Miami-Dade Community Based Care Alliance Fund

The Miami-Dade Community Based Care Alliance is a forum for privatized child welfare agency and community collaboration. Formed by community leaders in 2000, the CBC Alliance engages the child welfare community, system stakeholders, and community partners to identify and address system challenges and barriers that impact outcomes for children and families in Miami-Dade. Other responsibilities of the CBC Alliance include:

🗹 Joint planning for resource utilization in the community, including resources appropriated to the department and any funds that local funding sources choose to provide

🗹 Needs assessment and establishment of community priorities for service delivery

🗹 Determining community outcome goals to supplement state required outcomes

🗹 Serving as a catalyst for community resource development

🗹 Providing for community education and advocacy on issues related to delivery of services

🗹 Promoting prevention and early intervention services

Through collaboration between the community at large and the privatized child welfare entities of Miami-Dade and Monroe County, the CBC Alliance serves as a forum and vehicle for the creation of bold, systematic change.

The Miami-Dade CBC Alliance actively participates with every organization and community stakeholder that interfaces with the child welfare system through the following committees:

• System of Care Committee
  • Teen Normalcy Sub-Committee
  • Placement Sub-Committee 
  • Transition Planning Sub-Committee
  • Pathways to Permanency Sub-Committee
• Parent Support Committee
• Regional Conference Committee
• Disabilities Services Committee

The Miami Dade CBC Alliance has had a profound and lasting impact on children and families throughout our community.

Community Outreach Initiatives:

• Neighborhood Resource Fairs
• Empowering families through workshops for parents, foster parents, and caregivers
• Annual Regional Child Welfare Conference that is a cornerstone of our community’s efforts, fostering partnerships, sharing best practices, and igniting innovative approaches to continue supporting children and families
• Youth/Teen Summits that create safe spaces where youth can amplify their voices, share their experiences, and actively participate in shaping solutions that affect their lives.
• Strategic Planning                                                        
• Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Summit
• Foster collaborative efforts with other organizations in the community. These efforts reflect the Alliance’s unwavering commitment to building a stronger, healthier, and more resilient community for all.

Together with The Miami Dade Community Based Care Alliance, let’s continue to make a lasting impact and remarkable difference for children and families across our region.