FATHERHOOD

DECEMBER - 2023

Coordinators: Rocio Tafur-Salgado; Claudio Castellano

Tutors: Fernando Tafur, Juan Landaverde

We started a new Fatherhood group at Camp Everglades. This program offers parenting skills especially for fathers to strengthen the bond of fatherhood.

NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM

DECEMBER - 2023

Coordinators: Rocio Tafur-Salgado; Claudio Castellano

Tutors: Zoila Silva; Kathiana Torres

The happiest month of the year has arrived in our Nurturing Parenting group. In this opportunity we shared with the families of delivery of toy donations for all the children of our community and participants of the group.

Delivery of gifts on Wednesday, December 3 to the parents and children of the parenting program at the community center of the Everglades community. The EnFAMILIA staff met with the families of the community to have a Christmas afternoon and deliver gifts to the children and their families.

Celebrating Christmas 2023 and giving thanks for so many blessings. 22 people shared a delicious dinner, Mexican tamales. We share our stories of how we celebrate Christmas in our home countries. Finally, we share gifts with the secret friend!

DECEMBER 06

Recently arrived parents from Mexico and Guatemala coming to pick tomatoes from the big growers paying them $20-$30 dollars a day. Here we see Fernando and Carlos facilitating the group of responsible parents. Today we distributed 120 gifts to approximately 60 students thanks to the Jewish Foundation. We are blessed.

DECEMBER 2023

Six professionals from this non-profit agency presented their experiential education and what they have learned and shared over the years living in the USA. The presentation took place on 11/30 and 12/1/23.

Thanks to Antonieta Franco Rincón, Consolacion Pichardo, Kathiana Torres, Carlos Salgado, Fernando Tafur and Rocio Tafur-Salgado.

The participants, 35 of them, came for the second time as professors at the University of Quevedo in Ecuador.

NOVEMBER 2023

All our afterschools celebrated Thanksgiving this week while we had a week of full days. The centers did arts and crafts and a wonderful lunch celebrating thanksgiving 

 NOVEMBER 19

Thanks to the support of the Jewish Volunteer Center JVC, food for Thanksgiving dinner was distributed to families in our Everglades camp.

Coordinators: Rocio Tafur-Salgado; Claudio Castellano

Tutors: Consolacion Pichardo; Sarita Olvera

NOVEMBER - 2023

GRADUATIONS! Parents and their children from the Redondo Elementary School - 2023 cohort, after 15 classes reached the goal of graduating from the Nurturing Parenting program. We congratulate all graduates and encourage them to continue learning the art of parenting.

Coordinators: Rocio Tafur-Salgado; Claudio Castellano

Tutors: Zoila Silva; Kathiana Torres

NOVEMBER - 2023

During the month of November, we continue our activities with our Nurturing Parenting program. Teaching parents about the importance of being involved in their children's growth process and explaining the program's curriculum.

Heartfelt Thanks to our Incredible Donors!

We are deeply grateful for your generous support on Give Miami Day 2023. Thanks to you, we raised an astounding $6,007 to empower underrepresented South Miami-Dade farmworkers and low-income families.

Your generosity is creating real change and transforming lives. Together, we're preserving and strengthening family life, providing opportunities for families to thrive, and making a lasting impact on our community.

Your commitment to our cause is truly appreciated, and we can't thank you enough for standing by us.

With warmest regards,

The enFAMILIA Team

#GiveMiamiDay #enFAMILIA #TransformingLives #Gratitude

NOVEMBER 10-14, 2023.

Activities of the thanksgiving army carried out with the teachers and children of the 3 after school in the week of November 10-14 where they express the feeling of gratitude to ENFAMILIA as Afterschool and their teachers the children also gathered and gave thanks for something special.

NOVEMBER 13

Enfamilia celebrated their Thanksgiving meal with their staff at the Chivas Burger restaurant, serving Colombian food.

Your support means the world to us. By donating, you can make a profound impact on our mission to provide ENFAMILIA counseling, educational support, and outreach to those in need. Let us unite to create brighter futures and build a stronger Miami together! Early Giving opens on November 13th.

Mark your calendars and get ready to make a difference. Together, we can transform lives, one family at a time. #GiveMiamiDay #enFAMILIA #EarlyGiving #TransformingLives

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Today Melissa Institute gives an award to Debbie Lyew from SOS Homestead police because of the many years of community and direct services to Homestead and Deep South Dade.  Chief Role and Dr. Etiony Aldarondo were present and honored her with a few acknowledgment words.

