Living Here

With winter temperatures ranging from 50 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit on average, and a host of welcoming communities in which to live, Miami-Dade is a great place to call home. A diverse county, the region's culture has been shaped by the many different ethnic groups that have resided here over the past 200 years. Most recently, Cuban and Haitian immigrants have had a particularly strong influence on Miami's cultural landscape. This distinct Caribbean flavor can be experienced in everything from the city's restaurants to its street festivals to its fashion.

Our corps members work and live throughout the Miami-Dade region, from Homestead, which is just above the Florida Keys in the south, to North Miami Beach near the Broward county line in the north. Given the region's wide geographic area and the notorious South Florida traffic, many of our corps members choose to live in the communities in which they teach, or in parts of the county that are convenient to commute to and from.

The work our corps members and alumni do in classrooms and on extracurricular projects and volunteer efforts has built support in our community. These motivated and dedicated educators have created innovative tutoring programs and homework labs, and lead after-school dance troupes, sports teams, and spoken word groups. Becoming involved in the communities in which they teach enables corps members to make valuable connections with their students' families.