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine | Dr. George E. Mekras Medical Scholarship | $20,000 |
Total Nursing & Medical Scholarships | Cell | $100,000 |
Organization: Camp Boggy Creek
Program Description:
“Family Retreat Programs for therapeutic support of Miami-Dade children with serious illnesses” grant provides retreats where the entire family can take advantage of the network of support with other families that share their experience.
Amount Funded: $20,000
Organization: Caring For Miami
Program Description:
“Project Smile Program” grant provides support for a part-time Dental Hygienist and supplies to serve uninsured adults and children.
Amount Funded: $20,000
Organization: Children's Bereavement Center, Inc.
Program Description:
“Children's Grief Support” grant provides partial salary support to create & facilitate web-based groups created in response to the COVID-19 outbreak and/or in person once their physical locations are reopened.
Amount Funded: $10,000
Organization: Coral Gables Woman’s Club
Program Description:
“Coral Gables Children’s Dental Clinic” supports the operational needs of the dental clinic for school age indigent children whose parents can not afford costly dental care and usually are ineligible for public health programs.
Amount Funded: $25,000
Organization: Epilepsy Foundation of Florida
Program Description:
“Epilepsy Medical Services Program” grant provides testing support to allow neurologists to examine and treat patients using telemedicine safely from their home.
Amount Funded: $25,000
Organization: Good Hope Equestrian Training Center
Program Description:
“Horses Helping Heroes” provides salary support for an equine instructional specialist and riding instructor along with equipment and supplies for their recovery program.
Amount Funded: $25,000
Organization: Hearing Research Institute
Program Description:
“Hearing Aids for Needy People” funds provide approximately 40 hearing aids for needy people.
Amount Funded: $25,000
Organization: Iam ABLE
Program Description:
“Able 2 Adapt” grant provides salary and program support for a mentoring and exercise-based therapy program for participants with paralysis.
Amount Funded: $15,000
Organization: Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Program Description:
“Heiken Children’s Vision Program” continues collaboration with the nine targeted JTM schools funding comprehensive diagnostic eye examinations and delivering prescription eyeglasses.
Amount Funded: $25,000
Organization: Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
Program Description:
“Smiles Across Miles” grant provides salary support and clinical services for JTM’s School Oral Health program.
Amount Funded: $25,000
Organization: Open Door Health Center
Program Description:
“Health Access Program” grant provides salary support for clinic to improve access to cost effective preventive healthcare and arrange for hospital services when necessary at no cost to its patients who are at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.
Amount Funded: $50,000
Organization: SSJ Health Foundation - St. John Bosco Clinic, Inc.
Program Description:
“Ensuring Community Access to Healthcare ” grant provides salary support for an Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) to provide healthcare to uninsured low-income patients .
Amount Funded: $50,000
Organization: The Sundari Foundation
Program Description:
“Lotus House Women's Shelter” grant provides support for housing costs for the homeless women, youth and children at the shelter.
Amount Funded: $25,000
Organization: United Cerebral Palsy of South Florida Charter Schools
Program Description:
“Speech Physical and Occupational Therapies for Children Ages Birth to 8 Years Old” funds salary support for speech, physical and occupational therapists to children diagnosed with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.
Amount Funded: $25,000
Organization: Whispering Manes Therapeutic Riding School
Program Description:
“Therapeutic Horseback Riding and Horsemanship for Children with Disabilities ” grant provides scholarships and new program equipment for children with special needs.
Amount Funded: $15,000
Organization: Wounded Veterans Relief Fund
Program Description:
“Emergency Assistance for Veterans and Families in Miami-Dade” grant provides for emergency situations for veterans who have been referred by the VA and need support to pay rent to avoid eviction, utility payments to keep the lights on and/or pay for transportation to be able to get to work.
Amount Funded: $25,000
Total: $400,000
Scholarships
Organization: Barry University College of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing
Program Description:
Dr. Harold Norman Nursing Scholarship and David Wolfberg Nursing Scholarship
Amount Funded: $20,000
Organization: Florida International University College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Program Description:
Dr. Frederick Poppe Nursing Scholarship
Amount Funded: $10,000
Organization: University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Program Description:
Edmund Russo Nursing Scholarship
Amount Funded: $10,000
Organization: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Program Description:
Dr. George Mekras Medical Scholarship
Amount Funded: $10,000
Total: $50,000