DECEMBER 2022

On December 4, 2022, enFAMILIA was fortunate to have the "Jewish Foundation” donate gifts for our afterschool children from our three centers, including Redland Camp, South Dade Camp, and Everglades Camp. Children were very grateful and happy with their gifts, and enFAMILIA truly appreciates the generosity and kindness of the "Jewish Foundation." We couldn't do it without you! Thank You.

NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM

MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

DECEMBER 2022

In December, the nurturing parenting program in Everglades Camp referenced topics such as " How to develop morality and family values" and "How to meet our needs and those of our children." These topics helped parents understand the importance of morality and family values and taught parents how to balance their needs with those of their children. In addition, in honor of the Christmas season, children received special gifts. Overall, parents and children had an excellent time!

enFAMILIA Path to success

Elementary School Students

November 2022

In November, Everglades camp students practiced vocabulary through different academic activities with their tutors. Students also enjoyed engaging in thanksgiving related arts and crafts activities. Students expressed their personalities through art and were happy to share their creations with their families. In addition, students participated in outdoor physical activities such as soccer, worked in teams, and had lots of fun!

NOVEMBER 2022

Once again, enFAMILIA Inc. is proud to be part of Give Miami Day for another year. Give Miami Day celebrates all the important work done by nonprofits in Miami. We want to thank everyone who supported and donated. Each contribution helps enFAMILIA to continue building healthy relationships through education and the arts. It is always our privilege and passion to serve the children and families of our homestead and South Dade communities. This is made possible with your donations. Thank you!

In November, the Nurturing Parenting Program at Redondo Elementary School discussed topics such as "How to understand and express anger," "How to establish affectionate routines," and "How to develop family rules." As a result, parents and children learned healthy ways to communicate and work with each other to have a better relationship and understanding of each other's needs. In addition, parents also enjoyed celebrating thanksgiving as they recounted the things, they are grateful for alongside their children.

enFAMILIA Path to Success (Casita A)

Director: Juanita Olvera 

Tutor: Janie Mendoza

November 2022

In November, Casita A students got into the thanksgiving spirit. They showed gratitude and kindness every single day. Students created lots of fun crafts, such as Turkeys, as they learned the meanings and traditions of thanksgiving. Students also worked on school-related assignments and practiced their fine motor skills using Legos. Overall, students had a blast!

enFAMILIA Path to Success

Director: Kathiana Martínez

Tutors: Maritza Pingel & Sarita Olvera

In November, South Dade Camp students worked on multiple art projects where they gathered materials from nature, such as sticks, to create their project of choice. Students enjoyed this activity as they self-expressed, problem-solved, and worked together with their classmates—other Thanksgiving crafts we made. With the help of their tutors, students had a successful month of learning and creativity.

In November, success coaches opened seventeen cases with the new program. In honor of thanksgiving, we would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication our success coaches put forth every day to help our community and their families. enFAMILIA showed their gratitude and appreciation with a small thanksgiving gathering with the personnel.
Towards the end of October, Casita A tutors prepared a fun day for students in celebration of Halloween. Face painting and many more fun activities took place.

Virtual

Tutor: Alma Mendez

October 2022

On October 10, 2022, Students learned and discussed “Columba’s day” and “El dia de la Raza.” Students read a story and discussed the coming of Christopher Columbus and all those who were here before and after. Students created artwork of the boats that sailed to America. Students also continued to work on school-related material, such as math, with their tutor for the month.

GROUP LEADER

October 2022

In October, the Group Leaders were very active as they participated in meetings to discuss future planning for multiple upcoming events, such as our Halloween event and Give Miami Day. Students engaged in brainstorming to prepare for these projects and later worked as a team to help prepare candy bags for the afterschool centers and helped set up decorations for a haunted house. These activities were implemented so that the younger children in the afterschool programs could enjoy their Halloween. Group Leaders also devised ideas to help contribute to Give Miami Day. They also participated in a resource fair at South Dade Senior Highschool to provide other students with information regarding enFAMILIA’s programs and services.

enFAMILIA Path to Success (Casita B)

Director: Juanita Olvera 

Tutor: Bertha Avalos

October 2022

In October, Casita B students worked on interactive activities and school-related material. In addition, they also participated in the holiday fun! Students showed off their costumes for Halloween and enjoyed face painting and slime making. A Scooby-Doo photo booth was a big hit, and students truly enjoyed capturing memories with their peers. Overol, the students had a fantastic time!

