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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit 37COLLABORATNE LETTERS OF AGREEMENT .f i.ti. i iumr rcr.J :.r..Lr, t.. :.N 7,73 January i) 2006 Isis. 'Jehovah Robinson. Senior Ivianager of Program Services . New and Expanded Prevention Services for Children Birth to Five The Children's Trust 1500 Biscayne Boulevard., Suite: i120l 'Miami, Florida 33137 Dear Ms. Robinson: I am pleased to support the City of Miami's grant application to The Children's .Trust "Prevention Services for Children Birth to Five" for development and implementation of the Cite of Miami Families First — Parent Academy. The City of Miami seeks funding to improve maternal -infant health outcomes and facilitate early developmental skills in infants and young children within the neighborhoods of Little Haiti and Over -town. Furthermore, with The Parent Academy, Sant 1_a, Miami -Dade Family Learning Partnership, Healthy Start Coalition of Miami Dade, and WLRN Ready to Learn, we are supporting positive child development and school readiness by engaging parents and care givers in their children's education. The aim of my off -ice is to create a system of support for the community and to enhance the community's ability to utilize the city's infrastructure effectively. Linked to this general mission is a clear focus on youth development. The City of Miami's mission is to be an international city which embodies diversity, economic opportunity, effective customer service and a highly -rated quality of life. it is the Office of the Mayor's top priority to do everything possible to assist City of Miami residents with their most basic needs: better education, improved neighborhoods, and accessible resources. The City of Miami Families First — Parent Academy proposes to accomplish these needs through collaborative effort aimed at enhancing overall parental involvement. 1 urge The Children's Trust to fund this important proposal. Please feel free to contact nee concerning my support of this project. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely. An initiative of Miami -Dade Cnuni} Public Schools 1450 N.E. 2nd Avenuc Suite 2U2 19iami, Florida 33132 305.995.1265 305.995.2888 (fa \ January 3, 2006 Deborah Robinson Senior Manager of Program Services, New and Expanded Prevention Services for Children Birth to Five The Children's Trust 4500 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 201 Miami, Florida 33137 Dear Ms. Robinson: am pleased to support the City of Miami Office of the Mayor's grant application to The Children's Trust for a prevention program that supports children from birth to five. The Parent Academy is delighted to have the opportunity to partner with the City of Miami in engaging families in their children's education and future. The Parent Academy will use heits Makeresources PareR�irrg Adevelop Pleasurercurriculum. e The s for parents that will implement purpose of the classes are to teach parents the importance of taking care of themselves so they can better care for their children, and help parents learn practical stress management and communication skills, gain greater understanding of their children, leam effective parenting skills and positive approaches to discipline, and build a support networic. We will market these critical classes through our Parent Academy Course Directory, existing website, through established community partnerships, emails, and faxes of fliers as well as communications targeted to parents through the M-DCPS Pre- K Program. This would be a component of the regional model within The Parent Academy. We are committed to the achieving our goal of positive child development through parental involvement, and look forward to collaborating with the City of Miami on this important profect. Thank you for your interest in the children in our community. Sincerely, January 4, 2006 Deborah Robinson, Senior Manager of Program Services New and Expanded Prevention Services for Children Birth to Five The Children's Trust 4500 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 201 Miami, FL 33137 Dear Ms. Robinson: I am pleased to support the City of Miami Office of the Mayor's grant application to The Children's Trust for a prevention ep��gra � rtne�s Pp°ssdehikldren ghted from to havehto the age five. The Miami Dade Family Learning opportunity to partner with the City of Miami and The Parent Academy in engaging families in their children's education. Though this proposal, we add extensive expertise in the area of early literacy and parent skill -building. We will provide extensive training for families in the area of early literacy and language development, specifically in young children. dren Additionally, we will host Family Firstevents families inmotivatitowards onal onalreading familiesactivities, l from birth to age five, which will engage enhance the time that families spend sharingooks ith cestheir �achocni dchildren, rticipating link family rnembers