\u201cThat\u2019s what service is about. You sacrifice income, time, privacy, your comfort. You are in a position that in everyday living you realize your life is not your own. You are never off work,\u201d said Hardemon.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Hardemon is proud that he serves where he grew up. He used to live in the James E. Scott public housing development in Liberty City, and attended Miami-Dade County Public Schools, graduating from Miami Northwestern Senior High.
He said his mentor is anyone who is doing the right thing, and that\u2019s why he mostly looks to God for examples.\u00a0Every day he strives to be the \u201cbest Keon I could be and to do the best for the community while I have the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Miami commission chair dedicated to community","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miami-commission-chair-dedicated-to-community","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=845","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
Many parts of Hardemon\u2019s district are undergoing a Renaissance. Developers are bringing plans to build small communities within communities and Hardemon has to hang everything in the balance \u2014 accept what is good for his community and reject ideas he thinks will damage it.
Take for example, back in September, the city commission was ready to rezone a parcel of land into the Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District 1. Problem was, that new district encroached on Overtown. Angry residents gave commissioners an earful. At the end of the meeting, commissioner backed away from the rezoning, with Hardemon keeping a watchful eye on the redrawn lines. By end of public comment, Hardemon reassured residents that he was protecting their interests. \u201cWe\u2019re going to change it,\u201d he said at the time.
For Hardemon, it\u2019s all in the name of service, something he has been doing since attending middle school. It doesn\u2019t hurt that he came from a family of public servants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what service is about. You sacrifice income, time, privacy, your comfort. You are in a position that in everyday living you realize your life is not your own. You are never off work,\u201d said Hardemon.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Hardemon is proud that he serves where he grew up. He used to live in the James E. Scott public housing development in Liberty City, and attended Miami-Dade County Public Schools, graduating from Miami Northwestern Senior High.
He said his mentor is anyone who is doing the right thing, and that\u2019s why he mostly looks to God for examples.\u00a0Every day he strives to be the \u201cbest Keon I could be and to do the best for the community while I have the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Miami commission chair dedicated to community","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miami-commission-chair-dedicated-to-community","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=845","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
When Miami Commission Chair Keon Hardemon was told about people living in an apartment building with slum-like conditions, he went into action. The city sued the owner, took over the building, is renovating it with rents collected and improving the lives of the residents. \u201cThose living conditions should not exist in the city of Miami,\u201d Hardemon said. Added to challenge of poverty in his district is escalating crime. Hardemon has said he plans to call in the federal government to fend off these acts of terrorism in his district.
Hardemon is the Miami Commission Chair and represents District 5, which includes Liberty City, Little Haiti, Allapattah, Brownsville and Overtown. He is the youngest Miami commissioner ever elected and now the youngest chairman. Hardemon is also chair of the Southeast Overtown\/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, whose goal is to revitalize the area with affordable housing and through business opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many parts of Hardemon\u2019s district are undergoing a Renaissance. Developers are bringing plans to build small communities within communities and Hardemon has to hang everything in the balance \u2014 accept what is good for his community and reject ideas he thinks will damage it.
Take for example, back in September, the city commission was ready to rezone a parcel of land into the Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District 1. Problem was, that new district encroached on Overtown. Angry residents gave commissioners an earful. At the end of the meeting, commissioner backed away from the rezoning, with Hardemon keeping a watchful eye on the redrawn lines. By end of public comment, Hardemon reassured residents that he was protecting their interests. \u201cWe\u2019re going to change it,\u201d he said at the time.
For Hardemon, it\u2019s all in the name of service, something he has been doing since attending middle school. It doesn\u2019t hurt that he came from a family of public servants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what service is about. You sacrifice income, time, privacy, your comfort. You are in a position that in everyday living you realize your life is not your own. You are never off work,\u201d said Hardemon.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Hardemon is proud that he serves where he grew up. He used to live in the James E. Scott public housing development in Liberty City, and attended Miami-Dade County Public Schools, graduating from Miami Northwestern Senior High.
