"Tales of Enchantment" exhibit celebrates children's artistic expression
Promoting art as a vehicle of self-expression to achieve wellness is the goal of an exhibit of children's art, sponsored by The Children's Trust that is on display through the end of November in Coral Gables. (more)

New "Can Make It" Web site links teens, young adults to needed resources
Shaquita Barnes, 23, slid her sunglasses off to reveal two gleaming earrings in her right eye lid. Her eyes fixed on the monitor, she zipped the mouse down the scarlet-red menu of the new "I Can Make It" Web site to "Housing," then sifted through the options - "How to Find a Place," "Need a Place to Stay," "Legal Aspects," "Low-down on Leasing," "My First Place," and "Roommates." (more)

Children say Mahalo - Thank you! in Hawaiian - for keeping the "Lights On Afterschool!"
Not even a downpour could darken the spirits of the hundreds of Miami-Dade County children who turned out Thursday afternoon, Oct. 12 to Bayfront Park for hula dancing, savory popcorn, a scavenger hunt, and a host of other fun-filled activities, all part of "Lights On Afterschool," an event that highlighted the importance of quality after-school programs. (more)

Children's Summit urges action, proposes roadmap to improve Florida's programs for children
Florida legislators from both sides of the aisle joined health care specialists, caregivers and child advocates from around the state on Friday, Oct. 6 in Orlando for the 2006 Florida Children's Summit, aimed at generating a roadmap to improve the state's programs for children. (more)

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HealthConnect In Our Schools reaching more area school children as program expands
More and more children in Miami-Dade County are getting access to health care as a result of a new initiative launched on the first day of this academic school year that will place health professionals in all public schools. (more)

The Children's Trust support is a "Godsend and blessing," critical to our programs, community says
When Jeannette M. Garcia's husband died of melanoma last year, her two adopted daughters felt the tremendous loss of "the daddy they adored." Nine-year-old Alexis grew especially depressed, the death adding to woes she had known prior to her adoption. But at The Children's Trust public budget hearing Sept. 11, Garcia told how her daughters' involvement at The Roxy Theater's drama program transformed the girls.(more)