Towards the end of October, Casita A tutors prepared a fun day for students in celebration of Halloween. Face painting and many more fun activities took place.

Students worked on a story plot development including title, setting, charters, and main idea.

Students participated in a classroom activity where they learned about school safety.

Students practiced their writing through an entertaining play dough activity which promotes a fun way for students to enforce their writing capabilities.

enFAMILIA Path to Success (Casita A)

Director: Juanita Olvera 

Tutor: Janie Mendoza

October 2022

October is here! Which means it’s time for some Halloween arts and crafts. Casita A students created custom Halloween masks showing their personalities and creative skills.

enFAMILIA Path to Success

Elementary School Students

October 2022

In October, Everglades elementary students enjoyed some outdoor physical playing basketball and other fun games with their peers. Students also engaged in arts and crafts activities, such as creating custom bead bracelets and drawings. Students also worked on math, Reading, and school projects with the support of our incredible tutor

VIRTUAL

Tutor: Alma Mendez

September 2022

In September, the students from ECA elementary received one on one tutoring through zoom. Students worked on strengthening their math and literacy skills. Some of the ways students engaged in math activities were by creating figures using pattern blocks through Big Idea Math.

Students also practiced problems such as greater than, less than, equal to, and place value.

Students also learned how to plan and budget by working on a "Build your School" project that allowed them to use literacy, math, creativity, and critical thinking skills as they read and discussed what a school should have to meet all student's needs.

As we awaited Hurricane Ian, students learned about the formation of a cyclone, how to prepare, and things one should and should not do before and after a storm. In addition, students reviewed strategies they could implement with their families at home.

GROUP LEADERS

September 2022

On September 10, 2022, the Group Leaders gathered in Redland Camp to become acquainted with one another and interact as a group. They participated in a team building activity called “the human knot”, in which the Group Leaders had to find a way out of their current situation as a team while being entangled. This activity aims to facilitate collaboration, problem-solving skills, and communication strategies among the participating individuals. The group leaders also worked together to create an idea for an art mural project.

NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM

Mision Santa Ana

September 2022

The Redland Camp, Mision Santa Ana nurturing parenting group finished on September 28th, 2022. enFAMILIA is honored to have graduated with fifteen mothers and one father who completed the program. The program taught parents how to have a healthy relationship with their children and be more efficient with certain parenting styles. Congratulations to all the graduates!

enFAMILIA Path to Success (Casita A)

Director: Juanita Olvera 

Tutor: Janie Mendoza

September 2022

In September, Casita A students worked on school assignments and extracurricular activities such as I-Ready, reflex math, homework, and journaling. Students also created a book based on their life where they designed a cover and told a story of them growing up. It was a great month full of learning, connecting, and having fun!

enFAMILIA Path to Success

Director: Kathiana Martínez

Tutor: Maritza Pingel,

September 2022

South Dade Camp students worked on various art and crafts activities in September. For example, students created slime and custom dresses to celebrate Hispanic heritage month. Students also made puppies out of wool and participated in an equilibrium game. These activities help students' fine motor skills, concentration, and self-expression.

August 2022
Pérez Art Museum Miami

On August 13, 2022, our Group Leaders had the opportunity to visit the "Perez Art Museum of Miami." Students were intrigued to experience the museum's art collections firsthand and were captivated by the murals and paintings. The museum's focus is 20th-century and contemporary art, as well as cultures of the Atlantic Rim, defined as the Americas, Western Europe, and Africa. The trip was a fantastic learning experience for our Group Leaders.

NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM
August 2022

On August 1, 2022, the Nurturing Parenting Program in Redland Camp graduated nine mothers and one father. Along with the parents, there was the inclusion of the children graduating with their families. Congratulations to the graduates and it was a pleasure to work with the entire Nurturing Parenting team for their continuous support, dedication, and collaboration with the community in completing the fifteen sessions.  