He said his mentor is anyone who is doing the right thing, and that\u2019s why he mostly looks to God for examples.\u00a0Every day he strives to be the \u201cbest Keon I could be and to do the best for the community while I have the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Miami commission chair dedicated to community","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miami-commission-chair-dedicated-to-community","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=845","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
The organization holds its annual signature event in June, \u201cOver the Edge Miami,\u201d where participants rappel down a building to raise funds for its programs. In addition, the agency has partnered in the past with the Village of Key Biscayne for its \u201cChristmas in July\u201d event, which provides free school supplies to kids, and last year participated in the Clinton Global Initiative University\u2019s Day of Action to work on improvement projects requested by Liberty City residents. \u201cAt the end of the day, I want to be on the streets with the residents. I want to be able to impact the community and bring people together,\u201d Gutierrez said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Helping improve Liberty City block by block","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"helping-improve-liberty-city-block-by-block","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=777","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":845,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:06:44","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:06:44","post_content":"\n
When Miami Commission Chair Keon Hardemon was told about people living in an apartment building with slum-like conditions, he went into action. The city sued the owner, took over the building, is renovating it with rents collected and improving the lives of the residents. \u201cThose living conditions should not exist in the city of Miami,\u201d Hardemon said. Added to challenge of poverty in his district is escalating crime. Hardemon has said he plans to call in the federal government to fend off these acts of terrorism in his district.
Hardemon is the Miami Commission Chair and represents District 5, which includes Liberty City, Little Haiti, Allapattah, Brownsville and Overtown. He is the youngest Miami commissioner ever elected and now the youngest chairman. Hardemon is also chair of the Southeast Overtown\/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, whose goal is to revitalize the area with affordable housing and through business opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many parts of Hardemon\u2019s district are undergoing a Renaissance. Developers are bringing plans to build small communities within communities and Hardemon has to hang everything in the balance \u2014 accept what is good for his community and reject ideas he thinks will damage it.
Take for example, back in September, the city commission was ready to rezone a parcel of land into the Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District 1. Problem was, that new district encroached on Overtown. Angry residents gave commissioners an earful. At the end of the meeting, commissioner backed away from the rezoning, with Hardemon keeping a watchful eye on the redrawn lines. By end of public comment, Hardemon reassured residents that he was protecting their interests. \u201cWe\u2019re going to change it,\u201d he said at the time.
For Hardemon, it\u2019s all in the name of service, something he has been doing since attending middle school. It doesn\u2019t hurt that he came from a family of public servants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what service is about. You sacrifice income, time, privacy, your comfort. You are in a position that in everyday living you realize your life is not your own. You are never off work,\u201d said Hardemon.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Hardemon is proud that he serves where he grew up. He used to live in the James E. Scott public housing development in Liberty City, and attended Miami-Dade County Public Schools, graduating from Miami Northwestern Senior High.
He said his mentor is anyone who is doing the right thing, and that\u2019s why he mostly looks to God for examples.\u00a0Every day he strives to be the \u201cbest Keon I could be and to do the best for the community while I have the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Miami commission chair dedicated to community","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miami-commission-chair-dedicated-to-community","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=845","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
Prior to joining the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative, Gutierrez served as an executive director of Breakthrough Miami, an education nonprofit organization, and as a senior program officer for the Beaumont Foundation of America. She also served as a special assistant to a member of the New York City Board of Education, crafting policies on instructional technology, improving middle grade schools and strengthening bilingual education. But it\u2019s the work Gutierrez currently does with the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative that drives her today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The organization holds its annual signature event in June, \u201cOver the Edge Miami,\u201d where participants rappel down a building to raise funds for its programs. In addition, the agency has partnered in the past with the Village of Key Biscayne for its \u201cChristmas in July\u201d event, which provides free school supplies to kids, and last year participated in the Clinton Global Initiative University\u2019s Day of Action to work on improvement projects requested by Liberty City residents. \u201cAt the end of the day, I want to be on the streets with the residents. I want to be able to impact the community and bring people together,\u201d Gutierrez said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Helping improve Liberty City block by block","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"helping-improve-liberty-city-block-by-block","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=777","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":845,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:06:44","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:06:44","post_content":"\n
When Miami Commission Chair Keon Hardemon was told about people living in an apartment building with slum-like conditions, he went into action. The city sued the owner, took over the building, is renovating it with rents collected and improving the lives of the residents. \u201cThose living conditions should not exist in the city of Miami,\u201d Hardemon said. Added to challenge of poverty in his district is escalating crime. Hardemon has said he plans to call in the federal government to fend off these acts of terrorism in his district.
