The Children’s Trust marks 15 years of service to the children and families of Miami-Dade County with this special annual report. Featuring outcomes from 2002-2017, highlights from this past fiscal year, community indicators and a breakdown of our investments, it’s a look book of our work that we’re proud to share with you. .....

2. 15 Years of Service
• 570,000 children, youth,
parents and caregivers
have benefited from
ongoing Trust-funded
service programs.
• $1.1 billion has been
invested in Miami-Dade
children and families to
date.
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3. • 3,000,000 visits were
made by students to
school health clinics
funded by The Children’s
Trust.
• $150 million has been
invested in school health
services to date.
15 Years of Service
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4. Parenting
• 30 parenting
programs served
13,573 children,
parents and caregivers
in group, office and
home settings in 2017.
• Participants showed
marked improvement
in parent-child
relationships,
parenting skills and
stress reduction.
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5. Starting Early
25,000+ children benefited from 375 child care
programs participating in Quality Counts, our
quality rating and improvement initiative.

6. Developmental screenings and early intervention
services helped thousands of children with
challenges successfully enter school.
Starting Early

7. • 264,212 books were distributed
through programs in our
Read to Learn grade-level
reading initiative.
• More than 80% of participants in
our Reading Explorers program
showed meaningful gains in
literacy skills over the summer.
Promoting Literacy

8. Developing Our Youth
• 33,621 students attended
our after-school, summer
camp and youth
enrichment programs at
more than 394 sites.
• Thousands of teens
received life skills training,
mentoring, college prep
and employment, and
access to sports, the arts,
technology and other
opportunities.

9. Developing Our Youth
• Our Youth Advisory
Committees fostered civic-
minded high school students
through leadership training and
service learning projects across
the county.
• Collaboration with Miami-Dade
County, Miami-Dade Public
Schools and other community
partners made nearly 2,000
paid summer internships
available and established a
long-term plan to reduce youth
gun violence.

10. Serving Children of
Every Ability
• 9,564 children with special
needs enjoyed inclusive
programs alongside their
typically developing peers
across all initiatives.
• A new helpline was
established to ensure the
needs of children with
disabilities are consistently
being met in Trust-funded
programs.

11. Supporting Those in
Greatest Need
• 5,714 children, parents and
caregivers in our most
challenged neighborhoods
received case management
and intervention services.
• LGBTQ youth, unaccompanied
immigrant minors, youth in
the child welfare system,
children of incarcerated
parents and many more
received tailored intervention
services to meet their
special needs.

12. Inspiring Innovation
• 21 cutting-edge
concepts and research
projects were funded
to test new strategies
for helping children
reach their full
potential.
• $4 million+ was
awarded to fund these
innovative projects.
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13. Health & Wellness
94,293 students made 282,2007
visits to public school health clinics
where they received first aid, medical
assessments, diagnosis, treatment,
counseling, dental and vision
screenings, vaccines and referrals
through a national model funded by
The Children’s Trust.
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visit
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14. Engaging with the
Community
• Three blighted parks became
family-friendly neighborhood
hubs by convening residents
to organize and leverage
untapped resources.
• We partnered with the U.S.
Soccer Foundation to bring its
Soccer for Success
sports/mentoring program to
Miami’s inner-city youth.

15. Advocating for
Children & Families
In partnership with the
Florida Children’s Council,
we supported the passage
of nine bills that protect
children and families.
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16. Honoring
Excellence
Honorees included U.S. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, Florida State
Senator René García, Children of Inmates’ Andrea Fletcher, A.B.F. Learning
Center, AileyCamp Miami and United Community Options’ Unleashing
Children’s Potential.
Programs and
individuals were
recognized for
reaching the
pinnacle of
excellence in their
service to Miami-
Dade children and
families at our 12th
Annual Champions
for Children Awards.

17. Covering Our County
We funded nearly
1,700 program sites in
Miami-Dade County,
56% of which are in
high-need areas as
identified by the U.S.
Census Bureau.

18. Community Indicators
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19. Community Indicators

20. Community Indicators

21. Community Indicators

22. Leveraging Technology
• 150,924 people visited our website,
downloaded our program guide app or
followed us on social media.
• We integrated and streamlined
systems for more efficient workflow.
• We developed a new electronic
contracting module and program
metrics dashboard.
• We implemented a new finance
management system.
• We launched a mobile-friendly
website.
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23. Following the Funding
Parenting 10%
Early Childhood Development 13%
Youth Development 34%
Health & Wellness 12%
Family & Neighborhood Supports 9%
Community Engagement & Advocacy 5%
Program & Professional Development 5%
Management of The Children’s Trust 8%
Nonoperating expenditures 4%
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24. Leadership
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