The Ripple Effect
Led by YWCA South Florida and funded in part by The Children’s Trust, The Ripple Effect Initiative aims to spread and embed positive organizational principles across community service providers in Miami-Dade County to promote awareness and practice of social and emotional well-being as well as equity for children and families of all backgrounds.
The initiative brings together a variety of trainings (in person and virtual), courses, events, and resources from YWCA South Florida and our Ripple Effect Collaborative Partners: Community Learning Coalition, Equality Florida, Florida Association for Infant Mental Health, GladEd Leadership Solutions, Miami Homes for All, NAMI Miami-Dade, ThinkBeyond Public Relations, Trinity Church Peacemakers and University of Miami Team COACH.
Check out the calendar of trainings below. To learn more, contact Sarah Coleman, Senior Director of Race & Gender Equity, at scoleman@ywcasouthflorida.org.
Upcoming Trainings:
How to Create a Trust Academy Account
To register for any of the Ripple Effect trainings, you'll need to create an account on Trust Academy, the Learning Management System (LMS) provided by The Children's Trust. Trust Academy ensures that participants can easily access and enroll in courses funded by The Children's Trust. Follow the steps below to create your account and start your Ripple Effect journey.
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Select the account type that applies to you.
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To Create an account, fill out the name, email address, and password, then check the “I’m not a robot” box. Fill out additional information as required.
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You are now ready to register for The Ripple Effect trainings in the LMS! Explore the events, click on a course you would like to take, and click the registration button.
Explore the Guided Path for Social Emotional Wellness
The Guided Path for Social Emotional Wellness was created by the University of Miami for families and providers to more quickly and efficiently find the services in Miami-Dade County that best fits their unique needs. Providers funded by the Children’s Trust are listed with information about their location of services, hours of availability, the specific services they offer (e.g., group parenting, individual treatment, etc.), and the language in which these services are offered. Caregivers can navigate the GPS to find services that may fit their or their child’s needs, including both treatment programs and resources in the community. Providers can also use this resource to help families find the complementary services to support the families they serve. For example, a provider who does individual treatment with a family may use the GPS to help them find a group parenting intervention near them. Lastly, the GPS includes a section for providers to find resources related to improving their own social emotional wellness in the workplace and beyond. Overall, the use of this tool is meant to increase family access to free, high-quality services in Miami-Dade.
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Thank you to our partners!
YWCA South Florida is funded by The Children’s Trust. The Children’s Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County. We are proud to be supported by the Trust for our youth development programs and work in supporting organizational health and leadership.