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          HomeReleasesMiami-Dade County Vice Chairman Kionne L. McGhee and the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust Presents ‘Generations of Wealth’ Two-Part Series focused on Building Financial Legacy
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          Miami-Dade County Vice Chairman Kionne L. McGhee and the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust Presents ‘Generations of Wealth’ Two-Part Series focused on Building Financial Legacy

          Press Release trusts /global/government/trusts/economicadvocacy/home.page 2025-10-29 2025-10-29T12:00:00.000Z 08 00 am Sharelle Barton [email protected] 645-243-2112 Miami-Dade County Vice Chairman Kionne L. McGhee and the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust Presents ‘Generations of Wealth’ Two-Part Series focused on Building Financial Legacy Miami-Dade County Vice Chairman Kionne L. McGhee, in partnership with the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) proudly presents Generations of Wealth, a two-part event series designed to inspire financial empowerment, entrepreneurship and create pathways to generational prosperity for individuals and families across Miami-Dade County. <p>Miami-Dade County Vice Chairman Kionne L. McGhee, in partnership with the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) proudly presents Generations of Wealth, a two-part event series designed to inspire financial empowerment, entrepreneurship and create pathways to generational prosperity for individuals and families across Miami-Dade County.</p> <p>&ldquo;The path to generational wealth begins with strong families, solid values and the belief that success starts at home,&rdquo; said Vice Chairman Kionne L. McGhee. &ldquo;By investing in our youth and connecting them with real-world opportunities, we are not simply just talking about wealth. We are teaching how to build it, protect it and pass it forward to the next generation.&rdquo;</p> <p>The series begins on Thursday, November 6, 2025, with <strong>Part One: Building the Blueprint</strong> at Homestead Senior High School. Designed to inspire the next generation of innovators, this assembly will unite an intergenerational panel of community business leaders and students from the school&rsquo;s finance and business programs to share real-world experiences in entrepreneurship, financial literacy and personal growth. Through their stories, students will learn how education, discipline and hard work create opportunities that lead to success and generational achievement. The discussion will inspire students to think beyond the classroom and see how today&rsquo;s efforts lay the groundwork for tomorrow&rsquo;s opportunities. <strong>This session is closed to the public.</strong></p> <p>That evening, the conversation continues with <strong>Part Two: The Legacy Continues</strong> at Miami Dade College Homestead Campus, highlighting the next generation of success stories. The panel will feature community business leaders who have carried forward their family legacies by launching their own ventures or contributing to the continued growth of their family enterprises. Together they will share how mentorship, perseverance, and shared purpose can transform opportunity into achievement and strengthen the foundation for generational success. Free registration is available at <a href="http://www.bit.ly/MDEATevents.">www.bit.ly/MDEATevents</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>&ldquo;The Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) is proud to stand alongside Vice Chairman McGhee in advancing conversations that turn knowledge into opportunity,&rdquo; said Bill Diggs, Executive Director of MDEAT. &ldquo;By connecting families with tools to strengthen their financial foundation, we are helping build legacies that endure for generations.&rdquo;</p> <p>The Generations of Wealth series continues Miami-Dade County&rsquo;s commitment to empowering residents through education, entrepreneurship and opportunity.</p> <p>Members of the press are invited and welcome to attend. Please confirm attendance in advance as well as requested media interviews. For more information, please contact Sharelle Barton at 645-243-2112 or <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p> <p><strong>Event Date: </strong></p> <p>Thursday, November 6, 2025</p> <p><strong>Location: </strong></p> <p>Miami Dade College Homestead Campus</p> <p>500 College Terrace</p> <p>Homestead, Florida 33030</p> <p><strong>Event Time:</strong></p> <p>6:00 pm - 8:00 pm</p> <p><strong>Registration:</strong></p> <p>Free registration available at <a href="http://www.bit.ly/MDEATEvents">www.bit.ly/MDEATEvents</a></p> no 2025 00 a.m. 00 a.m. Economic Advocacy Trust 1 rel1761756099971838 Economic Advocacy Trust Overtown Transit Village South 601 NW 1st Court Miami 33136 local county miami-dade trust trusts Economic Advocacy TrustMDEAT Contact Us /global/government/trusts/economicadvocacy/contact.page /global/publicrecords/search.page Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust <p>Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust's mission is to ensure the equitable participation in Miami-Dade County's economic growth through advocacy and monitoring of economic conditions and economic development initiatives in Miami-Dade County.</p> <p>Following the riots that erupted in 1980 after officers were acquitted for the death of Arthur McDuffie, the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County collaborated to create Metro-Miami Action Plan (MMAP) in 1983 as a solution to socioeconomic disparities in employment, economic development, education, housing, health and human services and criminal justice. In 1992, MMAP was further empowered by becoming a trust, and in September 2009 it was reorganized into MDEAT by ordinance 09-70.</p> <p>Since its inception, MDEAT&rsquo;s focus has been on addressing socioeconomic disparities within the community. MDEAT does so by focusing on the individual (i.e., youth and individual family member support), building neighborhoods through the expansion of homeownership, and supporting the foundation of strong businesses and economic development via job creation, entrepreneurship, business retention, and expansion. These three gears - family, neighborhood, and business - work together to connect the community to resources, funding, and programming that together create whole communities.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/government/boards/economic-advocacy-trust.page">Board Members</a></li> <li><a href="/global/navigation/prindex.page?ORGANIZATIONNAME=Economic%20Advocacy%20Trust" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read press releases</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/government/trusts/economicadvocacy/targeted-urban-areas.page">Maps throughout Miami-Dade County</a></li> </ul> /resources/economic-advocacy/images/mdeat-banner-home.png other Executive Director William "Bill" Diggs William%20%22Bill%22%20Diggs /global/government/biographies/economic-advocacy-trust.page Overtown Transit Village South - 601 NW 1st Court [loc1496409739736747] : Miami ^ 33136 loc1496409739736747 Suite 2132 305-375-5661 305-375-5651 /global/government/trusts/economicadvocacy/home.page facebook instagram economic-advocacy-trust org1477078752386373 loc1496409739736747 Overtown Transit Village South 601 NW 1st Court Suite 2132 Miami 33136 305-375-5661 305-375-5651 /global/government/trusts/economicadvocacy/home.page facebook,instagram https://www.facebook.com/MDEATInfo,https://www.instagram.com/mdeatinfo Executive Director
          MIAMI-DADE ( October 29, 2025 )–