to community -wide literacy servi will receive a new developmentally agel appropriateodekey educational bll� componhome ents that Our training and Family First events p will promote school readiness and social oco orgtence an nization we oung la�eesupportigerant of proposal helps us fulfill the mission gani ati your initiative to bring .family literacy programs to the Miami -Dade community. We look forward to partnering with you on this exciting proposal and welcome the opportunity to expand literacy services to Citythe fforpromotiingPlease serviceslet fos children know if there are other ways we can support your birth to age five. Sincerely, Lisa Blair, M.S. President PBS .lanuary 3, 2006 Deborah Robinson,tSenior Manager )auram Services New and Ex}andrevcnt�oScnicislS Sdr,h to =i\e The Children's Trust 4500 Biscayne E3l\d , Suite 20l Miami. Flonda 3313.7 Dear Ms .Robinson a or a 1 am pleased to support the City of N`liami office of the Mayor's grant application to The Children's Trust he Academy in engo Le families in theiredt chadren's at supports children From birth to five VJ aRN Ready To Learn is delighted to have t opportunity lot program that pP c}ppominity to partner with the City of Miami and The Parent ,ac education. Ready to Learn (RTL) is an early childhood education p ro,r:um that provides parents and ckukdren's caregi` both tin agencies with at home, ith training and the resources they need to help children in their care acquire basic skulls and be ready to learn when they enter school. WL RN RTL's workshops will provide workshop participants with the following givers about opportunities for children to learn basic skills as • well sting parents, teachers and other caregivers rams programming g O . unica[ion and basic relationship concepts throughhours of ch dr nGs� programs educational programming on public as comet includes (l4) fourteen ry public television. Progranimrng weekday. component —The LearningTriangle; view- "smart TV"- TV that core • Teaching Ready TLcarnmore with storybooks and do -children are active learners and love hands teaches, read -children en learn s on activities,support training and to Distributing pragrarn guides, activity sheets and media literacy information to • compliment PBS children's programming. • Informing participants about Ready to Learn 's »vebsitc with additional educational information and web links for teachers and parents collaborating with the City of We committed to the goal of positive child development andthle look forward rnoorcommunat ' are c Miami on this important project. Thank you for your PuI11iliZ" b, 2000 Deborah Robinson. Scnior ;vlan�tger ref Pro,,2N.rnr Services NeW and 1~.Npandeci Pre\ ention Services i-or Children Birth to Five The Children's 1 rust 4500 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 201 Miami, Florida 33137 Dear Ms Robinson. 1 urn pleased to support the City. of Miami Office of the "Mayor's grant application to The Children's Trust for a prevention program that supports children from birth to five. Healthy Start Coalition of Miwrii-Dade is delighted to have the opportunity to partner with the City of Miami and The Parent Academy in engaging.. families in their children's education. The Healthy• Start Coalition will extend the invitation to participate in the Parenting Classes to our MomCare participants, 1-he Health)? Start Coalition will require financial support for mailings and coordination. \Ve are committed to die goal of positive child de\clopment and look forward to collaborating with the City of Miarrti on this important project. Thank you for your interest in the children in our community. Since . ManuI E. Fermin Executive Director y m West Her,dcll * 12588 SW 88th Street * Miami; FL 33186 f 305) 270-0230 * January 3. 200( Deborah Robinson. Senior Manager of Program Services 'yew, and Expanded Prevention Services for Children Birth to 1-ive. The Children's Trust 4500 Biscayne 131\d.. Suite 201 T�1iami, Horida 13137 Dear !vls. Robinson: I am pleased to support the City of Miami Office of the. Mayor's grant application to The • Children's Trust for a prevention program that supports children from birth to five. My Gym C.hildren-s Fitness Center of Kendall, is delighted to have the opportunity to partner with the City of Miami and Thc Parent Academy in engaging families in their children's education. We feel our organization could greatly assist you with this project. We specifically work with children ages 3 months to 13 years. We work on motor skills, self confidence, physical fitness/awareness, etc. We have the ability to attend parks and run mommy/me classes, toddler programs and much more. We are committed to the goat• of positive child development and look forward to collaborating with the City of Miami on this important project. Thank you for your interest in the children in our community. Sincerely, Kathy Kamer Owner My Gym West Kendall giant La Haitian Negriborhoca Cen;er 5000 Biscavr.a Foie 11J