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America’s older population is growing, and a number of them are LGBT adults who are moving into their later years. More than 39 million people in the United States are 65 years and older, and an estimated 1.5 million of them identify as LGBT. Though it’s difficult to get exact figures, the number of LGBT seniors is expected to double, … Read More

The country was rocked the morning of Sunday, June 12, when 49 lives were lost at the hands of Omar Mateen. The mass shooting that occurred at Pulse nightclub in Orlando is considered one of the deadliest in U.S. history. As the day unfolded, a host of organizations began mobilizing support for victims and their families. Fundraising campaigns were established. … Read More

Radical Partners and AkermanIN just kicked off applications for the third cohort of Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, and I’m taken aback thinking about how many people are committed to building a stronger Miami. When I tell people who we’re searching for (founders of high-potential ventures that improve our city), they always ask me whether I think we’ll get enough applicants. Lucky … Read More

One of the more inspiring proposals we received for our 2015 Community Grants Program was from CARE Elementary School, a free, private nonprofit Christian academy recently launched in Overtown. With an intense focus on literacy education, our grant helped to purchase their literacy curriculum software. When the school opened last August, only five percent of their third graders were working at … Read More

Change is happening in Miami’s parks, plazas and open spaces. You can skate at a new skate park in what was once an empty lot under I-95 at NW Third Avenue and NW First Street. You can stay hydrated and reduce waste at Margaret Pace Park’s newly installed water bottle refill station and water fountain. You can easily explore all the … Read More

Calle Ocho is one of a few local streets that define Greater Miami. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Six will embark on a study later this year to decide whether the street should remain a three-lane highway or return to its original design as a two-way street. In response to FDOT’s plan, PlusUrbia, a Miami architecture and planning … Read More

We’re living in an increasingly democratized society. Where once small, elite groups of people controlled resources and made decisions, there is now a bottom-up, crowd-sourced power that can set a community’s agenda. As we announce Class IX of ourMiami Fellows this week, their collective energy and leadership style is illustrative of what Henry Timms calls the “new power” model of … Read More

As Greater Miami continues to grow, local residents must be able to easily and affordably get around. That’s why investing in transportation and urban mobility solutions are critical to our quality of life here. Proposed regulations for ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft are under consideration by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners.  Here is a letter The Miami Foundation‘s president and CEO sent … Read More