Hardemon is the Miami Commission Chair and represents District 5, which includes Liberty City, Little Haiti, Allapattah, Brownsville and Overtown. He is the youngest Miami commissioner ever elected and now the youngest chairman. Hardemon is also chair of the Southeast Overtown\/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, whose goal is to revitalize the area with affordable housing and through business opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many parts of Hardemon\u2019s district are undergoing a Renaissance. Developers are bringing plans to build small communities within communities and Hardemon has to hang everything in the balance \u2014 accept what is good for his community and reject ideas he thinks will damage it.
Take for example, back in September, the city commission was ready to rezone a parcel of land into the Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District 1. Problem was, that new district encroached on Overtown. Angry residents gave commissioners an earful. At the end of the meeting, commissioner backed away from the rezoning, with Hardemon keeping a watchful eye on the redrawn lines. By end of public comment, Hardemon reassured residents that he was protecting their interests. \u201cWe\u2019re going to change it,\u201d he said at the time.
For Hardemon, it\u2019s all in the name of service, something he has been doing since attending middle school. It doesn\u2019t hurt that he came from a family of public servants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what service is about. You sacrifice income, time, privacy, your comfort. You are in a position that in everyday living you realize your life is not your own. You are never off work,\u201d said Hardemon.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Hardemon is proud that he serves where he grew up. He used to live in the James E. Scott public housing development in Liberty City, and attended Miami-Dade County Public Schools, graduating from Miami Northwestern Senior High.
He said his mentor is anyone who is doing the right thing, and that\u2019s why he mostly looks to God for examples.\u00a0Every day he strives to be the \u201cbest Keon I could be and to do the best for the community while I have the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Miami commission chair dedicated to community","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miami-commission-chair-dedicated-to-community","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=845","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
\u201cWe help connect residents block by block with the essential resources that have eluded them for so long,\u201d Gutierrez said. \u201cI\u2019m so proud of the work we do here.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Prior to joining the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative, Gutierrez served as an executive director of Breakthrough Miami, an education nonprofit organization, and as a senior program officer for the Beaumont Foundation of America. She also served as a special assistant to a member of the New York City Board of Education, crafting policies on instructional technology, improving middle grade schools and strengthening bilingual education. But it\u2019s the work Gutierrez currently does with the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative that drives her today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The organization holds its annual signature event in June, \u201cOver the Edge Miami,\u201d where participants rappel down a building to raise funds for its programs. In addition, the agency has partnered in the past with the Village of Key Biscayne for its \u201cChristmas in July\u201d event, which provides free school supplies to kids, and last year participated in the Clinton Global Initiative University\u2019s Day of Action to work on improvement projects requested by Liberty City residents. \u201cAt the end of the day, I want to be on the streets with the residents. I want to be able to impact the community and bring people together,\u201d Gutierrez said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Helping improve Liberty City block by block","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"helping-improve-liberty-city-block-by-block","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=777","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":845,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:06:44","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:06:44","post_content":"\n
When Miami Commission Chair Keon Hardemon was told about people living in an apartment building with slum-like conditions, he went into action. The city sued the owner, took over the building, is renovating it with rents collected and improving the lives of the residents. \u201cThose living conditions should not exist in the city of Miami,\u201d Hardemon said. Added to challenge of poverty in his district is escalating crime. Hardemon has said he plans to call in the federal government to fend off these acts of terrorism in his district.
