Local charities have a champion this year in Miami-Dade Commissioner Kionne McGhee, who recently proposed creating a new stream of government revenue to support nonprofits that use county money to help provide social services.
That’s a category that includes his employer, Children of Inmates, a well-known charity that tries to keep imprisoned adults connected with the sons and daughters they’ve left behind across Florida.
Children of Inmates is expected to receive $250,000 in the 2026 county budget set for a final commission vote after a 5 p.m. public hearing on Thursday at the Stephen P. Clark Center in downtown Miami.
McGhee’s job with the established nonprofit isn’t a secret for the part-time commissioner on a county board where outside employment is allowed…