Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during July: For Children and Families:Movies and Stories for Kids – Enjoy watching some of our favorite movies with your family and friends. Call for visit branch for movie listings. Presented by the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays, July 19.Storytelling with Scratch! – Create and share digital stories...

His House Children’s Home, located at 20000 N.W. 47 Ave, is hosting a Christmas in July campaign. July is synonymous with summer fun, school holidays and summer break, but children are at-risk of being abused, abandoned or neglected. The center, which currently serves over 200 children, restores the lives of those children from newborn to 17 years old by providing a safe and nurturing environment. The Christmas in July campaign...

His House Children’s Home is holding foster parent training days on Saturdays, July 22, 29, and Saturday, August 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 20000 N.W. 47 Avenue in Miami Gardens.  Foster care parents receive daycare, medical and dental care, and a monthly subsidy to assist with the care of every child. In Broward County alone over 150 children enter into the foster care system on a monthly basis. Answer the call to become a...

Miami Dade College’s (MDC) School of Education will host a Job Fair for graduates and students in the teaching profession on  Monday, July 24, 4 to 7 p.m., at MDC’s North Campus Science Complex. The event is free and open to the community.This job fair will further MDC’s efforts to ensure that School of Education graduates move swiftly into the workforce and help to fill the community’s need for highly qualified...

Joseph Orlando Leon, son of Jorge and Daina Leon, recently graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, New York. Leon earned a Bachelor of Science degree and an officer’s commission in the U. S. armed forces. He also earned a Merchant Marine officer license, qualifying him to serve as an officer on any ship in the U.S. flag merchant marine. The United States Merchant Marine Academy is a federal...