Hardemon is the Miami Commission Chair and represents District 5, which includes Liberty City, Little Haiti, Allapattah, Brownsville and Overtown. He is the youngest Miami commissioner ever elected and now the youngest chairman. Hardemon is also chair of the Southeast Overtown\/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, whose goal is to revitalize the area with affordable housing and through business opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many parts of Hardemon\u2019s district are undergoing a Renaissance. Developers are bringing plans to build small communities within communities and Hardemon has to hang everything in the balance \u2014 accept what is good for his community and reject ideas he thinks will damage it.
Take for example, back in September, the city commission was ready to rezone a parcel of land into the Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District 1. Problem was, that new district encroached on Overtown. Angry residents gave commissioners an earful. At the end of the meeting, commissioner backed away from the rezoning, with Hardemon keeping a watchful eye on the redrawn lines. By end of public comment, Hardemon reassured residents that he was protecting their interests. \u201cWe\u2019re going to change it,\u201d he said at the time.
For Hardemon, it\u2019s all in the name of service, something he has been doing since attending middle school. It doesn\u2019t hurt that he came from a family of public servants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what service is about. You sacrifice income, time, privacy, your comfort. You are in a position that in everyday living you realize your life is not your own. You are never off work,\u201d said Hardemon.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Hardemon is proud that he serves where he grew up. He used to live in the James E. Scott public housing development in Liberty City, and attended Miami-Dade County Public Schools, graduating from Miami Northwestern Senior High.
He said his mentor is anyone who is doing the right thing, and that\u2019s why he mostly looks to God for examples.\u00a0Every day he strives to be the \u201cbest Keon I could be and to do the best for the community while I have the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Miami commission chair dedicated to community","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miami-commission-chair-dedicated-to-community","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=845","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
Utilizing the framework of the nationally renowned Harlem Children's Zone, Gutierrez said the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative uses a \u201ccradle-to-college-to-career\u201d approach to help children realize their promise and affect lasting change. In addition, the agency\u2019s \u201cblock-by-block\u201d strategy has helped to pick up trash in Liberty City, fix roads and beautify the community. The \u201cimpact zone\u201d is currently focused on Northwest 59th to 63rd Streets and 15th to 22nd Avenues, but Gutierrez said the goal is to reach all of Liberty City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe help connect residents block by block with the essential resources that have eluded them for so long,\u201d Gutierrez said. \u201cI\u2019m so proud of the work we do here.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Prior to joining the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative, Gutierrez served as an executive director of Breakthrough Miami, an education nonprofit organization, and as a senior program officer for the Beaumont Foundation of America. She also served as a special assistant to a member of the New York City Board of Education, crafting policies on instructional technology, improving middle grade schools and strengthening bilingual education. But it\u2019s the work Gutierrez currently does with the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative that drives her today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The organization holds its annual signature event in June, \u201cOver the Edge Miami,\u201d where participants rappel down a building to raise funds for its programs. In addition, the agency has partnered in the past with the Village of Key Biscayne for its \u201cChristmas in July\u201d event, which provides free school supplies to kids, and last year participated in the Clinton Global Initiative University\u2019s Day of Action to work on improvement projects requested by Liberty City residents. \u201cAt the end of the day, I want to be on the streets with the residents. I want to be able to impact the community and bring people together,\u201d Gutierrez said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Helping improve Liberty City block by block","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"helping-improve-liberty-city-block-by-block","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=777","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":845,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:06:44","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:06:44","post_content":"\n
When Miami Commission Chair Keon Hardemon was told about people living in an apartment building with slum-like conditions, he went into action. The city sued the owner, took over the building, is renovating it with rents collected and improving the lives of the residents. \u201cThose living conditions should not exist in the city of Miami,\u201d Hardemon said. Added to challenge of poverty in his district is escalating crime. Hardemon has said he plans to call in the federal government to fend off these acts of terrorism in his district.