CARE COORDINATION
August 2022

In August, the Care Coordination team in collaboration with our Natural Helper opened 14 new cases summing 151 cases for the 2021-2022 Fiscal year. Each family that enFAMILIA Inc. encounters have unique needs, and our team always places its best efforts to address the most optimal course of action.

July 2022

Art-In-Action Summer Camp (Casita B)

Week 3 – Week 6

During July, our students were extremely thrilled and excited to finish preparing their final performance props and costumes. Students worked together with their peers in teams to bring their play “Under the Sea” to life and execute the show for the Art-In-Action Summer Camp.

July 2022

Nurturing Parenting Program

Redlands Nurturing Parenting Program has completed fifteen sessions in total. For August, we will have ten parents graduating along with their children. Throughout the program, parents learned new parenting skills and thus created stronger relationships with their children as a result. We are beyond proud of everyone who completed the program. Congratulations parents and students!

Care Coordination
July 2022

During July, the care coordinators with the assistance of our Natural helper opened 13 cases and continued to close cases from January and February 2021. The Care Coordination team also participated in the Children’s Trust Expo as well as in the final performance of the Art-in-Action Summer Camp.

Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP)
July 2022

In July, the “Nurturing Parenting Program” from South Dade Camp conducted a celebration to commemorate the graduation of the parents with their children. Congratulations to the graduates and many thanks to the entire Nurturing Parenting team for their continuous support, dedication, and collaboration with the community.

June 2022

Week 1 – Week 2

Arts-In-Action Summer Camp (Casita A)

During June, students engaged in a fun and interactive summer activity to start the Arts-In-Action summer camp. Ice painting is a sensory activity that allows students to become creative while keeping cool during the summer heat.

Casita A students worked on group paintings. Group painting promotes teamwork and allows students to be creative together with their peers

Students also engaged in a dot painting activity. Dot painting is created by making several dots to create a whole image or pattern. Students can practice their fine motor skills during this craft because it allows them to practice precision and develop finger and arm strength. Casita A students delighted themselves in creating their art.

To finalize the second week of summer camp, students engaged in a do-it-yourself puzzle activity. Students were happy to personalize their puzzles as they expressed their creativity.

June 2022

Week 1 – Week 2

Arts-In-Action Summer Camp (Virtual)

During the first two weeks of summer camp, middle school students in ECA created a memory wheel where they drew significant moments that occurred during the school year. They reflected upon these moments as they listened to meditation music and discussed these memories with their classmates. 

Geometry: Academic & Art Activity

ECA middle school students completed a geometry project titled Cube Mural. 

Students defined the term geometry, learned fitting ways to use measuring tools to create geometric figures, and learned how geometry is used in real world applications and why it is important. 

Elementary students in ECA received individual and group tutoring as they completed i-Ready lessons. 

June 2022

Week 1 – Week 2

Arts-In-Action Summer Camp

During the first two weeks of Arts-In-Action summer camp, students participated and engaged in various activities including arts and crafts, reading activities and sports. South Dade camp students had a wonderful experience at the start of the camp as they engaged with their classmates.

enFAMILIA Path to Success

Elementary School Students

Tutor: Maria Huerta

May 2022

In May, elementary school students from Everglades Camp worked on various school assignments on the computer with assistance from their tutor. Students also participated in activities to help them enhance their gross motor skills, communication skills, and social-emotional capabilities.

Virtual

Tutor: Alma Mendez

May 2022

enFAMILIA Everglades Path to Success continues to assist students in person and online with their Iready assignments in reading, language arts, and math. Students are given one on one assistance to better support them on their homework. Students also participate in learning activities such as the water cycle and earth conservation. 

Elementary activity: students read and discussed “The lorax” which narrates through story what affects the planet and things we can do to protect it.

Art activity: Write and illustrate a pledge to protect the planet.

Students learned more in-depth about the water cycle. Students watched a video and recalled important facts about the water cycle. 

Art Activity: students drew and illustrated the water cycle. Students also used their creativity as they decorated an umbrella using various types of lines and colors. 

