The Children's Trust Family Expo! Fun for the Whole Family
The Children’s Trust Family Expo, sponsored by Target, is a day-long a family festival at the Miami-Dade Fair and Expo Center on Saturday, August 24, 2013. It features activities and entertainment for the entire family in an effort to provide parents with direct contact with health and social services, as well as educational opportunities. The event attracts more than 20,000 visitors a year. Activities include: face painters, clowns, stiltwalkers, magicians, storytellers, arts & crafts, bounce houses, rock climbing walls, music and dance performances, workshops and classes for parents, child fingerprinting, injury prevention, programs for children with special needs, Pre-K registration, KidCare outreach, vaccination information, after-school programs, child seat safety demonstrations, puppet shows, appearances by well-known characters, mobile units offering community services and much more.
Make sure you read ALL of the following documents and allow yourself plenty of time to prepare adequately.
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Please Note New Date: Saturday, August 24!
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Registered Exhibitors All the information you need should be available in the documents posted above. Please read them carefully. If you still have a question that we have not covered, please write to
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Other Annual Events
Champions for Children

David Lawrence Jr. Champion for Children Award • Download Criteria
Excellence Award for Direct Service to Children and Families • Download Nomination Form
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| Urgent Inc. program coordinator Emily Gunter; Kesha Davis, The Children's Trust Employee of the Year; Michael Salem and Davie Madison from S.T.E.P.S. in the right Direction, Dr. Michael Alessandri, Executive Director of the UM/NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities; Sandra Fish and Tessa Painson from Catholic Charities; and Bill de la Sierra, director of Kidworks USA. |
The Children's Trust Champions for Children awards ceremony honors individuals and programs that have achieved greatness in their service to children and families. This annual, signature event has become one of the most coveted within the community of child advocates and in all of Miami-Dade County and serves as an inspiration to others to follow in the path of our award recipients. Awards are presented in the following categories:
David Lawrence Jr. Champion for Children Award 2012 Recipient: Michael Alessandri, Ph.D., UM-NSU Center for Autism & Related Disabilities
Excellence in Direct Service to Children and Families 2012 Recipient: Emily Gunter, Urgent Inc.
Excellence in School Readiness Programming 2012 Recipient: S.T.E.P.S. in the Right Direction
Excellence in Youth Programming for School and Life Success 2012 Recipient: Kidworks USA
Excellence in Health, Family or Community Services 2012 Recipient: Catholic Charities
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Bernard Perlmutter |
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Hon. William E. Gladstone |
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Tracy & Alonzo Mourning |
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Lilia Garcia |
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Helene Good |
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Jean Caceres- Gonzalez |
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Sister Lucia Ceccotti |
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Robert Nolan
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Dr. Michael Alessandri |
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