She is the Program coordinator of the SFPN / Safety Families Partnership Network. The success coaches from SOS, Enfamilia Inc. Mujer and Kristie House belongs to this program

NOVEMBER 2023

Fundación Girasoles de Jesús is a non-profit foundation that enfamilia is supporting in Cartagena, Colombia. They are low-income children who live in very poor conditions.

Coordinators: Rocio Tafur-Salgado; Claudio Castellano

Tutors: Consolacion Pichardo; Sarita Olvera

OCTOBER 2023

Our first parenting sessions began in Redondo Elementary, (October 3) This cohort is twice day a week and given at Redondo Elementary with parent session and child session.

Coordinators: Rocio Tafur-Salgado; Claudio Castellano

Tutors: Consolacion Pichardo; Sarita Olvera

OCTOBER 2023

This month we began a new cohort in our Everglades location. Offering the service to parents and their children in the deep South Florida.

OCTOBER 2023

On October 4th, Enfamilia was invited to Tapas at The Children's trust for a luncheon, we met with the CEO, and we were given a tour of their facilities. It was truly an honor to be able to share this moment, our CEOs Rocio Tafur-Salgado and Carlos Salgado were able to express what the children's trust means to us and our community.

OCTOBER 2023

In celebration of Hispanic heritage some of our students and Tutors dressed to represent their heritage, students shared fun facts about their clothing and about their culture. 

OCTOBER 2023

During this month we partnered up with a community event named "Unidad 305" which we seeked to reach out to our community and let them know more of what we do as ENFAMILIA. Our team set out and greeted people from our community to offer our services.

OCTOBER 2023

Our first parenting sessions have begun in Redondo Elementary, (October 3) This cohort is twice a week and given at Redondo Elementary with parent session and child session.

OCTOBER 2023

OCTOBER 2023

This month we began our parenting Cohort in Our Everglades location! Offering the service to parents in the Deep South.

OCTOBER 2023

Our first parenting sessions have begun in Redondo Elementary, (October 3) This cohort is twice a week and given at Redondo Elementary with parent session and child session.

SEPTEMBER 2023

During this week our South Dade center has taken on the task of making mask out of recycled materials and following shape patterns to create 3D mask. Our students are learning math skills while integrating art skills.

JULY 2023

Yesterday, July 18 we had our volunteer day in which early we honor all the volunteers who have helped us during the year. This includes our GL department as well as parent volunteers. We had a very nice dinner prepared by one of the mother volunteers and we were surprised with a Mariachi group that provided the entertainment.

enFAMILIA Path to Success (Casita A and Casita B)

Director: Juanita Olvera

Tutors: Jaine Mendoza, Bertha Avalos

May 2023

In May, Casita A and Casita B students expressed their love and appreciation towards their mothers through their handmade gift cards and flower bouquets. On behalf of enFAMILIA, we wish all mothers a Happy Mother’s Day!

enFAMILIA Path to Success

Director: Kathiana Martinez

Tutors: Maritza Pingel, Sarita Olvera

April 2023

In April, South Dade Camp students celebrated Easter. Students handmade their easter baskets, which they later used for an easter egg hunt activity. Students had a blast as they interacted with one another.

Our South Dade Center learned about the plant cycle in honor of Earth Day. For this month, their project consisted of growing different flowers for their center. The children put dirt and seeds into their pots and took turns watering them.

enFAMILIA Path to Success

Elementary School Students

April 2023

In April, Everglades students worked on various activities throughout the month. One is creating different crafts, such as hats from recycled cardboard boxes. Students enjoyed learning about the importance of recycling and how it positively affects our environment while having fun and expressing their creativity.

Students also worked on school-related materials such as i-Ready.

For Easter, students had an Easter Egg Hunt! Children enjoyed using their social skills while picking up Easter eggs filled with fun fillers. It was a great outdoor activity for them to interact with each other and breathe fresh air.

SUCCESS COACHING

April 2023

In April, success coaches continue to work with families within the community daily to aid with the needed recourses.

On April 1, 2023, enFAMILIA partnered with "Liga Contra el Cancer" to provide free mammograms for women from the community who did not have insurance and were aged 40-60. As a result, we were able to service 29 women. Thank you to everyone who made this possible.

GROUP LEADERS

April 2023

Group leaders continue to work on the new mural project and are excited to do the grand reveal once completed. The group leaders also participated in a beach clean-up at Black Point Marina in celebration of “Earth Day.” The group gathered at our enFAMILIA site and headed to help clean up our local beach area in Bayfront Park in Homestead. They encountered some wildlife remains and United to give back to the community.