May 2022

enFAMILIA Path to Success

Director: Kathiana Martínez

Tutors: Maritza Pingel, Francisca Juárez 

In May, South Dade Camp students worked on a Mother’s Day activity. Students created personalized art gifts and made strawberry chocolate boxes with the help of their tutor to give to each student’s mother.

Students also worked on school related assigments such as math and language arts.

Redland Camp

May 2022

In May, the nurturing parenting program has continued to work on sessions each week. We have completed seven sessions from this group up to this point. Parents and children both interact and participate during each session maintaining a steady level of engagement. During this month, children celebrated by making creative gifts to honor their mothers for Mother’s Day.

Director: Juanita Olvera 

Tutor: Janie Mendoza

April 2022

During the month of April, Casita A students worked on a visual writing activity about winter. Students then wrote a poem pertaining to the visual writing activity. Students also participated in Easter activities with their peers.

APRIL 2022

Director: Juanita Olvera 

Tutor: Bertha Avalos

In the month of April, Casita B students worked on a sculpture activity where they used recycled material to create a sculpture of their choice. Students used their self-expression and creativity as they engaged in this activity.         

Students participated in another sculpting activity in which they created small animals and characters. Students also produced a short story that went along with their mini-characters and then they presented their short story to their classmates.

Virtual

Tutor: Alma Méndez

April 2022

During the month of April, students from ECA middle and elementary continued to connect virtually with their tutors. The students received further assistance in I-Ready assignments such as math and reading coursework to prepare them for testing. Students worked on the fundamentals of math such as fractions, rounding, long division problems, and multiplication. Students also worked on reading comprehension, word definition, prefix and suffix, and journaling. For Earth Day, students created a poster describing the things that help the planet flourish as well as the negative impacts that affect our planet.

Everglades Camp
April 2022

In the month of April, the “Nurturing Parenting Program” from Everglades Camp had a celebration to commemorate the graduation of eight parents with their nine children. Congratulations to the graduates and many thanks to the entire team for their great support and committed dedication to the families.  

Director: Kathiana Martínez

Tutors: Maritza Pingel, Francisca Juárez

In celebration of the Easter holiday, students participated in an easter egg hunt.

Students had the opportunity to express their art skills as they decorated easter themed cookies.

Students used their agility, hand-eye coordination, and creativity as they participated in a watercolor activity. First, the students traced their drawing with glue and then when the glue was dry, they painted over the drawing with watercolor painting.

Students worked on school assigments such as math and I-Ready with assistance from their tutors.

Director: Juanita Olvera 

Tutor: Janie Mendoza

Casita A students created do it yourself slime. Slime is considered a sensory play which helps students regulate their emotions.

Students worked on a community activity. Using magazines, students used their fine motor skills and cognitive skills to point out important things around their community.

Casita A Students enjoying outdoor time with their peers. Outdoor play cretaes opportunities for social interaction and collaboration.

Students working on different school projects and writing assignments.

Director: Juanita Olvera 

Tutor: Bertha Avalos 

Casita B students used their creative minds to paint a bucket. The buckets will be used for a DIY bench project which will be placed in the Casita B’s Garden.

Casita B students enjoying time outdoors. Outdoor play helps students advance their motor skills including coordination, balance, and agility. As well as it builds their confidence while having fun with their peers.

Casita B students learned about the water cycle. Students participated in an interactivty where they prepared to conduct a water cycle model by reviewing their vocabuallary, and ansawered critical questions abot what happens during the water cycle.

They also discussed the difference between fruits and vegetables and created a vegetable garden using paper plates, string, and paint, among other materials.

Students also learned and discussed the butterfly cycle. They read an informative passage and watched a video of metamorphosis.

Director: Kathiana Martínez

Tutors: Maritza Pingel, Francisca Juárez

Students worked together with their peers and tutor on kidzlit.

Students Participating in SPARK activity with their peers.

Students also engaged in arts and crafts activities that help improve their fine motor skills as well as also worked on homework.

The care coordination team has continued to open new cases for families in need of recourses. Since October 1, 2021, seventy-seven cases have been opened. They are continuing the process of closing all cases from the past fiscal year until September 2021 and are almost completed. The Care Coordinators work daily with families in need and strive to promote safe families.

