05/28/2026
Understanding homelessness starts with understanding the facts.
Here are a few realities shaping how Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust helps respond with outreach, housing, and support.
Everyone deserves a roof over their head. The Trust is not a direct service provider.
The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust was created in 1993 by the Board of County Commissioners with several primary functions:
to administer proceeds of the one-percent food and beverage tax;
to implement the local continuum of care plan, a three-phased plan, called the Miami-Dade County Community Homeless Plan (the "Plan"); and to serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of County Commissioners
05/28/2026
Understanding homelessness starts with understanding the facts.
Here are a few realities shaping how Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust helps respond with outreach, housing, and support.
Give us :30 and we’ll introduce you to one of our special outreach workers at Miami Recovery Project, a partner provider of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust.
Ana, thank you for all you do to help connect individuals experiencing homelessness to services, shelter, and support.
We need your help gathering items for heat relief kits to care for our community during South Florida’s extreme summer heat.
The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, in partnership with Heat & Heart Outreach and Chapman Partnership, is helping assemble heat relief kits. But we need your help getting more of the most needed items.
They are:
Most needed items:
• Bottled water + electrolytes
• Cooling towels + ice packs
• Sunscreen + hats
• Wet wipes + hand sanitizer
• Lightweight clothing + socks
• Protein bars + snacks
Want to help? Drop off items to
📍Chapman Partnership South
28205 SW 124th Ct.
Homestead, FL 33033
📍Chapman Partnership Downtown
1550 N Miami Ave,
Miami, FL 33136
05/12/2026
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05/12/2026
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article315643077.html
New Miami-Dade homeless shelter to offer 80 beds to get people off the street The new navigation center can house 80 people, and their pets, for short-term stays to get them off the street.
Landlords: Partner with RentConnect.
RentConnect, a program of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, connects property owners with pre-screened tenants.
• Reliable rent payments
• Dedicated landlord support
• Ongoing tenant support
Listing is simple and free.
📞 LANDLORDS ONLY call 305-349-RENT (7368)
📧 [email protected]
What should callers expect when they call the youth helpline?
Steve Rios, Educate Tomorrow’s Head of Foster Care and Homeless Education Services, shares about the role of the Youth Homeless Helpline, provided in partnership with the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust.
Help for 18-24 year olds can start with just one call.
Chapman Partnership, a private sector partner of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, provides spiritual support to hundreds of residents across its North and South campuses.
Spend 30 seconds getting to know Che Scott, Director of Spiritual Life and Wellness.
04/16/2026
FAQ: What should I do when I see someone experiencing homelessness?
1) First off, many unsheltered individuals have most likely already been offered help, but refuse to take it.
2). County outreach teams cannot force people to accept shelter.
3) M-F, 9-5, you can call the Helpline at 1-877-994-4357. Note, this is not a transport line, but all calls are noted and outreach teams are regularly dispatched.
Be prepared when you call to give an address and even the person’s cell number, if they have one.
The Helpline receives more than 11,000 calls a month.
| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |