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Programs and Services
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CMB Visions Unlimited, Inc. is a Non-Profit Organization, founded to provide
"Quality" youth and family services, that promotes the
"holistic" (physical, mental, emotional, educational, & spiritual)
growth, and self-actualization of the children and families served. |
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The majority of our
programs are youth based , however we know that in order for services to
be effective we must serve children, their families, and the community
as a whole for meaningful, life-lasting, and life-changing growth to
take place. This is why we utilize and promote a “holistic” (meaning
the whole) approach to our programmatic design and development- serving
the whole child, the whole family, and whole community. |
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Services:
Physical-
food and clothing distribution, and shelter referrals;
Mental, Emotional
and spiritual- mentoring and referrals to individual
counseling and faith-based services;
Educational-
school supplies, tutoring, mentoring and skills training, including
employment and life skills. |
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The B.A.S.I.S. Program (Be A Success InSchool)™ |
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“Basis" means foundation- andgiven the right
BASIS, a child will have the foundation to excel in school and his
or her adult life. |
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The B.A.S.I.S.
Program is a tutoring,
mentoring and skills training program for youth ages 6-18. The
B.A.S.I.S. Program provides subject specific tutoring, homework
assistance, school supplies, FCAT and GED test preparation, and
mentoring and personal skills development services. Personal skills
development services include social skills development, computer skills
training, career exploration and employment training, college
exploration and preparation,
cultural, performing, and graphic arts enrichment, and life skills
training including saving, budgeting, money management, health and
safety, etc. Tutoring and mentoring activities take place during the
week, with enrichment activities taking place via workshops and special
events on weekends, including the summer months and school breaks.
Tutoring takes place bi-weekly (Mon. & Wed. or Tues. & Thurs.) for 2
hours (3-5 pm or 5-7 pm) each session., and during Super Saturday
Workshops that take place on the 2nd and 4th
Saturday of every month.
The B.A.S.I.S. Program is funded in part
by The Children’s Trust. The Children's Trust is a dedicated source of
revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children
and families in Miami-Dade County.
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CMB Visions Unlimited Mentoring Programs
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D.U.E.T.S. (Daughters Uniting Experiences Towards Self-Actualization) |
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D.U.O.S. (Developing Upstanding Over-achieving Sons)
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D.U.E.T.S.
is a mentoring and self-awareness program for girls and D.U.O.S. is a
mentoring and self-awareness program for boys. These mentoring programs provide services to children between six
(6) and sixteen (16) years of age. The goal of the mentoring programs is to provide
companion-oriented, diversionary, and professional and goal-oriented
mentoring that will facilitate the educational, social and personal
growth of the youth served by this program. |
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Phase
One - My Buddy (Companionship):
Youth enrolled in this phase may have esteem issues and/or seek more
personalized attention. During this phase they will receive individual
focused attention for their particular needs. |
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Phase Two -
Diversionary Mentoring (Role Model):
Youth enrolled in this phase will generally be experiencing a type of
behavior or delinquency problem(s). They may be referred by Department of Juvenile Justice,
Department of Children and Families, or the Miami-Dade County Public
School System. |
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Three - Career or Skills Development: (Teaching/Shadowing):
Youth enrolled in this phase will generally have some skill, talent, or
career aspiration and will be mentored by someone in their particular
area of interest. |
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| CMB Visions UnlimitedLearning Center |
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The CMB Visions Unlimited Learning Center provides services for
academic and personal growth and enrichment. The center provides
academic tutoring for grade(s) improvement, as well as test preparation
for youth via the B.A.S.I.S. program. The Learning center also provides
other services such as adult education and literacy programs, computer
and employment skills training as well as professional training and
development workshops.
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| CMB Visions Unlimited Family Resource Center |
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The Family Resource
component of the program provides voluntary and court-ordered services
to families or parties needing assistance. Services include referrals
for emergency utility, food assistance and housing assistance, summer
camp and after school programs, parenting classes, and individual and
family counseling. Referrals for services are accepted on an ongoing
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