{"id":937,"date":"2026-06-15T23:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=937"},"modified":"2026-06-15T23:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:34:00","slug":"hope-for-miami-gives-kids-with-disabilities-a-place-to-go-when-school-lets-out-miami-autism-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=937","title":{"rendered":"Hope for Miami Gives Kids With Disabilities A Place to Go When School Lets Out | Miami Autism Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"751\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/teDQ6P5sMgw\" title=\"Hope for Miami Gives Kids With Disabilities A Place to Go When School Lets Out | Miami Autism Dad\" width=\"1335\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nMiami Autism Dad Victor Antunez interviews Marquia Robinson, CEO of Hope for Miami, and Program Manager Mercy Parada, about a Miami-Dade nonprofit that serves over 6,000 people a year and made a deliberate choice in 2012 to open its doors to children with disabilities. 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