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At Parent to Parent of Miami we provide resources for children with disabilities and their Families

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My name is Deborah Billings and I serve as the Director of Prevention and Education at Kristi House. We offer evidence based best practice trainings on child safety and prevention to child serving organizations.
dbillings@kristihouse.org

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Miami Mental Health Awareness Initiative 

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Miami Mental Health Awareness Initiative 

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The Miami Mental Health Awareness Initiative (MMHAI) seeks to increase mental health literacy in adults interacting with youth. Founded in March 2020, the MMHAI has trained over 700 School personnel and Community organizations on Youth Mental Health First Aid.
Provide mental health literacy to Hispanic population via online modules.
https://padlet.com/ylezcano/tp0a7ysc4rrlpppj

Looking for partners to launch Trauma and Resilience Training for professionals or organizations serving youth.
Seeking funds to provide Teen Mental Health First Aid and Suicide prevention trainings for youth serving organizations to target LGBTQ population

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Natalie Herradon, LMHC
(786) 505-3125 (cell)
NMH@RegisHouse.org
Offices located in 33157 & 33125

We serve children and families of the community by providing: counseling services, afterschool and summer services, intergenerational services with seniors, and linking families/individuals with primary care and social programs.

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Federation of Families, Lizabeth Verjano                            Youth Program Director - lizabeth@fofmiami.org              

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Federation of Families, Lizabeth Verjano                            Youth Program Director - lizabeth@fofmiami.org              

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FOF can provide trainings to all staff who provide services to youth, through Youth Mental Health First Aid Training, in English and Spanish.

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Hi all! My name is Stephanie Maestri, Director of Data Strategy and Evaluation of the public sector consulting firm Level Up Impact Group. Our team provides nonprofits the opportunity to outsource critical operation functions including evaluation, grants, and training. We are trusted by small and large organizations to implement new, innovative solutions that take them from good to great!

stephanie@levelupimpact.net

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Hello all,

At Be Strong International, we provide holistic educational services and resources to youth and parents in broken families in order to develop and maintain healthy relationships.

Currently, we offer youth programming during and after school, parenting workshops in English, Spanish and Creole, and marriage courses.

Visit our website at www.BeStrongIntl.org.

Or contact me at Jasmine@bestrongintl.org (Site Supervisor).

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Monique Rivera, Operations
monique@fcc.futbol
www.fccusa.org

FCC USA (Futbol Con Corazon) / Soccer with Heart
We promote social-emotional learning through a soccer-driven approach to educate children and youth in making better life decisions. Through the lenses of trauma-informed practices, our curriculum and methodology focus on 4 Core Values & 14 Life Skills.

We do this through After School programming, Train the trainer - We teach others the FCC methodology, Community Outreach events with Soccer Clinics/Tournaments, Parent Workshops, Consulting, and Corporate training.

We love partnering and serving our Community! Excited to hear from you.

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Rhonda Smith
Fit Kids of America

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Latasha Moore
Lmoore@tacolcy.org
www.tacolcy.org

Hello everyone! My name is Latasha Moore and I am the Program Director of Teen Programs at Belafonte TACOLCY Center. Our agency provides services and programs to families in the Liberty City and Little Haiti area. TACOLCY strives to help families realize their dreams by redressing points of vulnerability and providing supports during the journey from birth through adulthood. Our main programs include Out-of-School, Teen Life Skills Training and College Prep, Youth Sports Development and Care Coordination.

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Hello all,

Teaching Digital Natives (TDN) is a Florida-based non-profit educational initiative founded in 2017 with a vision to provide technology, cybersecurity, and digital literacy education to kids. Since then, TDN has developed and hosted a series of programming focused on user education, including cyber boot camps for kids, teacher workshops, and seminars for parents on parenting the digital generation.

In 2020, we digitized our cybersecurity and digital literacy curriculum in a device agnostic, virtual reality environment for integration into K-12 educational institutions. The curriculum covers a wide range of topics, including cyber threats, cyber hygiene, online safety, chat room safety, trust and privacy in cyberspace, social media etiquette, cyber bullying, false information, sourcing the internet, among others. The virtual reality experience incorporates real life locations—home, school, and typical hangout spots—where cyber threats are likely to manifest.

Please visit our website at
https://www.teachingdigitalnatives.org/

Or contact me at
JC@teachingdigitalnatives.org (Executive Director)

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Today, technology is a fixture in everyday life. From smart phones and tablets to computers and online devices, connectivity to cyberspace is far outpacing our ability to instill essential cybersecurity education. User education remains one of the most under-invested and under-appreciated aspects of cybersecurity. Proper cyber hygiene, for starters, is critical in protecting youth and disadvantaged communities from the cyber criminals that prey on users with limited knowledge and understanding of cybersecurity.

