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CHILDREN'S
TRUST
Board of Directors Meeting
Summary of Actions Taken
May 24, 2021
4:09 p.m.
These actions were taken by the Board of Directors of The Children's Trust meeting held on
May 24, 2021, with a quorum of members physically present and some members attending
virtually:
Please note that the number of board members fluctuate based on arrival and departure of some of them throughout
the meeting.
Motion to approve the April 19, 2021 Board of Directors minutes was made by Pamela
Hollingsworth and seconded by Mary Donworth. Motion passed unanimously, 22-0.
Finance & Operations Committee Report
Resolution 2021-48: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Dr. Dorothy Bendross-
Mindingall and seconded by Mindy Grimes-Festge. Authorization to negotiate and execute a contract
renewal with Marcum LLP, in a total amount not to exceed $28,500.00, for a term of 12 months,
commencing August 1, 2021, and ending July 31, 2022, with one remaining 12-month renewal, subject
to annual appropriations. Motion passed unanimously, 23-0.
Program Services & Childhood Health Committee Report
Resolution 2021-49: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Dr. Dorothy Bendross-
Mindingall and seconded by Pastor Richard Dunn. Authorization to waive the formal competitive
procurement process and negotiate and execute contracts with 14 Family and Neighborhood Support
Partnerships providers, identified herein, in a total amount not to exceed $8,914,814.00, for a term of 12
months, commencing October 1, 2021, and ending September 30, 2022. Motion passed, 20-0.
Recusais by Lourdes Gimenez, Annie Neasman, and Gilda Ferradaz.
Resolution 2021-50: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Karen Weller and
seconded by Gilda Ferradaz. Authorization to negotiate and execute contract renewals with eight
providers, identified herein, for Family Strengthening services, in a total amount not to exceed
$3,796,514.00, for a term of 14 months, commencing August 1, 2021, and ending September 30, 2022,
with one remaining 12-month renewal, subject to annual funding appropriations. Motion passed, 20-0.
Recusals by Dr. Daniel Bagner, Annie Neasman, and Constance Collins.
Resolution 2021-51: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Lourdes Gimenez and
seconded by Karen Weller. Authorization to negotiate and execute contract renewals with 40
providers, identified herein, to deliver evidence -based parenting services, in a total amount not to exceed
$16,435,892.00, each for a term of 14 months, commencing August 1, 2021, and ending September 30,
2022, with one remaining 12-month renewal, subject to annual funding appropriations. Motion passed,
20-0. Recusais by Dr. Daniel Bagner, Annie Neasman, and Constance Collins..
Resolution 2021-52: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Dr. Dorothy Bendross-
Mindingall and seconded by Karen Weller. Authorization to negotiate and execute contract renewals
with Be Strong International, Inc., Florida International University (FIU), and University of Miami (UM), to
deliver brief parenting workshops and educational or public health events, in a total amount not to
exceed $1,183,852.00, for a term of 14 months, commencing August 1, 2021, and ending September 30,
2022, with one remaining 12-month renewal, subject to annual funding appropriations. Motion passed,
22-0. Recusal by Dr. Daniel Bagner.
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Resolution 2021-53: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Annie Neasman and
seconded by Lourdes Gimenez. Authorization to negotiate and execute contract renewals with Training
and Implementation Associates and the University of Miami, for program and professional development
(PPD) support services for The Children's Trust's family services providers and staff, in a total amount not
to exceed $500,000.00, for a term of 12 months, commencing October 1, 2021, and ending September
30, 2022, with one remaining 12-month renewal, subject to annual appropriations. Motion passed
unanimously, 23-0.
Resolution 2021-54: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Pastor Richard Dunn and
seconded by Judge Orlando Prescott. Authorization to negotiate and execute a contract renewal with
Miami Dade College for The Children's Trust Books for Free program, in a total amount not to exceed
$400,000.00, for a term of 12 months, commencing October 1, 2021, and ending September 30, 2022,
with one remaining 12-month renewal, subject to annual funding appropriations. Motion passed
unanimously, 23-0.
Resolution 2021-55: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Dr. Daniel Bagner and
seconded by Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall. Authorization to negotiate and execute a single
source contract with Miami Dade Family Learning Partnership for Reach Out and Read, early literacy
programming, in a total amount not to exceed $355,664.00, for a term of 12 months, commencing
October 1, 2021, and ending September 30, 2022. Motion passed unanimously, 23-0.