APRIL 2023

The fatherhood program strives to create healthy relationships between fathers and their children. Our group of fathers have completed the course alongside their mentors and gathered one last time on the beach to celebrate easter. Some fathers had never been to the beach and were very excited. It was an experience they would never forget!

enFAMILIA Path to Success (Casita A)

Director: Juanita Olvera

Tutor: Jaine Mendoza

March 2023

In March, Redland camp students celebrated and learned about influential women throughout history. In addition, students wrote letters for important women, such as their mothers.

enFAMILIA Path to Success

Director: Kathiana Martínez

Tutor: Maritza Pingel, Sarita Olvera

March 2023

In March, students enjoyed creating various arts and crafts activities, such as making paper houses and creating scratch-off art. Scratch-off art is said to help children with their creativity and problem-solving skills.

Students enjoyed creating paper fortune tellers during spring break and enjoyed quality time with their classmates.

In honor of Women's history month, students made reports about influential women artists throughout history.

enFAMILIA Path to Success (Casita A)

Director: Juanita Olvera

Tutor: Jaine Mendoza

March 2023

In March, Redland camp students celebrated and learned about influential women throughout history. In addition, students wrote letters for important women, such as their mothers.

Students also celebrated St. Patrick's Day. They crafted four-leaf clovers and wrote things that made them feel lucky.

Students also reviewed comprehensive reading and learned how to find the main idea in reading using the short story "On a Picnic."

GROUP LEADERS

MARCH 2023

In March, the Group Leaders brought their ideas to life as they began making the first steps in creating the mural they had been working on for months. The mural is a representation of their unique community. The group leaders are very excited and inspired by their community and are making the mural in their honor.

enFAMILIA Path to Success

Director: Kathiana Martínez

Tutors: Maritza Pingel, Sarita Olvera

February 2023

In February, South Dade Camp students celebrated one hundred days of school.

Students also created do-it-yourself pinatas that they later filled with candy for the valentine's day holiday.

Students also learned about black history month and the important people that have impacted society throughout the years.

SUCCESS COACHING

February 2023

Success coaches continue to open new cases to aid families and work together to provide necessary resources for each family. Forty-five cases have been opened since the fiscal year from October 1, 2022.

GROUP LEADERS

February 2023

In February, the Group Leaders were introduced to a new art form, "zines." Zines are typically handmade and are usually made from interest and passion. The group leaders created their zines based on literature. Students were able to voice their opinions and emotions through their zines. Showcased below are some of their fantastic works!

ENFAMILIA PATH TO SUCCESS (CASITA A)

Director: Juanita Olvera 

Tutor: Janie Mendoza

February 2023

In February, casita A students learned about all the various careers they could succeed in today. Students created a book where they expressed the different career interests they have. Students participated in an outdoor activity using washable paint to bring their dreams to life; from police officers to nurses and astronauts, we know our students will one day positively impact society!

ENFAMILIA PATH TO SUCCESS (CASITA B)

Director: Juanita Olvera 

Tutor: Bertha Avalos

February 2023

United States. Students wrote poems about how they would help those who have faced injustice.

Students also created zines. Students used magazine cutouts to create a story. Students enjoyed picking topics and making stories using their creativity and artistic skills. 

January 30, 2023

In January, the Redland Camp "Nurturing Parenting Program." Completed fifteen sessions and was able to graduate twelve parents with their children. We are very proud of our parents for their time and dedication to completing this program, where they learned how to create healthy relationships with their children. Congratulations to all the graduates!

SUCCESS COACHING

January 2023

As the new year begins, success coaches continue to help our community and open new cases in January. enFAMILIA is always ready to serve our community with its unique needs. We look forward to a great year!

enFAMILIA Path to success

Elementary School Students

January 2023

In January, Everglades Camp elementary students practiced mathematics with their tutor and worked on different school projects.

 Students got crafty as they created animals using different shapes out of recycled paper plates.

In addition, students also enjoyed their free time as they played musical chairs and had some outdoor playtime.

enFAMILIA Path to Success

Director: Kathiana Martínez

Tutors: Maritza Pingel & Sarita Olvera

January 2023

In January, South Dade Camp students worked on various arts and crafts, which helped them practice their fine motor skills and allowed them to work together. Students used leaves from trees to create their beautiful art.

Students also worked one on one with their teacher for DLI.

 Students enjoyed some outdoor time as they played a game of basketball with their classmates.

Students in South Dade camp have a new program where they will be able to learn piano lessons. Students are very happy and excited about this program!

Group Leaders

January 2023

In January, Group Leaders had their first meeting of the new year! Students did an icebreaker art activity to get inspiration for the mural project that they would complete. After the icebreaker, students went outside to look at the wall where the mural would be placed as they discussed ideas and planned their next course of action.