By educating youth and families and retooling underserved communities, we can mitigate the dangers of the online world, cultivate a strong technology workforce, and make the Internet a secure experience for everyone!

Founded in 2017, Teaching Digital Natives is a non-profit educational initiative that provides technology, cybersecurity and leadership literacy for youth, veterans and other underserved populations.

Our team is comprised of an interdisciplinary and diverse group of cybersecurity and leadership professionals with backgrounds in information security, computer science, cybersecurity policy, leadership, and education.

Eduardo Cabrera is responsible for analyzing emerging cyberthreats to develop innovative and resilient enterprise risk management strategies for Fortune 500 clients and strategic partners. Before joining Trend Micro, he was a 20-year veteran and former CISO of the US Secret Service with experience leading information security, cyber-investigative and protective programs in support of the Secret Service integrated mission. He started his career investigating transnational cybercriminal groups targeting the financial and retail sectors and later led cyber-forensic operations in support of Secret Service large-scale data breach investigations. He then served as the Secret Service Strategic Advisor to the DHS National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC).

MAURICIO ANGÉE, Dr.BA, CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Mauricio Angée is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with over 25 years of experience in healthcare, banking and financial services, hospitality, entertainment, and the government sector. Mauricio currently serves as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, Fl., where he is responsible for setting the roadmap and strategy for the protection of information assets. Mr. Angée was the Computer Security Official (CSO) for Northrop-Grumman at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the Kennedy Space Center, FL., where he supported the Kennedy Integrated Communications Services (KICS) contract. Mauricio currently serves in the Board of Directors, and as the Financial Sector Chief, at the FBI- Infragard information sharing group of South Florida, and is a member of the US Secret Service Miami Electronic Crimes Task Force. Mauricio is one of the most influential security professionals in his field. With his leadership skills and extensive experience, he has made significant contributions to the information security community.

As a co-founder, board member and Digitalera, Patrick leads Digitalera's talented team of experts dedicated to providing world-class security compliance solutions and services to businesses, the public sector and independent service providers. His vision for making a world-class security products and service excellence affordable for organizations of all sizes is the driving force behind his vision at Digitalera. Prior to Digitalera, Patrick served in key leadership roles at Microsoft and Merisel Latin America, Inc.

Saif Y. Ishoof, Esq. serves as Vice President for Engagement at Florida International University where he leads the office in incubating transformational partnerships. As VP for Engagement, Saif builds win-win-win partnerships that create sustainable change for the university and its students; public and private sector partners; and the global community. Previously, Saif served as founding Executive Director at City Year Miami, which provides 17-24 year olds an opportunity to serve one year in high-need schools as tutors, mentors and role models to address the opportunity gap. Under Saif's leadership, the organization more than doubled in size and scope with an expansion from 8 to 17 schools. Saif earned his bachelor's degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law. His professional career includes being a startup technology entrepreneur and executive in the agricultural and engineering space. In 2012, Saif co-founded a technology entrepreneurship initiative called TekFight to empower young innovators in Miami. Saif's personal and professional life has been defined by a commitment to developing young people, building civic institutions, international dialogue, and entrepreneurship.

Helve Longoria serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at Florida International University. She has over 20 years of experience and management in information and network security. Ms. Longoria's innovation and leadership over the years have played a critical role in developing and enhancing Florida International University's network. In October 2014, Ms. Longoria's work earned her the Cybersecurity Leadership and Innovation Award in the Education Category by the Center for Digital Government. This award honors those in state and local government and education who have driven forward cybersecurity efforts in their communities. As a result of Ms. Longoria's work, the Division was recognized for its commitment to data security. Most recently, under Ms. Longoria's leadership, a new account recovery process and two-factor authentication was successfully rolled out to critical enterprise applications. As part of the on-going Security Enhancement Strategy, plans to roll out two-factor authentication to other applications and web logins are in progress. Ms. Longoria is also a facilitator for 'Girls Who Code', a club of about 25 girls from a local middle school who she meets with weekly to teach them how to code and discuss various technology topics such as cybersecurity. Ms. Longoria holds a Bachelors of Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems.

Raj Samani is Chief Scientist and McAfee Fellow for cybersecurity firm McAfee. He has assisted multiple law enforcement agencies in cybercrime cases, and is a special advisor to the European Cybercrime Centre in The Hague. Samani has been recognized for his contribution to the computer security industry through numerous awards, including the Infosecurity Europe hall of Fame, Peter Szor award, and Intel Achievement Award, among others. He is the coauthor of the book "Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid" and the "CSA Guide to Cloud Computing," as well as technical editor for numerous other publications. He can be found on twitter @Raj_Samani.

