Mentorship moments, small-business wins, family wellness, and the people leading change in our neighborhoods.
After months of planning around her kitchen table, one CEED entrepreneur signed a lease and opened the doors to her first physical storefront — proof that small business support turns into real, visible wins on Main Street.
From health screenings to resource tables to face painting, Family Wellness Day turned a Liberty City gathering space into a full day of connection. Neighbors left with more than services — they left knowing who else in the community has their back.
CEED-trained advocates are showing up to school-board meetings with data, testimony, and a plan, and it is shaping what gets prioritized next. This is what community engagement looks like when it moves from the room to the agenda.
A year into the mentorship program, one participant described what changed for her in four words. It is a reminder that the mentoring pillar is about more than academics — it is about being known.
Five local entrepreneurs pitched their businesses to a room of neighbors, and one walked away with the community’s vote and the prize that came with it. Every pitch night is proof that this region has no shortage of ideas, just a shortage of access.
Long before doors open, a small team is mapping vendor tables, coordinating volunteers, and confirming resources for the spring family-resource fair. Here is a look at what it actually takes to pull one of these events together.
Three school principals sat down to talk about what changed once CEED became a partner in their building — from attendance to engagement to how families show up. Their answers say more about our approach than any mission statement could.
CEED is in early conversations with community partners in Broward County about what a future partnership could look like. We are not delivering programming there yet — our work today is rooted in Miami-Dade — but we stay open to the right collaborations wherever they can extend real support to families.
What started as a single Saturday lab session has grown into a launchpad, introducing hands-on STEM to forty future engineers so far. Here is how a small idea became a real pipeline.
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A 501(c) nonprofit serving Miami-Dade County through education, economic empowerment, and community engagement programs.