Resolution 2021-56: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Lourdes Gimenez and
seconded by Mark Trowbridge. Authorization to negotiate and execute a contract with the Public
Health Trust of Miami -Dade County, d/b/a Jackson Health System, in partnership with the University of
Miami Miller School of Medicine, to implement Miami's Injury Free Coalition for Kids, in a total amount not
to exceed $408,000.00, for a term of 12 months, commencing October 1, 2021, and ending September
30, 2022. Motion passed unanimously, 23-0.
Resolution 2021-57: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Pastor Richard Dunn and
seconded by Annie Neasman. Authorization to negotiate and execute a contract with Miami -Dade
County for the HERO truancy prevention program, a component of the Case Management Referral
Program, in a total amount not to exceed $880,000.00, for a term of 12 months, commencing August 1,
2021, and ending July 31, 2022. Motion passed unanimously, 23-0.
Resolution 2021-58: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Judge Orlando Prescott
and seconded by Mindy Grimes-Festge. Authorization to enter into a purchase agreement with
University of Miami Department of Pediatrics to support the Pediatric Mobile Clinic in providing
comprehensive health services throughout Miami -Dade County, in a total amount not to exceed
$100,000.00, for a term of 12 months, commencing June 1, 2021, and ending on July 31, 2022. Motion
passed unanimously, 23-0.
Resolution 2021-59: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Tiombe Bisa Kendrick -
Dunn and seconded by Mindy Grimes-Festge. Authorization to launch The Children's Trust's Paradise
Found Network initiative, and, as part of that initiative, authorization for a procurement waiver to
negotiate and execute a contract with the University of Miami (UM) for development of a social -emotional
wellness (SEW) framework and implementation supports for a total amount not to exceed $316,590.00,
for a term of 16 months, commencing June 1, 2021, and ending September 30, 2022, subject to annual
funding appropriations. Motion passed unanimously, 22-0.
Resolution 2021-60: Motion to approve the resolution was made by Lourdes Gimenez and
seconded by Annie Neasman. Authorization to negotiate and execute contract renewal with Excel Kids
Academy to deliver high -quality after -school programming for 75 elementary school children and summer
programming for 75 elementary school children, in a total amount not to exceed $289,245.00 for a term
of 12 months, commencing August 1, 2021, and ending July 31, 2022, with one remaining 12-month
renewal, subject to annual funding appropriations. Motion passed unanimously, 22-0.
Meeting adjourned at 5:36 p.m.
Summary of Actions taken at the May 24, 2021 Board of Directors Meeting
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The Children's Trust Board Meeting
Date: May 24, 2021
Resolution: 2021-51
Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan
Priority Investment Areas: Parenting: Group, Advocacy, Home Visitation
and Individual Parenting Supports
Headline Community Results: Children are supported by nurturing and
involved parents; children are ready for kindergarten; students
are succeeding academically; children behave appropriately in
schools, homes and communities; and youth successfully
transition to adulthood.
Recommended Action:
Budget Impact:
Authorization to negotiate and execute contract renewals with 40
providers, identified herein, to deliver evidence -based parenting
services, in a total amount not to exceed $16,435,892.00, each
for a term of 14 months, commencing August 1, 2021, and
ending September 30, 2022, with one remaining 12-month
renewal, subject to annual funding appropriations.
Funding in the amount of $16,435,892.00 for this resolution is
allocated for FY 2020-2021 and is projected to be available in FY
2021-2022.
Description of Services: All parents and families, regardless of their circumstances, face
inevitable parenting challenges and can benefit from supports. Effective, consistent, and
supportive parenting prepares children for a lifetime of success. The Children's Trust funds a
continuum of evidence -based and promising programs that includes group, advocacy, home
visitation, and individual supports. Programs offer professional and peer support, educational,
and skill -building opportunities for parents and primary caregivers from the prenatal period
through children's transition to adulthood, with the goals of supporting positive parent -child
interaction and communication.
Additionally, some group -based advocacy programs emphasize parent leadership
development and civic engagement, allowing parents to become more engaged in child -
serving systems and advocating for their own children's success, and for improved family -
centered services.
Programs are offered in homes, pediatric offices, and other settings, such as child care centers
and schools, in high -need communities. They provide skill -building opportunities for parents
of children birth to 18 (up to 22 for families with youth with disabilities) with a focus on child
health, development, and school readiness/success through encouraging positive and
nurturing parent -child relationships. Parents can connect and support each other as they learn
and practice new parenting skills. Programs may propose to adjust services for some
participants using telehealth and other technology to be responsive to participant needs.