Teaching Digital Natives is joining IBM, FIU and Trend Micro to host nearly 300 middle school girls for IBM's Cyber Day for Girls taking place at FIU this January.

Teaching Digital Natives is ramping up summer camps throughout South Florida. Details coming soon!

Before joining Teaching Digital Natives, JC was the Executive Director of Development at Florida International University's Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs, where he served as a chief fundraising and development officer in support of the School's mission, vision and goals.

Prior to his role at FIU, JC served as Assistant Vice President for Government and Community Relations at the University of Miami. In that role, JC was responsible for overseeing all university activities related to local government, as well as cultivating and leveraging relationships with business and non-profit organizations in Miami-Dade County. Before joining UM in 2008 as its director of government affairs, JC was Assistant to the County Manager of Miami-Dade County, where he was responsible for several key infrastructure departments. He started at the County as a Senior Policy Analyst for former Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penelas and later served as Assistant Director of Legislative Affairs for former Mayor Carlos Alvarez.

Past chair of Leadership Miami, a program of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce which prepares the next generation of Miami leaders to meet future challenges, he remains active with the chamber, serving on its board, as well as the boards of CareerSource South Florida, L.I.V.E, and Florida Covering Kids and Families.

In addition to a Master's of Public Administration from FIU, JC received his bachelor's degree in business at UM.

Brian is founder and technical lead of Teaching Digital Natives. Brian also serves as director of Florida International University's Institute for Public Policy and is an adjunct professor at FIU's School of International and Public Affairs where he teaches courses on global cyber policy, national security studies, U.S. foreign policy, and international relations of Latin America. He is also the founding director of Cybersecurity@FIU and is a Cybersecurity Policy Fellow at New America - ranked in the top 50 best think tanks in the United States. Brian has numerous publications, including two recent books Culture and Security in the Americas (Lexington Books) with Eduardo Gamarra and The New U.S. Security Agenda: The Trends and Emerging Threats (Palgrave) co-authored with Dr. Jonathan Rosen. Brian served in the U.S. Marines from 1997 to 2004 and facilitated the training of foreign military forces.

Cybersecurity Curriculum Developer

Mr. Jarrod D. Benjamin serves as the lead for cybersecurity curriculum development at Teaching Digital Natives. Previously, he served as the Outreach and Academic Development Programs Director and an Adjunct Professor at Florida Memorial University. He managed and developed curriculum embedded certifications for the Department of Computer Science, Math, and Technology. Mr. Benjamin also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The LEAD Firm. He is responsible for curriculum development, leadership training, keynote events, and serves as an organization consultantfor over 120 colleges and universities across the country. Oversight training includes Higher Education Enrollment Management Consultation, Student Leadership, Greek Life, and Student Affairs Professional Team Building. Mr. Benjamin is the founder and host of the Black and Multicultural Greek EMPOWERMENT Summit - Atlanta Edition,and serves as the Conference Coordinator for the Harbor Institute Annual ROADTRIP!TM

Mr. Benjamin has worked in numerous leadership roles at institutions of higher learning, and the United States Army in Miami Florida, Honolulu Hawaii, Fort Gordon Georgia, Germany, Korea, Brisbane Australia, and Wellington New Zealand. His diligence and compassion for his work, has earned him the prestigious United States President's Lifetime Award. Jarrod D. Benjamin is a proud military veteran, with over 48 months of combat deployment experience in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan as Cyber Technician and Network Engineer.

A native of Natchitoches, Louisiana, Mr. Benjamin received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Florida Memorial University and a Master of Business Administration degree, with a concentration in Management from Nova Southeastern University.

Jarrod D. Benjamin is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and National Association for Student Affairs Professionals, Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values, Association of FraternityAdvisors, and the National Black MBA Association.

Pierina "Pie" Anton is the Program Facilitator for Teaching Digital Natives. Prior to working with TDN, she served as a Youth Immigrant Casework intern with the International Rescue Committee in Miami, Florida where she assisted in developing service plans for undocumented youth migrants and refugees.

Pierina previously served as Head Delegate of Florida International University's Model United Nations team, where she helped lead the team to its #1 position in North America for the first time in university history. She also held a position as Secretary-General for FIMUN, the premier high school Model United Nations conference in South Florida, attended by over 200 students from Miami-Dade and Broward County.

