Miami Coalition for the Homeless http://www.miamihomeless.org Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:36:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Welcome to The Miami Coalition http://www.miamihomeless.org/?p=1 http://www.miamihomeless.org/?p=1#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:42:01 +0000 Miami Homeless http://miamihomeless.org/site/?p=1 The Miami Coalition for the Homeless was organized in 1987 to promote community efforts to prevent and end homelessness in South Florida by establishing alliances with agencies and organizations. The Coalition is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of community leaders who have demonstrated a strong commitment to eliminating homelessness.

The Coalition was instrumental in the creation of the Homeless Providers Forum, the Miami Supportive Housing Corporation, and is a founding member of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust. The Coalition has also funded several community prevention efforts such as a Homeless Prevention Coordinator through the Homeless Trust, and has sponsored numerous conferences and educational efforts that target the issues related to homelessness.

  • Advocating for the rights of the homeless population;
  • Coordinating available resources so as to maximize utilization and promote efficiency;
  • Developing and supporting prevention initiatives on the local, state and federal levels
    leading to the elimination of homelessness
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