Sometime around September-October, a charity The Education Fund came by the insurance company I was…read moreworking for at the time. The Education Fund as per its website: "The Education Fund's first program awarded small grants to support teachers' innovative, hands-on classroom projects. Three decades and more than 4,550 "best practice" projects later, our collective programs continue to make a difference in the lives of 350,000+ students/families and 20,000 educators throughout Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Our initiatives have contributed $10.1 million in free classroom supplies. We've engaged hundreds of business professionals to become advocates for teaching quality. We are growing schoolyard eco labs at 51 elementary schools -- 25 are in progress to become Food Forests. More than 32,854 students' eating habits have improved as a result of this multi-dimensional outdoor lab initiative. The objective of each Education Fund program is to work side-by-side with the private sector to support and promote quality public education for every child in Miami-Dade County Public Schools by providing teachers and students with resources they need to be successful." As part of the program, volunteers can be paired with a local Miami Dade County teacher and help teach a class. That way people get to step into the shows of a teacher at least for a short while. I wanted to do this for a number of reasons: 1) I always think that when I approach or end up retiring I would like to teach at the university level. I thought well let me see how I handle this 2) I admire teachers, they are hard working, self-less individuals who work hard for little pay to pass on knowledge to the next generation I asked, of course, for a high school social studies or English class... I got a grade school class with 7 year old... special needs Science. Yeah I was nervous... I was wondering if I could get transferred to another but then I thought of a reason #3 3) I was thinking... you know I want kids in the future... maybe... this could be like training? Making it harder was that I was going thru a lot of issues at work and personally as the time went on and eventually had to move out of Florida and to Ohio. One of the last things I did while in Florida was teach this class. I gave my word to help teach the class, and I am true to my word. I reviewed the lesson plans And then I went to Avocado Elementary School in Homestead, Florida to help teach the class. The teacher Ms. Jackson and I spoke and we had the kids make water rockets. It was a really fun experience. It's funny, I have debated in school, argued in front of full auditoriums in the university and given classes in front of hundreds of people including in conference and I have never been as nervous as when I was talking in front of those kids. They look at you and hang on your every word like no other person... it's incredible. I swear I think I froze for a second. The teacher had them watch videos on water rockets and went over how they work first. I went over with the teacher and aide how to build them. It was fun seeing them so excited and into it. Then we went to launch them... first few times it didn't work but we eventually got to launch them into the air after finding the right ratio of water in the bottle. It was amazing to see the kids have fun as the bottles were launched into the air. Honestly, even I had a lot of fun. When I left, it was sad because a few of the kids cried. I now know how much work teachers put in... I was drained from just a few hours... I always had great respect for teachers... but now much more so. I am still trying to raise money for them as I have another 30 days... but have only been able to raise some from my family... anyway I am so happy I did this... The Education Fund gave me a memory at Avocado Elementary which I will treasure for the rest of my life.

I've been twice to this Hialeah's food bank for food donations but you have to pay $5.00 for some…read morevegetables, fruits, one small ground beef tray, etc, but they have chickens and hams and if you want any you have to pay $5.00 for each.. how are you suposed to pay for DONATED FOOD if you don't have money? SOMEONE IS MAKING GOOD MONEY SELLING FOOD DONATED BY SUPERMARKETS AND GROCERY'S COMPANIES FOR THE POOR He estado en dos ocasiones en este Banco de donaciones de alimentos y tienes que pagar $5.00 por una cajita de vegetales, frutas, una bandejita pequena de picadillo de res, etc , tambien tienen pollos y jamones pero tienes que pagar $5,00 por cada uno si quieres llevar alguno. como se supone que vas a pagar mas dinero si el que va a buscar donaciones no tiene? Aparte de que toda esa comida es donada por los supermercados y companias procesadoras de alimentos para los mas necesitados ESTAN HACIENDO BUEN DINERO VENDIENDO LA COMIDA DE LOS QUE LA NECESITAN Located in/ localizado en 6520 W 20th Ave Hialeah FL 33016

I wouldn't even give it a star straight rip off. I even got a juice that expired September 2025…read moreunbelievable I would've took a picture, but I immediately threw it in the straight scam even be charging for that garbage give out. I feel bad and have to deal with things like this. You're better off going to any other supermarket and buying what's on sale for five

Mi hijo ama esta escuela!!! SFACS es la mejor escuela,tiene…read moremagníficos maestros,todos son muy amables y cariñosos con nuestros hijos

I was really excited to put my child in this school unfortunately it failed. I scheduled a tour…read more gathered all of the documents needed husband took his time off of work which is very hard for him to do. Made it to the school and there young man at the front entrance told us they tour was for the next following week....no one called me to notify me that the date was changed...i drove from the gables to this location which was not a short drive. I woke up my kids at 6 am just to not miss the tour...no accountability the lady caucasian with glasses didn't even tell me her name told me the day was changed and pretty much to accept what she said . I told her this was unnapceptable and my impression of this was not good at all. Very messy unprofessional and thank god i didn't place my son here and more of a reason i homeschool. Just for looks and nothing to show for it. I could not imagine how they run these kids in this school.

They help so many people with food and hope. They show genuine concern over those who reach out to…read morethem for help. If anyone is able to help in any way, I encourage you to do so.

I absolutely love what they are doing in this community. They are taking care of the disadvantaged…read moreveterans who have been overlooked by the United States. If you are a veteran in Miami Dade, Broward County or West Palm Beach Florida reach out to them. Princess is the office manager and she really do her due diligence to make sure every veteran is taken care of and all for no salary strictly voluntary. I sat and observed how they run and. I'm impressed. So if you're a veteran in need check this place out, you won't be disappointed.

I loved this so much!!! What's better than recycling books and sharing them for free?? They have a…read morelarge selection of all types of books, in different languages, some look brand new. The staff is very friendly and welcoming. You can also schedule an appointment to take in donated books. They have events for children once a month too. You are missing out if you don't stop in!

Lovely selection, very well organized and caring staff! Was so happy to visit this location, had…read morebeen to the location in south beach in the past.

This is an amazing place to help folks through any issues they may be experiencing. They're able…read moreto meet any schedule you may have as well as offer differ counseling options. My family member raves about this place and their very appreciative of all they help and guidance they've been able to provide.

I have been going to the Life Center for for several months. This center and its team have been…read morekind, professional, and compassionate. The office is really clean and welcoming. Since coming here I have made changes in my life in a relatively short period of time, and I will be forever grateful!

We were looking for a TM center that taught meditation in Spanish and English and theTM center met…read moreour needs. My mother and I go to the center on a regular basis for group meditations and one day retreats. Our TM teacher, Mercedes, is super attentive and very helpful in answering our questions. She taught my mother how to mediate and helps us with follow ups/check ups. I am really happy to have found this place!