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Alliance for Aging, Inc., Area Agency on Aging for Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties
The Alliance is charged with the responsibility of serving as the focal point to which elders, their care givers and the general public can turn for information, referral, assistance and answers related to aging issues. The Alliance provides a range of services in the homes and communities of seniors through a network of local service agencies. The Alliance:
- Undertakes all functions of such an agency as set out in the Older Americans Act of 1965 as amended;
- Coordinates services of the State of Florida Community Care for the Elderly Program;
- Proactively carries out a wide range of functions related to advocacy, planning, funding, coordination, interagency linkages, information sharing, brokering, monitoring and evaluation, designed to the development or enhancement of comprehensive and coordinated community-based systems in, or serving each community in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, which shall be designed to assist older persons in leading independent, meaningful and digrufied lives in their own homes and communities for as long as possible;
- Develops and administers an area plan for a comprehensive and coordinated system of services for older persons;
- Serves as a public advocate for the development or enhancement of comprehensive and coordinated community based systems of service for older persons.
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Alliance for Human Services
A non-profit organization dedicated to the development of a Health and Social Services Master Plan (SSMP) for Miami-Dade County. The Alliance Board of Directors includes all major funders of health and social services as well as representatives from the business community, service providers, consumers, caregivers, advocates and faith-based organizations. The Alliance for Human Services' role is to:
- Develop a unified vision of health and human service needs;
- Track and measure improvements in the quality of life;
- Promote multi-system collaboration and best practices;
- Provide guidance to local public and private funding agencies; and
- Focus investments on outcomes and accountability based on results.
| Community Voices Miami
A five-year, national initiative sponsored by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to improve access to health care for the uninsured and underserved people of Miami-Dade County.
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade
| The Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade serves as a prenatal and infant care coalition. The Coalition is granted authority under Chapter 383.216, Florida Statute to implement the provision of the Florida Healthy Start Initiative, which was designed to reduce infant mortality, reduce the number of low birth weight babies and improve health and developmental outcomes. |
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Human Services Coalition of Dade County, Inc.
Representing the combined voices of over 2000 social service agencies and concerned citizens.
Miami-Dade Area Health Education Center(AHEC)
Dedicated to improving access to quality primary health care for medically underserved communities through the development, implementation and institutionalization of academic and community patnerships.
Miami-Dade County Health Department
Miami-Dade County Human Services Department
Switchboard of Miami
A private, nonprofit, multi-service agency, providing the Miami-Dade community with comprehensive telephone crisis counseling, suicide prevention, information and referral services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. In addition, the agency offers free individual and family counseling services, as well as school based prevention programs for high-risk youth and their families.
The Children's Trust
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The Children’s Trust was created by voter referendum in 2002 as a dedicated source of funding to meet the needs of children in Miami-Dade County. The Trust, is committed to funding programs that offer the highest possible quality services, with the goals of implementing best practices and improving the lives of children and families in the community. |
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