Hardemon is the Miami Commission Chair and represents District 5, which includes Liberty City, Little Haiti, Allapattah, Brownsville and Overtown. He is the youngest Miami commissioner ever elected and now the youngest chairman. Hardemon is also chair of the Southeast Overtown\/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, whose goal is to revitalize the area with affordable housing and through business opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many parts of Hardemon\u2019s district are undergoing a Renaissance. Developers are bringing plans to build small communities within communities and Hardemon has to hang everything in the balance \u2014 accept what is good for his community and reject ideas he thinks will damage it.
Take for example, back in September, the city commission was ready to rezone a parcel of land into the Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District 1. Problem was, that new district encroached on Overtown. Angry residents gave commissioners an earful. At the end of the meeting, commissioner backed away from the rezoning, with Hardemon keeping a watchful eye on the redrawn lines. By end of public comment, Hardemon reassured residents that he was protecting their interests. \u201cWe\u2019re going to change it,\u201d he said at the time.
For Hardemon, it\u2019s all in the name of service, something he has been doing since attending middle school. It doesn\u2019t hurt that he came from a family of public servants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what service is about. You sacrifice income, time, privacy, your comfort. You are in a position that in everyday living you realize your life is not your own. You are never off work,\u201d said Hardemon.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Hardemon is proud that he serves where he grew up. He used to live in the James E. Scott public housing development in Liberty City, and attended Miami-Dade County Public Schools, graduating from Miami Northwestern Senior High.
He said his mentor is anyone who is doing the right thing, and that\u2019s why he mostly looks to God for examples.\u00a0Every day he strives to be the \u201cbest Keon I could be and to do the best for the community while I have the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Miami commission chair dedicated to community","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miami-commission-chair-dedicated-to-community","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=845","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
\u201cI grew up poor. I lived in Section 8 housing. I know what it\u2019s like to struggle from an early age,\u201d Gutierrez said. \u201cWhat we\u2019re trying to do at Miami Children\u2019s Initiative is end poverty and expand education for the children in this community. We want 100 percent of kids in Liberty City to graduate high school and go on to college. We\u2019ve launched several programs to help accomplish that.\u201d
The Miami Children\u2019s Initiative partners with religious centers, schools and businesses to develop and provide quality education, accessible health care, youth development programs and employment opportunities for families in Liberty City and surrounding communities. Gutierrez first came on board in October 2011 as the agency\u2019s vice president for development. In January 2013, she became the CEO and president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Utilizing the framework of the nationally renowned Harlem Children's Zone, Gutierrez said the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative uses a \u201ccradle-to-college-to-career\u201d approach to help children realize their promise and affect lasting change. In addition, the agency\u2019s \u201cblock-by-block\u201d strategy has helped to pick up trash in Liberty City, fix roads and beautify the community. The \u201cimpact zone\u201d is currently focused on Northwest 59th to 63rd Streets and 15th to 22nd Avenues, but Gutierrez said the goal is to reach all of Liberty City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe help connect residents block by block with the essential resources that have eluded them for so long,\u201d Gutierrez said. \u201cI\u2019m so proud of the work we do here.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Prior to joining the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative, Gutierrez served as an executive director of Breakthrough Miami, an education nonprofit organization, and as a senior program officer for the Beaumont Foundation of America. She also served as a special assistant to a member of the New York City Board of Education, crafting policies on instructional technology, improving middle grade schools and strengthening bilingual education. But it\u2019s the work Gutierrez currently does with the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative that drives her today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The organization holds its annual signature event in June, \u201cOver the Edge Miami,\u201d where participants rappel down a building to raise funds for its programs. In addition, the agency has partnered in the past with the Village of Key Biscayne for its \u201cChristmas in July\u201d event, which provides free school supplies to kids, and last year participated in the Clinton Global Initiative University\u2019s Day of Action to work on improvement projects requested by Liberty City residents. \u201cAt the end of the day, I want to be on the streets with the residents. I want to be able to impact the community and bring people together,\u201d Gutierrez said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Helping improve Liberty City block by block","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"helping-improve-liberty-city-block-by-block","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=777","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":845,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:06:44","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:06:44","post_content":"\n
When Miami Commission Chair Keon Hardemon was told about people living in an apartment building with slum-like conditions, he went into action. The city sued the owner, took over the building, is renovating it with rents collected and improving the lives of the residents. \u201cThose living conditions should not exist in the city of Miami,\u201d Hardemon said. Added to challenge of poverty in his district is escalating crime. Hardemon has said he plans to call in the federal government to fend off these acts of terrorism in his district.
