Miami-Dade Community Action Agency (CAA) is currently seeking program sites for the County’s 2010 Summer Food Service Program.  The Summer Food Service Program will operate from June 7 through July 30, 2010.  Program sites may be public or private locations that provide services for children during the summer and may include community centers, recreational centers, summer camps, cultural workshops, churches and other locations.  Selected sites will receive meals during the summer to serve to children participating in their programs and the general public as part of the County’s Summer Food Service Program.

The Miami-Dade Community Action Agency (CAA) Head Start/Early Head Start Program is now accepting applications for the 2010-11 program year beginning in August. 

Applications are being accepted at all Head Start/Early Head Start Centers in Miami-Dade County through April 30, 2010.  Head Start is Early Childhood Education that puts children and families first, to give your child the Head Start they deserve.

The Miami-Dade Community Action Agency is offering free tax preparation services at select Community Services Centers throughout the County.

Community Action Agency’s Customized Training Program offers employment training opportunities for qualified individuals.

The program is open to individuals who are unemployed or employed and desirous of upgrading their level of employment. To be eligible for the program individual incomes must not exceed 200% of the U.S. Poverty Guidelines. Participation in the program is limited to sixty-four participants.

The program offers training opportunities in a variety of fields including Security, Health Care, Clerical Assistance, Childcare, Network Systems and Data Communications Analysis, as well as a number of other fields that have been identified by the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation as having the highest employment gains during the current economic downturn.