Grantees

Learn More About Our Educational Partners Below

Breakthrough Miami

Breakthrough Miami provides an academic enrichment program that uses a student’s-teaching-students model to ensure motivated, under-resourced middle school students have access to excellent high school opportunities, graduate from high school on time, and attend college. 

Through the MBF grant, Breakthrough Miami is able to ensure motivated, under-resourced students from the City of Miami have access to excellent educational opportunities. The evidence-based program currently operates at five independent school sites (Ransom Everglades School, Miami Country Day School, Carrollton School for the Sacred Heart, Palmer Trinity School, and Gulliver Schools) and at the University of Miami (during the summer). While Breakthrough Miami serves 1,300 students countywide more than 450 students are residents of the City of Miami.  

“Celebrating thirty years as an Opportunity Generator in our community, Breakthrough Miami is aligned with the vision and goals of the Miami Bayside Foundation to ensure traditionally marginalized students across our City catch their dreams. Our evidence-based students-teaching-students model is proven to empower students to thrive in academically rigorous programs, enter and graduate from college. Support from Miami Bayside Foundation opens doors of opportunity and together we are advancing a cycle of promise.” Lori-Ann M. Cox, Chief Executive Officer.

To learn more about Breakthrough Miami, please visit: http://www.breakthroughmiami.org/

 

FIU Golden Scholars 

The Golden Scholars Summer Bridge Program aims to address inequities in student achievement and college attainment by providing selected incoming freshmen with an intensive six-week program. This program offers academic preparation, individualized advising, and personal attention from faculty and staff. The primary focus of this initiative is to improve access, academic success, and enhance social mobility for students who are residents of and graduate from high schools in the City of Miami.

Golden Scholars Summer Bridge Participants have access to essential university services such as:

  • Center for Excellence in Writing
  • Mastery Math Lab
  • Career & Talent Development
  • Counseling & Psychological Services
  • Disability Resource Center
  • University Graduate School

 

In 2014, MBF provided programmatic support to the Golden Scholars Program. In 2016, this shifted to scholarship support to the first-generation students in the Golden Scholars Program residing in the City of Miami. The foundation’s financial support towards the FIU Golden Scholars Program totals $1,200,000, which includes the Florida state-match funding.

To learn more about FIU Golden Scholars, please visit: https://sas.fiu.edu/golden-scholars/

Guitars Over Guns

Since 2008, Guitars Over Guns has strived to give children in Miami-Dade County equitable access to a fair shot in life along with the opportunity to self-actualize and contribute meaningfully to society.

During the summer months, Guitars Over Guns operates a six-week summer camp for children aged 11-18 at the Leadership Learning Center in Little Havana. MBF is proud to provide a grant that helps provide opportunities for Miami-Dade youth to elevate their futures, unlock their artistry, and achieve their full potential. Further, Guitars Over Guns provides arts-based mentorship to address the emotional and mental stress associated with students’ growing up in poverty and surrounded by violence.

Guitars Over Guns aims to improve participants’ artistic and social emotional learning, ignite a prosocial, positive developmental shift in students’ thinking, and provide support for students’ emotional and mental stress. We thank Guitars Over Guns for offering a safe and enriching environment, not only during the summer but throughout the entire year, for the children and families they serve.

To learn more about Guitar Over Guns, please visit: https://www.guitarsoverguns.org/  

Little Haiti Optimist Club

The mission of the Little Haiti Optimist Club is to inspire and empower the youth of our community. They are committed to fostering a positive and supportive environment that nurtures the potential within each young individual. Their aim is to instill optimism, resilience, and a sense of community responsibility, enabling youth to overcome challenges and achieve their full potential.

MBF is proud to support The Little Haiti Optimist Club Summer camp.  The camp provides a safe and nurturing environment for 45 children aged 6 to 12 through eight weeks of high-quality summer education. The Little Haiti Optimist Club’s summer camp focuses on keeping kids’ skills sharp, friendships strong, and bodies moving.

Held at Soar Park in Little Haiti, the program consists of a variety of educational, recreational, and cultural activities. The educational activities focus on improving children’s academic skills through daily literacy and math activities, as well as STEM workshops. Recreational activities such as team sports, arts and crafts, and outdoor exploration help children develop physical, social, and creative skills. Cultural activities such as dance, music, and art workshops highlight Haitian culture and promote diversity and appreciation for the community.

To learn more about the Little Haiti Optimist Club, please visit: http://www.littlehaitioptimist.org/

 

M-DCPS Dual Enrollment

The Miami Dade County Public Schools Dual Enrollment Program allows eligible high school and middle school students currently Miami-Dade County public schools (M-DCPS) to simultaneously enroll in college courses.

MBF has proudly invested in FIU and Miami Dade College Dual Enrollment Program courses at Miami Edison, Miami Central, Miami Jackson, Miami Northwestern, Booker T. Washington, iTeach, and Young Men’s Prep. This investment has provided over 2,000 students with the opportunity to receive college credit. Since 2020, MBF has proudly provided over $50,000 in funds towards the FIU Dual Enrollment Program at M-DCPS, furthering our commitment to advancing and empowering our community through educational initiates.

To learn more about the M-DCPS Dual Enrollment Program, visit dadeschools.net.

Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Inc. (NFTE), an internationally recognized organization which provides programs meant to inspire students from low-income communities to stay in school, to recognize business opportunities, and to plan successful futures. 

In NFTE’s Entrepreneurship 1 course, students deepen the development of their entrepreneurial mindset while refining their business models, developing their products or services, and mastering sales and marketing, finance, and small business management skills. Students compete for startup capital and prizes locally, regionally, and nationally. Upon completion of Entrepreneurship 1, students are prepared to take the Certiport Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB) certification exam. Both the courses and the certification exam are aligned to the Common Career Technical Core Standards for Business Management Administration and National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education.

To learn more about NFTE, please visit: https://www.nfte.com/

St. Alban’s Child Enrichment Center

St. Alban’s Child Enrichment Center provides personalized educational programs for children between 6 weeks and 5 years old as well as providing various services for them and their families. The organization was established in 1949, and currently has 200 children at their two Miami-Dade locations. The students and families come from predominately minority, single-parent and low-income households, with an annual income of $12,000 and below.

The mission of St. Alban’s is to provide courteous, convenient, comprehensive, quality child care and family services. Each summer St. Alban’s opens its door for an 8-week program to circumvent a process referred to as “summer loss”. A time in which children forget a large portion of what they have learned during the school year. St. Alban’s serves children aged 3-5, families that are low wealth, with 100% utilizing the needs-based programs they offer (tax services, family counseling, etc.). 

The cost of staff, activities, food, and materials for the summer program exceed $300,000. Since 2016, MBF has awarded St. Alban’s with an annual grant which allows for and support literacy activities to promote school readiness, enriching educational activities, art and music education, educational field trip experiences taking place onsite at St. Alban’s, and nutrition and fitness activities 

To learn more about St. Alban’s Child Enrichment Center, please visit: http://www.stalbanschildcare.org/

The Education Fund

The Education Fund’s mission is to maximize every child’s potential and to ensure that each one graduates with every opportunity for success. 

The Education Fund’s SmartPath program embeds a college-bound, career-oriented culture in high schools in which low-income and first-generation students are empowered to successfully graduate and prepare for college and careers. SmarthPath is changing the lives of students in high schools in the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County.  

The SmartPath program consists of eight components: classroom lessons, counseling, clubs, leadership, field trips, FAFSA marathons, paid internships and, additionally, the Ideas with IMPACT Idea Expo – The Teacher Conference.

To learn more about The Education Fund, please visit: http://www.educationfund.org/

My mentors have shown me what true devotion and passion can do for someone on their journey; nothing is truly impossible – difficult maybe – but not impossible.

Gabriel Ferrer

Miami Senior High School, SmartPath Student

That moment of stepping on campus was the moment I knew that college was my only option for the future. Because of this tour that was funded for me by MBF, I got an experience with my senior class that is unforgettable and that I wholeheartedly appreciate.

Gwendolyn Anetor

Booker T. Washington Senior High School, SmartPath Student

YWCA South Florida

YWCA South Florida has been at the forefront of some of South Florida’s most significant social issues since it was founded in 1921 and has worked to improve the lives of more than 3.1 million adults and children.

YWCA South Florida combines programming and advocacy in order to generate institutional change across four key areas: racial justice and civil rights; empowerment and economic advancement of women and girls; early education; and health and safety of women and girls.

Offered every Summer, the YWCA Summer Learning Early Childhood Program begins in June and ends in July. The 8-week program is held at the Gerry Sweet Child Care Center in Overtown. The program is staffed by four experienced, and credentialed teachers who implement the HighScope Curriculum for 20 preschool children. The program emphasizes the following kindergarten readiness skills: writing, letter recognition, beginning sounds, number recognition and counting, shapes and colors, fine motor skills, cutting, reading readiness, attention and following directions, and social skills

To learn more about YWCA, please visit: http://www.ywca.org.

The summer learning program was a great experience for the children.  They explored activities and topics that are not regularly part of the school year curriculum.  I cannot wait to be part of the summer program again.

Ms. Collie, Curriculum Specialist

What they don’t learn in school they learn here. The kids have a better chance to succeeding in life with the care and support they receive in this program.

Jonathan Lewis

I have two girls in the program. They love it. Now thanks to the Bayside Foundation I don’t have to pay. This has helped me a lot. Thank you so much Bayside!

Rosita Francois

Miami Bayside Foundation Grant Recipients

MBF enhances our community by working with individuals, businesses, and organizations to advance economic development in the Miami. Grant funding supports charitable groups and programs that are engaged in economic development and educational programming for minorities.

  • Booker T. Washington Senior High School College Tour
  • Breakthrough Miami, Inc.
  • D.A. Dorsey Technical College
  • Florida International University (FIU)
  • FIU Golden Scholars
  • Florida Memorial University
  • George T. Baker Aviation Technical College
  • Guitars Over Guns Organization
  • Lindsey Hopkins Technical College
  • Little Haiti Optimist Club
  • M-DCPS Dual Enrollment
  • Miami Children’s Museum
  • Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
  • SBDC @ FIU
  • SCORE
  • St. Alban’s Child Enrichment Center
  • The Education Fund
  • YWCA South Florida

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