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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Gepsie Metellus-Little Haiti in Pictures BookletSubmitted into the public record for item(s) RE.11 on 05/26/2016, City Clerk AftHAITIAN N RHOO© CENTE111,11 Wm 00 Biscayn tdl!Ward, Suite 110 • Miami, 3 5-573-4871-= 305-573-4875 fax • www.sa r , COUNTY 4 N/E z SIM 9 .A Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center "Little Haiti In Pictures P Welcome a ! + Haiti A Photo Documentary '' December 2004 IlP-OCloas *A-I-��sz. YflQ-4ellus -u NaQ-,44� P%c-dies bovce+ --A r AftHAITIAN N RHOO© CENTE111,11 Wm 00 Biscayn tdl!Ward, Suite 110 • Miami, 3 5-573-4871-= 305-573-4875 fax • www.sa r , COUNTY 4 N/E z SIM 9 .A Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center "Little Haiti In Pictures P Welcome a ! + Haiti A Photo Documentary '' December 2004 IlP-OCloas *A-I-��sz. YflQ-4ellus -u NaQ-,44� P%c-dies bovce+ r vW4 A Day in the Lite. Little Haiti Style La Vi imigran Ayisyen Nan Ti Ayiti A Day in the Life. 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Miami Avenue Corridor NW 2nd Avenue Corridor SIX PRIMARY CORRIDORS OF LITTLE HAITI 12 These next pages showcase unique businesses, houses, people and scenes of Little Haiti's busiest streets. 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The Haitian Neighborhood Center, Sant La was founded in December 2000, by a group of community leaders and service providers who were concerned by the chronic gaps in the provision of services to the Haitian/Haitian American community of South Florida. Sant La's mission is to empower, strengthen and stabilize South Florida's Haitian community by providing free access to information and existing services to ensure its transition from a struggling immigrant community to a successful and stable one. Our Strategic Programs areas are: • Providing Information and Referral Services to the county -wide systems of care • Becoming the central intake and referral point for neighborhood residents. • Partnering with existing community based organizations and government agencies to create a seamless referral process. • Providing training and staff development for neighborhood -based organiza. tions. • Working to strengthen neighborhood leadership and civic engagement. • Advocating on behalf of the Haitian/Haitian American community's needs on the local, state and national levels. • Conducting research and evaluation of the community's needs and making corresponding policy recommendations. • Providing data and research on the Haitian community of South Florida. • Conducting on-going outreach and information via radio and television. Board of Directors and Staff Information Board of Directors Board Chair Vice Chair Karen Basha Egozi The Honorable Fred Seraphin Secretary Treasurer Larry Gragg, Esq. Jim Ellison General Board Michelle Austin, Esq. Commander Gary Eugene Rulx Jean -Bart Berta Blecke Bernard Gay Kara MacCullough, Esq. Sam Diller Jean Gordon, Ph. D. Carline Paul Thomas Eugene Paul Phillip Frank Rabbito Charles H. Vodicka Staff Gepsie M. Metellus, Executive Director Leonie M. Hermantin, Director of Research & Strategic Planning Sophia Lacroix, Director of Communications Desiree M. Marrero, Special Projects Administrator Sheba St.Hilaire, Neighborhood Services Coordinator Arielle D. Valme, Executive Assistant Brunine David, Outreach Specialist Lauren Fordyce, Health Policy Intern © February 2005 by Haitian Neighborhood Center, Sant La Little Haiti in Pictures The City of Miami became the highest point of concentration of Haitian refu- gees in South Florida throughout the 1970's and the 1980's. By the mid 80s, there was a solid presence of Haitians in the Edison/Little River area. Our expressive language, the cadence of Haitian "compas", and the aroma of Creole cuisine transformed this enclave into a microcosm of the home we left behind... Little Haiti was born! In recent years several factors have created a progressive change in the area's character. Many of the original settlers who have thrived and succeeded have moved out of the neighborhood to North Miami, North Miami Beach and Broward County. Simultaneously, a sudden real-estate boom and the rapid demographic transformation of neighborhoods surrounding Little Haiti have caused changes in its physical appearance, resulting in the increasing loss of its distinctive structures, shops and houses. Yet, in spite of these changes, Little Haiti continues to be of social, cultural and historical significance as the only geographical area in the history of our migration to the United States that officially identifies the "Haitianess" of its character. Today, there are an estimated 400,000 Haitians and Haitian Americans who inhabit the cities of North Miami, Miami Shores, El Portal, Opa Locka, North Miami Beach, Homestead, Florida City and various sections of unincorpo- rated Miami -Dade County. The Haitian Neighborhood Center, Sant La, acknowledges and celebrates the Haitian community's long journey in South Florida by proudly releasing its "Little Haiti in Pictures" booklet, a photo -documentary of the historic yet evolving scenes of this unique neighborhood. This pictorial documentary highlights the vibrantly painted buildings, vivid signage, landmarks and typical scenes strikingly evocative of life in Haiti. This exhibit also strives to illustrate the strategies deployed by residents to bring order and comfort to their lives in an unwelcoming environment as they struggle through the confusing process of social, cultural and economic adaptation. While many of us have moved away, and as it is poised to welcome new residents, Little Haiti will remain in our hearts and in our memory as the welcoming space which gave us the strength and the resolve to soar against all odds. Submitted into the public record for item(s) RE.11 on 05/26/2016, City Clerk