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The City of Miami, Department of Parks and Recreation, Programs for Persons with Disabilities provides community awareness, therapeutic recreation, adult day training, daily living skills and transportation to over two hundred children and adults with mental and physical disabilities. Project L.I.F.T. is funded by the City of Miami's general fund and targets disabled children and adults residing within the city limits, who otherwise do not receive services or assistance.
Programs are provided on a weekly basis and special events on a monthly basis. Special Olympic training is also provided on a local level. Transportation is provided to program participants.
The primary goal of Programs for Persons with Disabilities, is to provide programs geared toward independence and to enhance the quality of life for persons with disabilities. These much needed services to Miami's disabled community empower these individuals to open doors of opportunities that have been closes for so many years.
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City of Miami General Fund
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$305.727
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State of Florida Department of Children and Families
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$344,114
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Miami-Dade Office of ADA Coordination - Disabled
Fines Monies Grant
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$36,736
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Total Funded
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$686,597
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Contact: Janice Thurston - Assistant Program Coordinator
305-461-7201 EXT. #226
3255 SW 6 Street
Miami, Florida 33126
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455 NW 47 Street
Miami, Florida 33126
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55 SW 17 Road
Miami, Florida 33129
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1600 NW 3 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33136
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1475 NW 14th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33125
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1861 NW 8th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33136
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6161 NW 5 Court
Miami, Florida 33127
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2153 NW 3rd Street
Miami, Florida 33125
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435 NE 34th Street
Miami, Florida 33137
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666 SW 4 Street
Miami, Florida 33130
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2450 SW 1 Street
Miami, Florida 33135
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580 NW 10th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33136
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1404 NW 22 Street
Miami, Florida 33130
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2255 NW 10 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33127
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