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Editor’s Note: This op-ed originally appeared in the March 2020 issue of the Biscayne Times.  Big reports don’t mobilize residents to take action. This statement seems obvious, but we at The Miami Foundation took some time to arrive at this conclusion. Since 1967, our foundation has worked with more than 1000 individuals, families, and organizations to invest in their causes … Read More

How’d you get to Miami? What keeps you here? What do you care about in our community? What can we do to improve it? Simple questions that give a window into your life in Miami-Dade and connection to this place we call home. Every one of our 2.7 million residents has a Miami story. When we come together and share them with each other, a unified narrative emerges about our true experiences and what matters to us. That’s what My Miami Story conversations are all about. They help us go beyond the facts and figures about Greater Miami – like employment rates and funding for public schools – to reveal what everyday life is like for local residents. These small gatherings hosted over lunches, dinners and cafecito breaks help us connect to each other, spark ideas and think about what we all can do to make this community better.

On October 23rd, thousands of Miamians gathered at My Miami Story conversations to talk about our city’s future and, more importantly, what we can all do to make Greater Miami better. It was another incredible day of community reflection with residents deciding to take action around issues they care about, whether it’s making transit more accessible for residents, creating safer, more affordable neighborhoods or making sure kids are reading at an early age.

On October 23rd, thousands of Miami-Dade residents will get together at coffee shops, parks and office breakrooms to talk about life in Greater Miami and how to make it better over My Miami Story conversations. Hundreds of hosts have signed up. We checked in with a few of them about plans for their gatherings and why they decided to participate.
There’s still time to host your own conversation or attend one that’s open to all residents. Sign up at MyMiamiStory.org.

Evan S. Benn, Editor-in-Chief, Indulge
“I signed up to host a My Miami Story conversation because I’m passionate about Miami’s food community and fostering the next generation of inclusive and diverse restaurant leaders. I’m grateful to The Miami Foundation for providing a platform where we can exchange ideas, discuss challenges and offer solutions.
“For my conversation, the idea is to gather local chefs and restaurateurs—industry veterans and up-and-coming talent—to talk about how we can work together to lift Miami’s food culture to the next level and do so in a way that prominently includes women and people of color.”

My Miami Story conversations are about creating a space for Miamians to link up, share their stories about life here and spark ideas to improve the place we call home. Over the past two years, thousands of residents have joined in and some have taken action on issues they care about. On October 23rd, this community is doing it again. Everyone’s invited and anyone can host.

How’d you get to Miami? What keeps you here? What do you care about in our community? What can we do to improve it? Simple questions that give a window into your life in Miami-Dade and connection to this place we call home. Every one of our 2.7 million residents has a Miami story. When we come together and share them with each other, a unified narrative emerges about our true experiences and what matters to us. That’s what My Miami Story conversations are all about. They help us go beyond the facts and figures about Greater Miami – like employment rates and funding for public schools – to reveal what everyday life is like for local residents. These small gatherings hosted over lunches, dinners and cafecito breaks help us connect to each other, spark ideas and think about what we all can do to make this community better.