HealthConnect on Wheels Will Travel to Neighborhoods to Increase Access to Health Care Gabriela Diaz doesn't have a car and her 3-month-old son, Alex, doesn't have Medicaid coverage, so the chance to register her infant for health care on a bus that traveled to a convenient location in her community thrilled her. (more)

Street Wise: Community Health Workers on the Job
The first shoppers are just arriving at the Northside Shopping Center 79th Street Flea Market in NW Miami, yet Sornia Joseph and her workmate, Sophia Joseph, are already busy at work, handing out flyers and brochures about KidCare, HealthConnect, AIDS awareness, asthma, mammograms and much more.
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Summer and After School Program Guide 2007-2008 - Get Your Copy!
Learn how to choose the best summer or after-school program for your child. Find camps and programs in your neighborhood. Get tips on helping with homework, encouraging reading, internet cautions and even on how to get beyond "yep" and "nope" in conversations with your child. It's all in the guide - in English, español and kreyól. And it's free. (more)

Coming Soon - Family Expo!
The roving clowns are getting their face paint ready and the stilt walkers are strapping on their stilts in preparation for The Children's Trust Family Expo!, which will take place June 30 - July 1 in and outside Arnold Hall at the Miami-Dade County Fair and Expo grounds. (more)

All Kids Workshop Shares Creative and Artistic Learning Strategies That Help Include Children With Special Needs
Educators and administrators from public schools and child care centers around Miami-Dade County attended a recent special workshop that shared creative and artistic teaching strategies, especially for children with special needs, at the Miami Children's Museum. The session was part of the three-day "All Aboard: All Kids Included Family Arts Festival" held in mid-March. (more)

Dade Days Celebrated at the Capitol - Photo Gallery
Hundreds of Miami-Dade County citizens traveled to Tallahassee for April 17 and 18 to join in the celebration of Miami-Dade County Days at the Capitol - A Kaleidoscope of Colors. (more)

Key Children's Issues Advancing in Tallahassee
Despite the dominance of property tax reform as an issue during the current 60-day legislative session in Tallahassee, a number of critical bills regarding children are moving crisply through legislative committees and continue to enjoy broad support. (more)

YAC Youths Travel to Tallahassee, Meet Legislators
Motivated by the chance to meet with state legislators, present a youth perspective on policy and participate in Children's Week activities in the state capitol, five members of The Children's Trust Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) traveled for a two-day whirlwind trip to Tallahassee. (more)

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