To some, the statistics can seem too sobering to be believed. In South Florida alone, 1 in 5 children and 1 in 8 adults don’t know where their next meal is coming from. A staggering 68% of families in South Florida regularly have to choose between food and utilities. And perhaps most distressing of all? Roughly 120,000 older adults in our area have to pick between buying food or critical medications. But don’t dismay — some of our area’s most exceptional samaritans are fighting back this scourge with some numbers of their own. Manifesting their mission of a hunger-free South Florida in all aspects of their outreach, Feeding South Florida has in the 2016-17 fiscal year amassed over 46 million pounds (roughly 38.3 million meals) worth of food, ensuring that 704,000 children were fed that would otherwise go to bed hungry. It’s an imminently necessary cause directly enabled by our own charitable locals; FeedingSouthFlorida.org.
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The Go Getters 2024
Located in one of the most diverse and dynamic business centers in the world, Miami Herbert Business School offers unparalleled opportunities to learn, engage and grow. The graduates are thought-leaders who transform business, scholarship and lives. To celebrate them, We partnered with the school to present our annual “Go-Getters” feature, honoring current students and recent grads, their successes, hopes and dreams.
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When it comes to their pampered “fur babies” — a.k.a. treasured family members — modern renters are looking for a place that both they and their pets can call home.