Her previous research includes the role of bilingual intercultural education in promoting inclusive learning environments for indigenous communities in Latin America, the effect of the technological revolution on women's employment, and the promotion of English-language learning and international exchange in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Pierina was born in Venezuela and raised in Kissimmee, Florida before moving to Miami. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Florida International University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations.

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Today, technology is a fixture in everyday life. From smart phones and tablets to computers and online devices, connectivity to cyberspace is far outpacing our ability to instill essential cybersecurity education. User education remains one of the most under-invested and under-appreciated aspects of cybersecurity.

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Hello everyone.

Davon Johnson, SRAS | Program Manager

Project H.O.P.E. | Youth Division

P (305) 969.7829, ext. 106 | C (305) 438.8861
F (786) 242.1981

davon@bestrongintl.org

https://bestrongintl.org/programs/project-hope/

Project H.O.P.E. helps teens and young adults make informed decisions about healthy relationships, character development, careers, and financial literacy.

I am looking to connect with other organizations that can help train my program staff in the areas of mental health, financial literacy, sexual health, and team building. We would also like to link the students we serve to partnering organizations for referral services in the areas of homework assistance and tutoring, STD testing centers, counseling, athletics, after school clubs, and career building.

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Project H.O.P.E.- Building Healthy Relationships - Be Strong

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Be Strong's Project H.O.P.E helps teens & young adults make informed decisions about building healthy relationships, character development & financial literacy.

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Deborah Billings Kristi House Children's Advocacy Center

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Deborah Billings Kristi House Children's Advocacy Center

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Hello everyone,
At Kristi House we offer services for children who have experienced abuse and sex trafficking. We are dedicated to healing and to eradicating abuse. The prevention team offers evidence based best practice trainings on trauma informed care and problematic sexual behaviors, sexual abuse safety and prevention and the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
We are looking for ways to establish a county wide coalition dedicated to child safety!
To learn more about Kristi House services and programs go to: www.kristihouse.org.
You can connect with me directly at dbillings@kristihouse.org

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Fit Kids of America is a nonprofit 501 (c3) dedicated to supporting the development of all children who will become academically engaged, physically fit , socially adept,and culturally enriched in order to mature into independent and successful citizens for the future.
For the past 25 years Fit Kids of America has been serving  children ages 5-18 .

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Concerned African Women, Inc. 18425 NW 2nd Avenue, Suite 350 Miami Gardens, FL 305-621-3700 Cynthia Oxidine, Program Coordinator - YAS K-5.   We provide quality after-school and summer programs.  CAW has been a main stable in the community over 30+ years.  For more information on our other services such as YEN and SSP,  go to Concernedafricanwomen.org. My email: Cynthia@concernedafricanwomen.org

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Concerned African Women, Inc. 18425 NW 2nd Avenue, Suite 350 Miami Gardens, FL 305-621-3700 Cynthia Oxidine, Program Coordinator - YAS K-5.   We provide quality after-school and summer programs.  CAW has been a main stable in the community over 30+ years.  For more information on our other services such as YEN and SSP,  go to Concernedafricanwomen.org. My email: Cynthia@concernedafricanwomen.org

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Feel free to call 786-337-5569
Or email director@fitkidsofamerica.org

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Courtney Bagans
Development Operations Manager
cbagans@up2ussports.org

Hello! Our organization provides comprehensive positive youth development training to youth sport coaches for all types of sports. The training curriculum encompasses topics such as, relationship building, the impact of stress and trauma on the brain and body, improving mental & physical health through sports, and healthy competition. We teach coaches how to facilitate social-emotional learning and critical life skill building through sports. We are looking for partnerships with programs that offer direct service through youth athletics.

Learn more here: https://www.up2us.org/up2us-training

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Up2Us Sports | National Service Through Sports

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Up2Us Training - Up2Us Sports | National Service Through Sports

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Hello All,
My names is Mairlyn Lightbourn-Oshodi. CEO of Institute of Wholistic Empowerment, Inc.
We seek to increase the workforce readiness, pre-employment, social skills/life skills, ethics, and  and communications for our youths and family in the community.
I am looking to connect with other organization programs, that  together we can build a stronger, wiser, and educated community generation.
Please visit us at:
www.iwempowerment.com
www.nathalietraining.com

Or contact me at:
786-489-5429
2_mlo@bellsouth,et
info@nathalkietraining.com

Thank You.

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Hi Everyone!

Project RISE, housed at Nova Southeastern University, has been supporting youth development providers for more than 15 years.  Here is our website to learn more:

https://www.nova.edu/projectrise/index.html