In the month of March, the Group Leaders worked on their community action mural. This mural depicts visual representations of issues impacting their community. The Group leaders also met to discuss the summer camp and the expectations of the responsibilities of the “Group Leaders” during the summer camp. 

Director: Juanita Olvera

The Nurturing Parenting Program in Everglades Camp completed session fourteen in the month of March. In the month of April 2022, the parents who completed the program will be graduating.

Director: Juanita Olvera

Tutor: Bertha Avalos

During the month of February, students worked on their books of the week followed up with questions and activities pertaining to the stories. Students were given the task to redesign the book cover that would best fit the chosen book. This month, students have also practiced their vocabulary by partaking in engaging activities to have their word comprehension skills augmented.

Tutor: Alma Méndez

February 2022

During the month of February, the Elementary and Middle School students from ECA continued to connect virtually. Students received assistance in completing iReady assignments in mathematics and reading.

Students also completed Black History month school projects for the center.

The Elementary students participated in story time where they read books such as, Duck for President, and followed up with an activity.

Director: Kathiana Martínez

Tutors:  Maritza Pingel, Francisca

In the month of February 4-5 grade students worked on Black History month art activities.

Students worked on their school assignment’s such as Math.

 Students read the story, A color of his own the story taught students about watercolors and to go along with the story they did a watercolor painting activity.

Director: Juanita Olvera –

Tutor: Janie Mendoza

Casita A students worked on creating Valentine’s mailboxes. The children used their creativity skills and fine motor skills to design beautiful and interesting works of art. In high spirits for the upcoming holiday, students also shared Valentines cards as a class activity. Students also expressed their enthusiasm while they worked on creating their personal art using their own names!

Students participating in raining activity and working on their gross motor skills while having fun with the rest of their peers.

Director: Juanita Olvera  
Tutor: Bertha Avalos
Children used fine motor skills and their creativity to create hanging paper mâché piñatas.

Students demonstrated their writing skills while communicating about their experiences. They wrote about what they did during winter break and the fun things they conducted.

7 ECA Virtual Report (January 2022)

Tutor: Alma Méndez

During the month January, enFAMILIA Everglades Path to Success continued to provide tutoring via Zoom for its middle school students. This methodology has allowed students to receive individual support to complete iReady and home learning assignments. Students who have been impacted by COVID are unable to attend our afterschool program. As a result, they can connect virtually in an efficient way. Furthermore, this allows the students to receive the help they need and allows them to complete assignments in a timely manner. This approach also helps the students at the afterschool program because of the individualized assistance that is guaranteed by the instructor in small group sessions. 

8 Trauma and Healing Groups, January 2022.

Therapist: Maria Crespo

The women’s group is a trauma and healing group provided by enFAMILIA towards women affected by traumatic stress. Each group includes mindfulness, emotional check-in, feedback on strengths and visual image/metaphor development to acknowledge and release trauma. In addition, we conducted a session that made the women maintain movement with their hands using watercolor art as a form of therapy. Each session is given by a licensed professional with a concentration in family counseling/therapy.

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.

9 NPP- January 2022 Report

Director: Zoila Silva

enFAMILIA is pleased to serve farmworkers and low-income families within our community. Providing free parenting classes such as Fatherhood and Nurturing Parenting allows for better outreach to the people we want to serve. The goal is for parents to form positive relationships with their children. The classes are for parents and their children from birth to 11 years of age. By attending the classes, parents learn how to evaluate their abilities and strengthen their nurturing parenting as a lifestyle.

Parents are provided with information about community resources, should they need it. For example, enFAMILIA offers English classes, summer camp and therapy services among other programs. They give referrals to the different community agencies and follow-ups are done with each family.

At this time, parenting classes are offered at Redondo Elementary and Everglades Camp Association. We call our parents a day before to remind them of the class, making our groups very successful.

Community agencies have collaborated with our center significantly. Everglades Community Association donated 10 gallons of paint to cover the two units that are used for our tutoring program. Parents volunteered their time and collaborated in painting and arranging the classrooms. This has established a clean and organized environment where children can efficiently receive support to complete home learning assignments and eat healthy snacks. It is a safe place where parents pick up their children after a long and hard-working day as farmworkers.

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