South Dade Center, December 20, 2021

“The Jewish Foundation” generously donated gifts to the 17 students currently enrolled in the enFAMILIA after school South Dade Center. The students and their families were very happy and grateful for all the “Jewish Foundation has done for them.”

Homestead Police Athletic Gym, December 18,2021

The enFAMILIA’s SFPN team: The Care Coordinators and the Natural Helper participated at “EDGE Christmas Event” in the Homestead Police Athletic Gym. With the participation of other agencies, enFAMILIA distributed toys for the second year during the pandemic and a total of four Christmas donations were Distributed to approximately 120 children/students that enFAMILIA serves in a daily basis.

Redondo Elementary School, December 15, 2021

The Nurturing Parenting Program/classes at Redondo Elementary School. Celebrated Christmas together with enFAMILIA’s NPP team and support staff. Parents came together and had quality time with their children as they participated in interactive activities and received gifts from Santa.

Adrienne Arsht Center Courtesy, December 10,2021

The Group Leaders attended a concert by the Nu Deco Ensemble in the Adrienne Arsht Center. Music has always been a focus of interest for some of the group leaders, enFAMILIA was very excited to be invited by Ross Kaufman, Manager of Education and Outreach for the Nu Deco Ensemble. The concert featured music inspired by Ray Charles, an opera performance in collaboration with J’Nai Bridges, and a collaboration with Masego.

Main Office, December 9,2021

enFAMILIA personnel, together celebrated Christmas for the first time after two years due to the ongoing pandemic. The outdoor celebration focused on all the great work and effort that enFAMILIA’s team puts forth every single day to fulfill our mission to promote healthy relationships through education and the arts in deep south Miami-Dade County.

Main Office, November 24, 2021

20 Staff Members
enFAMILIA’s Thanksgiving celebration 2021, was a day of gratitude for all our teams’ efforts to have an amazing year full of blessings and success. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic we were faced with many challenges, but the efforts of all our staff and enFAMILIA friends and volunteer’s we were able to have an amazing year.  

November 18,2021

Give Miami Day, celebrates all the important work done by nonprofits in Miami. enFAMILIA Inc. is proud to be part of it for another year. On behalf of the enFAMILIA team we would like to, thank everyone who supported and donated. Each contribution helps enFAMILIA to continue building healthy relationships through education and the arts.

Below we present updated photographic records of the different activities that the family has been carrying out.

enFAMILIA Path to success

Director: Francisca Juarez

Tutors: Marisol Reyes, Alma Méndez, Leo Quevedo

8/23/21-9/3/21

EEP2S Everglades Afterschool center. Via Zoom our teacher is working with the students, in the first picture they are creating their names and decorating them after reading the book “ALMA” about a girl who had a long name and went in search of finding where did the names come from. The teacher is demonstrating how to draw a start step by step a pond a request of a student who said they needed help drawing a star. The children are promoting there fine gross skills in creating their names on the paper and using Classroom materials such as Paper, pencils and crayons/ color pencils. Ms. Alma also works with the students one on one and as a group helping the children complete the math homework by going question by questions and allowing the children to participate and learn math.  

enFAMILIA Path to success

Director: Francisca Juarez

Tutors: Marisol Reyes, Alma Méndez, Leo Quevedo

9/20/21- 9/30/21

Our students are playing a game using gross motor skills, one student is guiding the other while walking avoiding the footsteps on the mat. They take turn spinning the wheel to determine the steps they will be taking.  

Students are working on creating Bats from recycled Materia using Plastic spoons and paint.

enFAMILIA Path to Success

Director: Kathiana Martínez

Tutors: Maritza Pingel, Jorge De Jesús

2021-2022 School Year

Students creating DIY name bead bracelets. This activity is a fun way to help preschoolers to learn the letters of their name and practice fine motor skills.

Students creating creative art. This activity allows students to enhance their motor skills, language development, decision making, visual learning and cultural awareness. The arts encourage students to rick-free exploration, and it is this freedom that builds confidence.

enFAMILIA Path to Success (Casita A)

Director: Juanita Olvera 

Tutor: Janie Mendoza

2021-2022 School Year

In (Casita A) student’s grades K-3, engaging in “sight word” activity. Students are going over their vocabulary words in a fun interactive way, by using shaving cream and food coloring. This activity enhances their fine motor stills and cognitive skills.

Casita A students, celebrating their culture with a cultural piñata. Students are working on a piñata using recycled materials. With this activity students are enhancing their fine motor skills as well as learning teamwork. All while learning and enjoying each diversity.

Students practice their ABC’S using Q-tips and paint, why use pencils! Students engage in the activity and put more emotion into learning. While using their fine motor skills and creativity.

Computer learning: Students working on reflex math and iReady. Students are working on different areas of learning sciences, math, reading, language arts and much more. Children are acquiring technology skills and enhancing their learning.

enFAMILIA Path to Success (Casita A)

Director: Juanita Olvera 

Tutor: Janie Mendoza

10/29/2021 – 11/3/2021

Students working on their October festival. Children were working as a team. The decorated pumpkins to display outside of the center. Children were using their creativity and fine motor skills. Children had the chance to do face painting and display their face painting and costumes while enjoying the pinata

Our student garden progress. Gardening allows students to develop responsibility from caring for their plants, teamwork, understanding, and creativity.

Below we present updated photographic records of the different activities that the family has been carrying out.

Main Office - New York Group - September 9, 2021

With the generous kind donation of $7,500.00 from the New York Group. enFAMILIA was able to provide “Emergency Relief Checks” to 10 families in need. Throughout the pandemic many of our families have been faced with hardships in their daily lives. Many of our families have faced a death in the family, have been reduced hours of work, and have struggled financially to pay utility bills or rent. This donation positively impacted our families lives.

At the top of the website see ART IN ACTION menu.

The group leaders are enFAMILIA's own high school volunteers. They have joined our programs as students and have progressed to become volunteers. We are proud of the work they do, and we are always proud of those who have achieved high school graduation achievement.

This program is coordinated by Jorge de Jesús Vargas, AA. and Karina Ramirez, BA.

Graduate students:

• Yocelina Solis - South Dade Senior High
• Evelyn Cruz - South Dade Senior High
• Stephanie Arellano- South Dade Senior High
• Jose Pichardo - South Dade Senior High
• David Penado - South Dade Senior High
• Guillermo Dominguez- School for Advanced Studies
• Manuel Rincon - Robert Educational Center
• Briana Salinas - University of South Florida