MCF’s mission is to facilitate supportive services for individuals wishing to move or retire to South Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America. We provide a variety of consulting services including immigration and other legal services. The primary foci of MCF is to provide support for the whole family to ensure stress free transition for not only those seeking to retire in a new location but those returning to their home countries. The primary service areas are the Caribbean and Latin America.
Millennia Community Foundation facilitate and recommend programs that we believe support those looking to re-establish and integrate themselves in a new location or community to their benefit and loved ones. MCF will provide support and connections to appropriate legal, health, education, moving logistics and financial services. These services will ensure that you and your family can:
- Receive appropriate immigration guidance
- Access information including banking, estate management, child care, and elder care
- Access information regarding education related requirements and opportunities
- Access and choose the right location(country and community)
- Create the best financial plan to sustain the transition
- Access health related information as needed for the whole family
MCF also conducts outreach to local organizations on a variety of topics to facilitate the move and transition.
Each MCF affiliate programs engage clients and provides opportunities for you to best manage your transition depending on your needs, that of your family and your desired environment for relocation. To the extent possible clients will provide feedback on an ongoing basis so that MCF can support individuals on an on-going basis as they transition to their new home.
Research shows that many seniors become socially isolated as they age due to challenges with completing daily tasks and limitations in mobility. It is important to ensure that all programs through the wellness and development centre provide multiple opportunities to positively socially engage seniors.
Our Future!
MCF is dedicated to facilitating aftercare and where appropriate enhanced support for those interfaith organisations with pre-school or elementary schools. MCF believes that there should be a balanced approach to child care, focusing on the whole child by promoting social, emotional, physical and educational growth and provide the following:
Nutritious breakfasts, hot lunches and/or snacks (where appropriate depending on available programmes). The enrichment programme will also actively engage children in health related activities such as planting garden to foster healthy eating.
MCF will also support the development of programmes including, but not limited to:
- Community engagement
- Educational programs
- Support programs for retirees
- Business development opportunities
Community involvement and and engagement are important for all members of the family. Participation in activities sponsored by the church or civic organization partnering with MCF could be beneficial. We believe that by facilitating these opportunities and community activities there can be an increase social and civic engagement which will make it easier to build a new life.
positively impact families, including children and seniors
The environment may have the following to support intergenerational care and enrichment:
- A computer center
- Games, toys and puzzles
- A plentiful supply of books
- An area for arts and crafts
- Kitchen area for baking cookies
- Outdoor intergenerational playground/pati
Music
has long been viewed as a way to develop young minds. Research has also proven that music therapy may reduce the likelihood or severity of dementia or Alzheimer. Opportunities will be provided (as resources allow) for both children and seniors to participate in music education.
Art
may be an effective tool in not only providing ongoing enrichment opportunities for adults but may also support the social, emotional and educational growth of children. Opportunities will be sought to expose both seniors and children to a variety of art and media.
Other learning opportunities may include staff supervised activities including, dance, computer skills, story time, age appropriate activities, games, special events and field trips.
MCF will work independently as well as foster collaborations with governmental, non-profit, religious and other civic organizations to:
- Provide meals to the indigent and those with limited mobility
- Assist the shut-in with disaster preparedness including delivering food and assisting with home preparations
- Supply books and reading materials to those with limited access
- Assistance with daily activities including paying bills and meal preparation as appropriate
There are opportunities to engage and connect active seniors and children to volunteer opportunities within their communities.