          Miami-Dade County Vice Chairman Kionne L. McGhee, in partnership with the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) proudly presents Generations of Wealth, a two-part event series designed to inspire financial empowerment, entrepreneurship and create pathways to generational prosperity for individuals and families across Miami-Dade County.

          “The path to generational wealth begins with strong families, solid values and the belief that success starts at home,” said Vice Chairman Kionne L. McGhee. “By investing in our youth and connecting them with real-world opportunities, we are not simply just talking about wealth. We are teaching how to build it, protect it and pass it forward to the next generation.”

          The series begins on Thursday, November 6, 2025, with Part One: Building the Blueprint at Homestead Senior High School. Designed to inspire the next generation of innovators, this assembly will unite an intergenerational panel of community business leaders and students from the school’s finance and business programs to share real-world experiences in entrepreneurship, financial literacy and personal growth. Through their stories, students will learn how education, discipline and hard work create opportunities that lead to success and generational achievement. The discussion will inspire students to think beyond the classroom and see how today’s efforts lay the groundwork for tomorrow’s opportunities. This session is closed to the public.

          That evening, the conversation continues with Part Two: The Legacy Continues at Miami Dade College Homestead Campus, highlighting the next generation of success stories. The panel will feature community business leaders who have carried forward their family legacies by launching their own ventures or contributing to the continued growth of their family enterprises. Together they will share how mentorship, perseverance, and shared purpose can transform opportunity into achievement and strengthen the foundation for generational success. Free registration is available at www.bit.ly/MDEATevents. 

          “The Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) is proud to stand alongside Vice Chairman McGhee in advancing conversations that turn knowledge into opportunity,” said Bill Diggs, Executive Director of MDEAT. “By connecting families with tools to strengthen their financial foundation, we are helping build legacies that endure for generations.”

          The Generations of Wealth series continues Miami-Dade County’s commitment to empowering residents through education, entrepreneurship and opportunity.

          Members of the press are invited and welcome to attend. Please confirm attendance in advance as well as requested media interviews. For more information, please contact Sharelle Barton at 645-243-2112 or [email protected].

          Event Date:

          Thursday, November 6, 2025

          Location:

          Miami Dade College Homestead Campus

          500 College Terrace

          Homestead, Florida 33030

          Event Time:

          6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

          Registration:

          Free registration available at www.bit.ly/MDEATEvents

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          To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, and/or any accommodation to participate in any County-sponsored program or meeting, please contact the ADA Coordinator, five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

          William "Bill" Diggs, Economic Advocacy Trust

          Overtown Transit Village South
          601 NW 1st Court, Miami, FL 33136

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