Category Archives: News and Events

INTERESTED IN NOMINATING A CHAMPION?
Call Noemi Betancourt at 305-967-4840 or email at nbetancourt@advocacynetwork.org Access the fillable form HERE Pay for the nomination fee HERE

Get Your Tickets for the 2023 Breakfast for Champions!
Tickets are now on sale for our Annual Breakfast for Champions! GET YOURS TODAY!

2023 Gold Seal of Transparency
Our organization has once again received the Gold Seal of Transparency for 2023! Everyone can continue to view our financial details and learn about the people at our organization. Check out our updated status.

Champions for Children Award
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NetNews: May 2022
The month of May has been very eventful, exciting and a celebration of partnerships. Besides being Mental Health and Prader-Willi Awareness Month, May 19 marked the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities. In observance… Read More »

2021 Gold Seal of Transparency
Our organization earned a 2021 Gold Seal of Transparency! Now, everyone can view our financial details and learn about the people at our organization. Check out our updated status. https://www.guidestar.org/profile/59-1617964
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US SURPASS OUR GIVE MIAMI DAY GOAL!
November 19, 2021 THANK YOU FOR HELPING US SURPASS OUR GIVE MIAMI DAY GOAL! Coming Together is a Beginning; Keeping Together is Progress; Working Together is Success. -Henry Ford Yesterday you made all three happen and our community will be better for it. We work every day to build a more inclusive, accepting… Read More »

The Story Behind Nike’s Unveil First Hands-Free Shoe
Then 16-year-old Matthew Walzer, who has Cerebral Palsy, wrote to Nike in 2012 saying he was disappointed no athletic brand had thought to create sneakers adapted for people with disabilities like him. Nike brought the teen visionary on to create a hinged sneaker that closes upon pressing one’s heel down and is therefore hands-free…. Read More »