Registration is open for the fourth Imagine Miami Changemaker Conference, which will take place on May 7 at Temple Israel from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the upcoming conference, County Commissioner Katy Sorenson and Mayors Shirley Gibson, Cindy Lerner and Carlos Bermudez, along with other community leaders, will discuss how to sustain livable communities through civic activism. Workshops will cover community health, transportation equity and civic advocacy. Panelists and presenters include: Javier Soto, Dade Community Foundation; Carolyn Dekle, South Florida Regional Planning Council; CC Holloman, Legacy Green Empowerment Initiative; Michael Schwartz, Michael's Genuine Restaurant; Karen Weller, Miami-Dade Health Department; Gihan Perera, Miami Workers Center; Ellen Freidin, Fair Districts Florida; Jim Murley, Florida Atlantic University; and many more! 

 

 

Pre-registration fee $25 and includes breakfast and lunch ($30 day-of). Limited scholarships are available. Children and youth are welcome and free. For more information about exhibiting your organization at the conference, email Maame-Mensima Horne or call (305) 576-5001 x45.

 

Please join us at Baire's Grill on Thursday, May 6 at 6 p.m. to celebrate the work of our prosperity centers as tax season comes to a close. The Prosperity Campaign is an internationally acclaimed local program that matches low-income working families with benefits and financial literacy programs that help them thrive. Recently awarded the Chamber of Commerce's NOVO award for the best local nonprofit program, it has served more than 15,000 people in 8 years.

 

There will be happy hour specials from 6 - 10 p.m. and live saxophone! A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Prosperity Campaign. Check out our evite for more details.

 

The first installment of the Human Services Coalition's collaborative storytelling effort with the Nightly Business Report, entitled "Money Profiles," debuted on WPBT Channel 2 last Wednesday.  For more on these stories of financial struggles and to learn about upcoming segments, visit the NBR website.
 
It isn't too late to participate in the program.  If you or someone you know is 60 or older and has overcome some kind of financial difficulty, email Cal Soto or call him at (305) 576-5001 x16 to learn how you can share your story.

 

 

Come enjoy a critically acclaimed comedy and improve your community at the same time. On June 18 at 8 p.m. Speech and Debate will be showing at GableStage, and ticket proceeds will support the work of the Human Services Coalition. With a glowing review from the New York Times, who could stay away? For more information on tickets contact megb@hscdade.org.