{"id":251663,"date":"2026-04-29T22:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251663\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T22:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:23:09","slug":"federal-funding-cut-triggers-layoffs-in-south-florida-migrant-children-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251663\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal funding cut triggers layoffs in South Florida migrant children program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0April 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM<\/p>\n<p>lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpand<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2NLEWOERJNHKPJF4GCMN55NTEM.jpg\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MIAMI \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccadm.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ccadm.org\/\">Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami<\/a> has confirmed it will close its Children\u2019s Village in Miami and lay off staff after federal officials terminated funding for its refugee resettlement program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/eta\/layoffs\/warn\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/eta\/layoffs\/warn\">WARN Act<\/a> email on April 24, the organization said it was advised that the Administration for Children and Families\u2019 Office of Refugee Resettlement terminated its funding contract with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The email states that \u201cDue to these unforeseen circumstances,\u201d funding for the Refugee Resettlement Program was terminated, forcing the organization to make the \u201cdifficult decision\u201d to close the facility at 9525 Sterling Dr. in Miami.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The closure comes after the Trump administration canceled an estimated $11 million federal contract that supported care for unaccompanied migrant children, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/immigration\/article315573865.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/immigration\/article315573865.html\">Miami Herald,<\/a> which first reported details of the funding termination and resulting layoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Filing documents with the Florida Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification system obtained by the Miami Herald states that Catholic Charities notified 84 employees of layoffs tied to the closure, including youth care workers, case managers, clinicians and shelter supervisors, with additional job losses expected in the coming months. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Archdiocese of Miami also confirmed to the Miami Herald that the layoffs are the direct result of the federal government not renewing funding for the program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Archbishop Thomas Wenski and Catholic Charities officials have said the decision ends a decades-long effort tied to care for \u201cunaccompanied minors\u201d and have urged federal officials to reconsider the funding cut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to the Miami Herald, a Catholic Charities spokesperson said the organization is working with employees during the transition and assisting those affected.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Ryan Mackey\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/8725e99c-e445-48a0-bd.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Ryan Mackey <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG. 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