Happenings & Stories
Help us to thank our amazing Team at HDS Companies.
Help us to thank our amazing Team at HDS Companies for their support through our Give Miami Day Kick-Off, Game Day, and Pep Rally. Let’s go, Team HDS! Remember your gifts to HDS Foundation during this philanthropic event makes a greater impact on all of our students....
HDS B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Students Host a Friendsgiving Luncheon
Today the HDS B.R.I.D.G.E.S. students hosted a Friendsgiving Luncheon with special friends from another class, staff members, and administrators. Everyone was treated to a delicious smorgasbord of their favorite traditional Thanksgiving foods cooked by a personal...
#GiveMiamiDay is LIVE!
#GiveMiamiDay is LIVE! Please make your donation now at givemiamiday.org/hdsfoundation, and help us make a difference in the lives of High School students with Autism or related abilities!
A Taste of Home.
“A Taste of Home” is what the B.R.I.D.G.E.S. students had a chance to experience at the Weston Diner. Before heading out on their Community Based Instruction field trip, students practiced various skills such as: ordering their meatheiexpected. In the end, the...
#GiveMiamiDay is 1 DAY AWAY!
#GiveMiamiDay is 1 DAY AWAY! Help make it the greatest and most impactful yet by supporting our programs today at givemiamiday.org/hdsfoundation.
Our HDS BRIDGES students participated in an Office Depot Team Building Challenge
Our HDS BRIDGES students participated in an Office Depot Team Building Challenge. Each team learned budgeting and independent life skills while shopping for supplies with their team members. Please support these programs, which significantly impact our students, by...
Donate during #GiveMiamiDay to support events such as students visit Bank of America and open up their first Bank Account
When you donate during #GiveMiamiDay, you are supporting our HDS BRIDGES programs. As part of our Community Based Instruction, students visit Bank of America and open up their first Bank Account. Your support is vital to helping us provide these experiences for our...
Feeling eager to participate in our community’s largest day of generosity?
Feeling eager to participate in our community’s largest day of generosity? Early Giving for Give Miami Day is open from 11.14 through 11.16 at givemiamiday.org/hdsfoundation. Please help us get an early start on making this the most significant and impactful...
Today we celebrate 14 years of supporting the ASD community!
Today we celebrate 14 years of supporting the ASD community! Thank you to all of the people that have helped make this happen and who support our vision each and every day! #autismawareness
A Message about #GiveMiamiDay from Cristina Miranda Gilson, CEO of the HDS Companies and Founder of the HDS Foundation
Early Giving is open for #GiveMiamiDay!
Early Giving is open for #GiveMiamiDay! Please support us by getting your gifts in early from 11.14 through 11.16 at givemiamiday.org/hdsfoundation. #givemiami #hdscontenders #donations #charity #donate #nonprofit #community #help #fundraising #support #donation...
HDS Companies is matching your donations between $25 and $10,000
Give Miami Day is now LIVE and continues through November 17. The HDS Companies is matching your donations between $25 and $10,000. This means your donation in support of our programs doubles! Please donate today at givemiamiday.org/hdsfoundation! #givemiami...
Miami Lakes businesses promoting our #GiveMiamiDay fundraising efforts
Join us in thanking all of the local Miami Lakes businesses promoting our #GiveMiamiDay fundraising efforts by displaying our poster on their storefronts! Please make your pledge today at https://myhds.co/3SbkLHb. Sergio's Cuban BankUnited Miami Lakes Jewelers...
We’re getting close. Only 4 Days To Go for #GiveMiamiDay
We’re getting close. Only 4 Days To Go for #GiveMiamiDay; please pledge today at https://myhds.co/3SbkLHb.
Anastasia describes how the HDS B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Program is impacting her life now and for years to come
You empower students on their journey from High School to Post Secondary when you support us during #GiveMiamiDay. Check out this video as Anastasia describes how the HDS B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Program is impacting her life now and for years to come. Make your pledge today at...
There are only 5 Days To Go for #GiveMiamiDay; please make your pledge today
There are only 5 Days To Go for #GiveMiamiDay; please make your pledge today at https://myhds.co/3SbkLHb #givemiami #hdscontenders #donations #charity #donate #nonprofit #community #help #fundraising #support #donation #giveback #fundraiser #volunteer #givingback...
HDS B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Program teacher shares her testimonial
Check out this video as an HDS B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Program teacher shares her testimonial on the impact our programs will have on her students! #GiveMiamiDay is just a few days away; make your pledge today at https://myhds.co/3SbkLHb.
Give Miami Day…10 days to go.
HDS Foundation goes out into the community to promote Give Miami Day! The HDS Foundation staff went out today to engage businesses in the Miami Lakes area. We shared our Foundation’s mission as well as the opportunity to participate in Give Miami Day. Miguel did a...
Give Miami Day 2022, Pledge today!
Give Miami Day 2022, is November 17, we would be grateful to count on your Pledge today! Please mark your calendars, and join us for Give Miami Day, an all-day virtual fundraising initiative. By pledging to support us on Give Miami Day, you will help our Foundation...
The Friendship Journey at their Annual Friendship Gala
Last night the HDS Foundation had the pleasure of supporting our friends at The Friendship Journey at their Annual Friendship Gala. Along with two of our BRIDGES teachers, previous students, colleagues, and friends, we celebrated the work that they, and their...
HDS B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Program demonstrate their knowledge of sarcasm detection in a round of Jeopardy!
Check out this video where students from our HDS B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Program demonstrate their knowledge of sarcasm detection in a round of Jeopardy! Don’t forget, #GiveMiamiDay is just a few days away; make your pledge today at https://myhds.co/3SbkLHb.
Thank you!
We want to thank The Miami Laker for featuring our organization in their piece on The Miami Foundation's Give Miami Day!Please read this great story https://miamilaker.com/Community/give-miami-day-is-nov-17 and consider making your pledge to our Foundation today in...
Pizza Pizza!
The B.R.I.D.G.E.S. students practiced how to calculate leaving a tip and perfecting their signature, prior to heading out on their Community Based Instruction field trip this week. The students were so excited about going to Anthony's Coal Fire Pizza for lunch and...
Latin Business Today!
We want to thank Latin Business Today for supporting our Foundation by promoting our fundraising efforts! Please consider making your pledge today in support of our Give Miami Day event at https://myhds.co/3SbkLHb https://www.latinbusinesstoday.com/hds-foundation
Please join us on November 17th for 24 hours of online giving in support
We have been chosen for the second consecutive year by The Miami Foundation to participate in Give Miami Day, an annual giving movement that brings together nonprofits of all sizes to celebrate and increase generosity in Greater Miami. Please join us on November 17th...