Community Resources

The following list includes information on helpful resources available throughout the community, and contact numbers for official establishments.

 

  • Carlos A. Costa Immigration and Human Rights Clinic
    Phone: (305) 348 - 7215
    E-mail: eldert@fiu.edu
  • FIAC – Florida Immigration Advocacy Center
    Phone: (305) 573 - 1106
    3000 Biscayne Blvd. #400
    , Miami, FL 33137

    Provides legal assistance to refugees, asylees, and immigrants on immigration-related matters and aims to protect the human rights of immigrants of all nationalities living in Florida.
  • Center for Haitian Studies – Tutoring
    Phone: (305) 757 - 9555
    8260 NE 2nd Ave
    , Miami, FL 33138

    After-school content tutoring sessions for students at-risk for dropping out of school. The tutoring program provides information to parents in Creole/English about the academic status of their child.
  • Haitian Catholic Center
    Phone: (305) 754 - 6607
    110 NE 62ND St
    , Miami, FL 33138

    Offers free classes in ESOL, typing, citizenship and permanent residency review.
  • Sant La (Haitian Neighborhood Center)
    Phone: (305) 573 - 4871
    5000 Biscayne Blvd. Suite 110, Miami, FL 33137
    Provides information and referral services in the areas of social services, education, housing opportunities, economic self-sufficiency, access to healthcare and legal services.
  • Fanm Ayisyen nan Miyami (Haitian Women of Miami)
    Phone: (305) 756 - 8050
    8325 NE 2nd Ave
    , Miami, FL 33138

    Immigration advocacy and social services agency.
  • Jobs for Miami – Refugee Employment and Training
    Phone: (305) 512 - 9012
    7900 NE 2nd Ave Suite 600, Miami, FL 33138
    Provides employment and training services, career laddering services, and health education and outreach services.
  • CNC – Employment and Training
    Phone: (305) 888 - 7910
    1223 SW 4 Street, Miami, FL 33135
    Provides employment services to Cuban and Haitian immigrants, living in the USA for less than 5 years.
  • Hispanic Coalition – Job Placement and Training
    Phone: (305) 262 - 0060
    5659 W. Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33134
    Provides job placement and immigration assistance to new immigrants and other individuals who need the service.
    Note: This program may be able to serve victims of human trafficking.
  • Miami-Dade County Health Department
    Phone: (305) 324 - 2400
  • Borinquen - Primary Health Care Clinic
    Phone: (305) 576 - 6611
    Immunizations, physical exams, gynecology, pediatrics, and free birth control. Clinic has private dental office, a private eye clinic, and pharmacy.
  • Family Health Center – Dental
    Phone: (305) 835 - 1595
    Dental care, laboratory, pharmacy, prenatal care, family planning, and pediatrics.
  • Parkway – Pediatric Emergency Clinic
    Phone: (305) 651 - 1100
    160 NW 170 St, NMB, FL 33169
    The Kidz' Room provides an emergency pediatric clinic 24 hours a day.
  • North Dade Health Center - PHT (Public Health Trust)
    Phone: (305) 621 - 8888
    16555 N.W. 25th Avenue, Opa-locka, FL 33054
    Provides primary care, family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, and geriatrics.
    Target population is Dade County residents, particularly those in Northwest Dade County.
    Dental appointments are only given to four people a day on Mon., Wed., and Thurs.
  • Little Havana – Rafael Villa Verde Center
    Phone: (305) 858 - 2610
    700 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33130
    Provides health support, transportation, education, counseling, recreational activities and employment placement. Operates an intergenerational child day care program.
  • South Florida District Dental Association
    Phone: (305) 667 - 3647
    Offers referrals to dentists, refers low income residents to funded programs, provides school education and career guidance and mediates patient complaints.
  • Miami Children's Hospital Dental Clinic
    Phone: (305) 663 - 8538
    3100 S.W. 62nd Ave
    , Miami, FL 33155
  • MDC Advisory Boards/Council
    Phone: (305) 375 - 5730
    Serves as advocate for the needs and problems of the Hispanics in the Miami-Dade community.
  • Miami Beach Hispanic Community Center - Youth Prevention Program
    Phone: (305) 867 - 0051
    1701 Normandy Drive
    , Miami Beach, FL, 33140
  • Miami Dade Public Library System (free internet)
    Phone: (305) 375 - 5576
    Provides S.M.A.R.T. tutoring program which offers scheduled tutoring in all branches.  Offers many other helpful community resources. 
  • USCIS - Immigration and Naturalization - Miami
    Phone: 1-800-375-5283 (recorded information)
  • Boys & Girls Club of America
    Phone: (305) 446 - 9910
    2805 SW 32 Ave., Miami, FL 33133
  • Dade County Schools
    Phone: (305) 995-1000
    1450 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132
  • Broward County Schools
    Phone: (754) 321-0000
    600 SE Third Ave.
    , Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
  • Miami Dade County
    Phone: (305) 468-5900
  • Broward County
  • Miami Dade County Parks & Recreations
    Phone: (305) 755-7800
  • Florida State website