Hardemon is the Miami Commission Chair and represents District 5, which includes Liberty City, Little Haiti, Allapattah, Brownsville and Overtown. He is the youngest Miami commissioner ever elected and now the youngest chairman. Hardemon is also chair of the Southeast Overtown\/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, whose goal is to revitalize the area with affordable housing and through business opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many parts of Hardemon\u2019s district are undergoing a Renaissance. Developers are bringing plans to build small communities within communities and Hardemon has to hang everything in the balance \u2014 accept what is good for his community and reject ideas he thinks will damage it.
Take for example, back in September, the city commission was ready to rezone a parcel of land into the Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District 1. Problem was, that new district encroached on Overtown. Angry residents gave commissioners an earful. At the end of the meeting, commissioner backed away from the rezoning, with Hardemon keeping a watchful eye on the redrawn lines. By end of public comment, Hardemon reassured residents that he was protecting their interests. \u201cWe\u2019re going to change it,\u201d he said at the time.
For Hardemon, it\u2019s all in the name of service, something he has been doing since attending middle school. It doesn\u2019t hurt that he came from a family of public servants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what service is about. You sacrifice income, time, privacy, your comfort. You are in a position that in everyday living you realize your life is not your own. You are never off work,\u201d said Hardemon.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Hardemon is proud that he serves where he grew up. He used to live in the James E. Scott public housing development in Liberty City, and attended Miami-Dade County Public Schools, graduating from Miami Northwestern Senior High.
He said his mentor is anyone who is doing the right thing, and that\u2019s why he mostly looks to God for examples.\u00a0Every day he strives to be the \u201cbest Keon I could be and to do the best for the community while I have the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Miami commission chair dedicated to community","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miami-commission-chair-dedicated-to-community","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=845","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
The Miami Children\u2019s Initiative is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming Liberty City into a more prosperous community. At the helm of the agency is its CEO and president, Cecilia Gutierrez. Gutierrez has always been passionate about helping those most in need, particularly children. As the second CEO to take over the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative since it was first established in 2008, Gutierrez has made it her mission to improve the lives of children in Liberty City. She said her upbringing helped contribute to the passion she has for service today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI grew up poor. I lived in Section 8 housing. I know what it\u2019s like to struggle from an early age,\u201d Gutierrez said. \u201cWhat we\u2019re trying to do at Miami Children\u2019s Initiative is end poverty and expand education for the children in this community. We want 100 percent of kids in Liberty City to graduate high school and go on to college. We\u2019ve launched several programs to help accomplish that.\u201d
The Miami Children\u2019s Initiative partners with religious centers, schools and businesses to develop and provide quality education, accessible health care, youth development programs and employment opportunities for families in Liberty City and surrounding communities. Gutierrez first came on board in October 2011 as the agency\u2019s vice president for development. In January 2013, she became the CEO and president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Utilizing the framework of the nationally renowned Harlem Children's Zone, Gutierrez said the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative uses a \u201ccradle-to-college-to-career\u201d approach to help children realize their promise and affect lasting change. In addition, the agency\u2019s \u201cblock-by-block\u201d strategy has helped to pick up trash in Liberty City, fix roads and beautify the community. The \u201cimpact zone\u201d is currently focused on Northwest 59th to 63rd Streets and 15th to 22nd Avenues, but Gutierrez said the goal is to reach all of Liberty City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe help connect residents block by block with the essential resources that have eluded them for so long,\u201d Gutierrez said. \u201cI\u2019m so proud of the work we do here.