t.. iarri, FL 33137 305.573 4P71 3C5.573 4ti7E lax January 9, 2006 aftb Deborah Robinson, Senior Manager of Program Services New and Expanded Prevention Services for Children Birth to Five The Children's Trust 4500 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 201 Miami, Horida ail 3? Dear Ms. Robinson: On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of the Haitian Neighborhood Center, Sant La, 1 am pleased to provide this letter of support to the City of Miami, Office of the iMayoh r's grantnapplication a t sThe e Children's Trust fora prevention program that supports children th opportunity to partner with the City of Miami and The Parent Academy in engaging families and caregivers in their children's education. For the past year. Sant La has worked to reclaim educational success as well as to promote strategies for sustained parental and community involvement in the education of all children in the Haitian -American community. 1'Je will specifically devote a series of television shows to the educational issues and strategies that pertain to the Haitian -American community, while \.ve continue to advise our organizational partners on the effective programmatic activities and -initiatives that are best suited to this population. ith Sant La is committed to the goal of positive child d`�aelnpR7eutforand yl000kur 5 APorairoi°fie lchi�idretn}g inwour the City of Miami on this important project. community. With Wat-f.egards; 1. /1 /, / /1 i /✓ e sie M. Iviet llus CCExccutivc Director January 2. 2006 Deborah Robinson, Senior Manager of Program Services New and Expanded Prevention Services for Children Birth to Five The Children's Trust 4500 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 201 Miami, Florida 33137 Dear Ms. Robinson: I am leased to support the City of Miami Office of the children Mayor's fgomt application birth tationco To fiv. he C:hildren's Trust for a prevention program gram that supports w to Horizons Overtown Family Enrichment Center isdeinghted to have g families the opportunity units chi dr tins r with the City of Miami and The Parent Academy education. The Overtorvn Center will support the Parenting Workshop birth Series andvewill assist with providing family assistance as needed to families with childrenWe are committed to the goal of positive child development d loo.00k f r rwandst to c llaborating with the City of Miamiyou fo on this important project. Thank Y our corrLmunity . Sincerely, Deborah Porter New }horizons Overtown Family Enrichment Center Center Coordinator 1680 N.W. 4th Ave, Suites-D Miami, Florida 33136 Office: 305-573-9727 Fax: 305-573-9881 rx�, FLORIOA CfP�RYMittY CI aa r l CHILDREN If'. rkq li DL [APAR Of HIPdA v RES{t..;RC44 l [: j AFFFILI Al'ED R AGENCY t.lnited'.N.v ,I ;�hial�tl dear' Jcnuary. 5, 2006 Deborah Robinson, Senior Manager of Program Services New and Expanded Prevention Services for Children Birth to Five • The Children's Trust 4500 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 201 Miami, Florida 33137 Dear Ms. Robinson: of Miami Office of the Mayor's grant application to The ] am pleased to support the City ram that supports children from birth to five. The Children's Trust for a prevention program WayCenter for Excellence in Early Education Pe en delighted temy on have the e United of Miami and The opportunity to partner with the City families in their children's education. to collaborating and assisting in expanding the scope of training We are looking forward� and the identification of accredited Centers services for parents in Miami -Lade County in the Miami -Dade County area. VVe committed to the goal of positive child development andank lo yaorwardu forouo collaborating rating with the City of Miami on this importantproject. r merest the children community. interest I�CS Cal It I the Li IIIIJI en �4 1 tl ��i Sincerely, Gladys Montes. Director, Center for Excellence /gm � q- i January 3, 2006 Deborah Robinson, Senior Manager of Program Services The Children's Trust 4500 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 201 Miami, Florida 33137 I1.:1 •{r1:li'i; .�. Dear Ms. Robinson: I am pleased to support the City of Miami Office of the Mayor's grant application to the prevention program that supports children from birth to five. The Chiidren's Trust for a p P rJ opportunity City of Miami's Department of Parks and hRparenilon is Academlyginted to have engaging familiestin their to partner with the City of Miami and children's education. The Department of Parks and Recreation would provide facilities for ar the some facilities p activities in the aprogram. g ted areas thatdepartment conducive number the type of programmatic throughout the large environments needed for the activities to excel. We are committed to the goal of positive child o development and a lok ok fourwardour to collaborating with the City of Miami on this important project. interest in the children in our community. Sincerely, Ernest W/ Burkeen Director EWBIze