UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI - THE LINDA RAY INTERVENTION CENTER

Description:

The University of Miami (UM) Linda Ray Center develops and delivers programs to improve the outcomes for Miami's at-risk children and families. The Center provides a model for others to use elsewhere. Evidence is collected on program effectiveness to share with the community and other partners. The Center!€™s various programs include:

Multidisciplinary Educational Services Center
Center-based, Birth-two Early Intervention Program
Enhanced Summer Program
Parenting Program

As a FDLRS-UM Multidisciplinary Educational Services Center, the center provides consultation, technical assistance, and pre-service and in-service training for families, teachers, school district personnel, and community support providers concerning children and youth with complex medical, emotional, or behavioral problems. FDLRS-UM MDC unique services and support of students impacted by parental substance abuse, child maltreatment, exposure to family violence, and foster care experiences allow for the early identification of students!€™ needs and facilitate the implementation of evidence-based interventions to improve long-term outcomes for these children and youth.

The Center-based, Birth-two Early Intervention Program in partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Florida!€™s Early Steps program, provides daily early intervention services to infants and young children with developmental delays or disabilities.

The center!€™s enhanced summer program, funded partly by the Children!€™s Trust, allows for the continuity of the beneficial impacts of the school-year early intervention services throughout the summer. The eight (8) week program incorporates the evidence-based programs; Infant and Toddler HighScope Curriculum and Conscience Discipline.

Beginning October 1, 2023, the Center will launch a new program offering the evidence-based curriculum, The Nurturing Program for Parents and their Children with Special Needs and Health Challenges a trauma-informed, family-based program designed for the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect to families with children identified with a developmental delay or disability ages birth to five years old.

General Information

Hours:

8:00am-4:00pm, Mon-Fri

Intake Process:

Call and intake process will be done in person

Program Fees:

Free

Languages:

English, Spanish

Eligibility:

Infants and toddlers birth - 3 years old with developmental delays

Is Shelter?

No

Related Resources

Miscellaneous

AKA:

UM

Date of Official Change:

September 16, 2024

Volunteer Opportunities:

Yes, call for more information

Legal Status:

Non-Profit

Year Incorporated:

1999

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