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Prior to joining the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative, Gutierrez served as an executive director of Breakthrough Miami, an education nonprofit organization, and as a senior program officer for the Beaumont Foundation of America. She also served as a special assistant to a member of the New York City Board of Education, crafting policies on instructional technology, improving middle grade schools and strengthening bilingual education. But it\u2019s the work Gutierrez currently does with the Miami Children\u2019s Initiative that drives her today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The organization holds its annual signature event in June, \u201cOver the Edge Miami,\u201d where participants rappel down a building to raise funds for its programs. In addition, the agency has partnered in the past with the Village of Key Biscayne for its \u201cChristmas in July\u201d event, which provides free school supplies to kids, and last year participated in the Clinton Global Initiative University\u2019s Day of Action to work on improvement projects requested by Liberty City residents. \u201cAt the end of the day, I want to be on the streets with the residents. I want to be able to impact the community and bring people together,\u201d Gutierrez said.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Helping improve Liberty City block by block","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"helping-improve-liberty-city-block-by-block","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:05:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=777","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":845,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-02-10 08:06:44","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-10 08:06:44","post_content":"\n
When Miami Commission Chair Keon Hardemon was told about people living in an apartment building with slum-like conditions, he went into action. The city sued the owner, took over the building, is renovating it with rents collected and improving the lives of the residents. \u201cThose living conditions should not exist in the city of Miami,\u201d Hardemon said. Added to challenge of poverty in his district is escalating crime. Hardemon has said he plans to call in the federal government to fend off these acts of terrorism in his district.
Hardemon is the Miami Commission Chair and represents District 5, which includes Liberty City, Little Haiti, Allapattah, Brownsville and Overtown. He is the youngest Miami commissioner ever elected and now the youngest chairman. Hardemon is also chair of the Southeast Overtown\/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, whose goal is to revitalize the area with affordable housing and through business opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many parts of Hardemon\u2019s district are undergoing a Renaissance. Developers are bringing plans to build small communities within communities and Hardemon has to hang everything in the balance \u2014 accept what is good for his community and reject ideas he thinks will damage it.
Take for example, back in September, the city commission was ready to rezone a parcel of land into the Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District 1. Problem was, that new district encroached on Overtown. Angry residents gave commissioners an earful. At the end of the meeting, commissioner backed away from the rezoning, with Hardemon keeping a watchful eye on the redrawn lines. By end of public comment, Hardemon reassured residents that he was protecting their interests. \u201cWe\u2019re going to change it,\u201d he said at the time.
For Hardemon, it\u2019s all in the name of service, something he has been doing since attending middle school. It doesn\u2019t hurt that he came from a family of public servants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what service is about. You sacrifice income, time, privacy, your comfort. You are in a position that in everyday living you realize your life is not your own. You are never off work,\u201d said Hardemon.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Hardemon is proud that he serves where he grew up. He used to live in the James E. Scott public housing development in Liberty City, and attended Miami-Dade County Public Schools, graduating from Miami Northwestern Senior High.
He said his mentor is anyone who is doing the right thing, and that\u2019s why he mostly looks to God for examples.\u00a0Every day he strives to be the \u201cbest Keon I could be and to do the best for the community while I have the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","post_title":"Miami commission chair dedicated to community","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miami-commission-chair-dedicated-to-community","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-24 07:07:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dreamersnextgen.live-website.com\/?p=845","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"total_page":false},"paged":1,"class":"jblog_block_24"};
