ARPA Programs: Human Services

The Department of Human Services will focus their ARPA funding on employment, job training, and small business growth. The goals will be to support the City’s local workforce and families, as well as to help economically disadvantaged residents rebound from the pandemic.

The following are the programs/projects with ARPA funding  allocations: 

Project Title Project Description Project Location  District/Office City Resolution Project City ID Budget
Certifications and Trainings for Employment The City of Miami's Opportunity Center will partner with organizations to conduct certifications and trainings that lead to direct hires. This project will ensure that the Opportunity Center will be the conduit to all relevant resources for job seekers and employers. City-wide Human Services R-21-0352 45-A2-10-0008 300,000.00
On-the-job Training & Apprenticeships On-the-job training (OJT) will be an apprenticeship and an industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where jobseekers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and individuals can obtain paid work experience, classroom instruction, and a portable, nationally recognized credential. City-wide Human Services R-21-0352 45-A2-10-0007 500,000.00
Workforce Navigators Readiness Program Workforce Navigators Readiness Program is a collaboration between the City of Miami and Summer Jobs connect Program. The program is designed to assist underemployed City residents and accelerate the hiring process towards employment for hard to fill positions in within specific partners. City-wide Human Services R-21-0352 45-A2-10-0002 150,000.00
Small Business Navigators Small Business Navigators will reach out to 100 small businesses within all five (5) districts in the City of Miami affected by COVID-19 and help them recover from the pandemic's economic injury by assisting with technology implementation, digital literacy, social media, sales, accounting and capital and credit. City-wide Human Services R-21-0352 45-A2-30-0003 200,000.00
MIAMICONNECT This project will ensure that funds are allocated to cover the cost of ride share transportation for travel to work and childcare for dependents. City-wide Human Services R-21-0352 45-A2-37-0004 500,000.00
Childcare Connect The City of Miami's Department of Human Service, through a Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), provided tuition-free childcare to eligible local families at the City's three Child Learning Centers. The centers provide developmental, educational, and recreational services to children from infancy to age five through a robust curriculum approved by Early Learning Coalition and the Florida Office of Early Learning. The program aimed to provide much needed assistance to local families facing financial difficulties amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The CDBG funding will be concluding on September 30, 2021, and the City will no longer be able to provide this much-needed service. This new ARPA funding will allow for the continuation of high-quality childcare services effective October 1, 2021. If eligible, a family will be able enroll their child in one of the City's three Child Learning Centers and receive tuition-free childcare. The program will be advertised by the City of Miami and the Department of Human Services on all social media platforms. The Department of Human Services is coordinating with organizations that primarily service families with infants in the City of Miami to further promote the program. Flyers and posters were distributed city-wide. The City of Miami's three Child Learning Centers offer a learning environment conducive to developing children's personal and intellectual strengths and the infrastructure to offer families and children various assessments and pathways to resources. All centers operate a year-round program with 11 holiday closure dates and accept children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age. The Centers are open Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.'6:00 p.m. at the following locations. 1. Eaton Park Child Learning Center - 490 N. E. 61 Street 2. Lemon City Child Learning Center - 27 N. E. 58 Street 3. Moore Park Child Learning Center - 765 N. W. 36 Street Because the Department of Children and Families maintains that licensed childcare providers adhere to student-to-teacher ratios, enrollments are contingent upon the number of staff members available per center. The Department of Human Services has worked with Human Resources in conducting a salary study resulting in increasing wages for current childcare staffing vacancies.
  1. Eaton Park Child Learning Center
    490 N. E. 61 Street
  2. Lemon City Child Learning Center
    27 N. E. 58 Street
  3. Moore Park Child Learning Center
    765 N. W. 36 Street
 Human Services R-21-0352 91-A2-11-80748 500,000.00
Total $2,150,000.00

 

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