BRAVO! Miami Catholic Charities Laying-Off 80+ After Government Ends Funding

A facility run by the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami is closing after the Trump administration ended a funding program for unaccompanied children.

That’s according to a notice filed in accordance with the Florida Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act on April 27. Layoffs will affect 84 employees beginning May 31 at Msgr. Bryan Walsh Children’s Village, and will be permanent. According to the notice, all staff working at the facility were included in the reduction in force.

“Please be advised that the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Refugee Resettlement terminated its funding contract with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami,” reads the letter included in the WARN notice, signed by Devika Austin, Chief Administrative Officer at the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami.

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