UNIDAD of Miami Beach, Inc. operates the North Beach Senior Center to help older adults remain healthy, connected, independent, and engaged in their community. Located at 7251 Collins Avenue in Bandshell Park, UNIDAD Senior Center is the only public, freestanding senior center serving the Mid Beach and North Beach areas of Miami Beach. UNIDAD developed and built the approximately 8,000-square-foot, two-story oceanfront facility and donated it to the City of Miami Beach. The Center opened in March 2015.
The Center welcomes seniors of all backgrounds, with a special commitment to low-income older adults, immigrants, people with limited English proficiency, individuals with disabilities, and seniors experiencing social isolation. Since opening, the Center has served more than 13,000 registered members and now averages approximately 3,000 new and returning participants each year. About 96.7% of the seniors served are Miami Beach residents.
Our programs provide practical support, meaningful connections, and opportunities for older adults to thrive. Services include:
On weekdays, the Center’s meal programs provide up to 150 lunches each day for adults age 60 and older.
UNIDAD is a private, non-profit organization established by concerned residents of Miami Beach interested in addressing the needs and concerns of our city's sizeable community. Membership in UNIDAD is open to any interested individual, including non-residents of the City of Miami Beach. All our meetings are open to the public and are invited to attend.
UNIDAD is concerned with preserving and promoting the vibrant ethnic, racial, religious and cultural diversity of our community. We believe that one of the great strengths of the City of Miami Beach is the rich mix of diverse people, which populates our city. As our City and its leading civic institutions adapt to changing demographics, UNIDAD is committed to working in partnership with existing and new groups to help promote respect for diversity as an important public value.
The future of Miami Beach depends on the successful integration of the very many diverse elements of our community into one cohesive whole. Many of our most pressing problems have their source in our greatest strength: The fact that Miami Beach has become a magnet for the many diverse races, religions, and ethnic groups that populate this hemisphere. As South Florida solidifies its position as the "Capital of the Americas" our local community must develop a shared consensus which celebrates our diversity, bridges our differences and builds community through nondiscriminatory and pluralistic ideas and institutions. To this important mission, UNIDAD of Miami Beach, Inc. is committed, with the goal of helping Miami Beach become a multi-cultural, multi-ethic, and multi-racial community, which is our city's best and most compelling destiny.
Organization name
UNIDAD of Miami Beach
Tax id (EIN)
65-0584874
Mission Category
Community Care
Program Site Locations
Miami Beach, North Miami Beach
Annual Operating Budget
$250,000 - $499,999
Primary Population Served
General Population, Low-Income Individuals/Families, Seniors
Address
7251 Collins Ave