Resolution 2021-51 - Parenting: Group, Advocacy, Home Visitation and Individual Parenting Supports
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The following programs are recommended for renewal:
Agency
Evidence -based Program
Amount Not
to Exceed
Amigos Together for Kids, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program
$579,843.00
$522,674.00
Catholic Charities of the
Archdiocese of Miami, Inc.
Strengthening Families Program (SFP)
CCDH, Inc. d/b/a The Advocacy
Network on Disabilities
Nurturing Parenting Program
$257,545.00
Children's Home Society
Healthy Families Florida
$588,856.00
Children's Home Society
Nurturing Parenting Program
$1,009,351.00
City of Miami
The incredible Years
$202,032.00
$343,954.00
City of Miami Beach
Nurturing Parenting Program
Community Health of South
Florida, Inc.
Healthy Steps
$304,487.00
Concerned African Women, Inc.
People Empowering People (PEP)
$136,425.00
Empowering Youth, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program
$182,753.00
EnFamilia, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program,
Nurturing Fathers
$138,458.00
Family Central
Home Instruction for Parents of
Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
$627,968.00
Family Central
Nurturing Parenting Program
$569,911.00
Family Central
The Incredible Years
$184,903.00
$474,434.00
Family Resource Center of
South Florida, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program
Family Action Network
_Movement, Inc. (FANM)
Nurturing Parenting Program
$326,279.00
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Federation of Families, Miami-
Dade Chapter Inc.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
$381,852.00
FIU Board of Trustees Center for
Children and Families
The Incredible Years
$175,229.00
FIU Board of Trustees
Department of Psychology
Parents as Teachers (PAT)
$368,218.00
FIU Board of Trustees
Department of Psychology
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
$274,400.00
Gang Alternative, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program
$244,552.00
$283,448.00
Haitian Neighborhood Center,
Sant La
Strengthening Families Program (SFP)
His House, Inc.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
$127,371.00
$315,000.00'
Institute for Child and Family
Health, Inc. (ICFH)
Healthy Steps
Institute for Child and Family
Health, Inc. (ICFH)
Parents as Teachers (PAT)
$994,875.00
Institute for Child and Family
Health, Inc. (ICFH)
The Incredible Years
$746,610.00
Jewish Community Services of
South Florida, Inc.
Families and Schools Together Track
Program (FAST)
$309,530.00
Le Jardin Head Start Program,
Inc.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
$119,319.00
Mexican American Council, Inc.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
$177,665.00
$153,483.00
Miami Bridge Youth and Family
Services, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program
Miami -Dade Family Learning
Partnership, Inc.
The Incredible Years
$518,280.00
Resolution 2021-51 - Parenting: Group, Advocacy, Home Visitation and Individual Parenting Supports
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Agency
Evidence -based Program
Amount Not
to Exceed
Overtown Youth Center, Inc.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
$133,408.00
Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc.
Parent to Parent Peer Support
Program
$926,576.00
Richmond-Perrine Optimist
Club, Inc.
Nurturing Parenting Program
$405,815.00
Sundari Foundation, Inc.
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
$216,430.00
The Arc of South Florida
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
$352,270.00
The Miami Lighthouse for the
Blind & Visually Impaired, Inc.
Parents as Teachers (PAT)
$367,879.00
University of Miami Department
of Pediatrics
Healthy Steps
$758,332.00
University of Miami Department
of Pediatrics
Parent Child Interaction Therapy
(PCIT)
$723,333.00
University of Miami Department
of Pediatrics
The Incredible Years
$912,147.00
This contract funding amount is higher than the prior year because the upcoming contract
term is for 14 months to align with The Children's Trust fiscal year. The annual funding
allocation remains the same.
Background: On May 29, 2018, the board of The Children's Trust approved the funding
recommendations from the request for proposals, RFP# 2018-03, for a five-year funding
cycle, following a comprehensive review process. To date, programs have been successfully
renewed based on their performance and participants' needs. The most recent program
performance ratings available, from before the COVID-19 pandemic (in January 2020),
indicate most programs were performing at or beyond contractual expectations.
We are currently in the third year of the funding cycle (2020-2021), and our programs have
continued to adapt effectively to the evolving crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. For
example, at the shutdown onset many programs made the transition to virtual service delivery
using online and telehealth platforms. Some programs have reported these modalities have
increased their engagement with some families who may have found it difficult to attend in -
person services regularly.
Current recommendations for renewals for the fourth year of the funding cycle (2021-2022)
are based on staff assessment of programs through observations of activities and performance
data reviews. These assessments show that providers are offering high -quality, individualized
services to meet families' needs. Participant data for the first six months of programming
(August 2020 through January 2021) are summarized in the attachment.
Geographic Area: Countywide.
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