Meet the Owner

Rev. Charles Lee Dinkins, MPA, MDivHosanna Community Foundation, Inc.

Rev. Charles Lee Dinkins, Senior Pastor of Hosanna Community Baptist Church and Hosanna Community Foundation, Inc., graduated from Southern University, Baton Rouge, and received his Master’s from Florida International University. Rev. Dinkins’ work experience includes 35 years at Miami-Dade County as an administrator, retiring in April 2018. Currently, he provides leadership at Hosanna Community Baptist Church and Hosanna Community Foundation, Inc.

Hosanna Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization; as such, Rev. Dinkins leads the Liberty City Protecting Youth Partnership (LCPYP), a Community Prevention Strategy formed from 10-plus years of community planning and assessment. LCPYP is a community mobilization initiative designed to implement a trauma-informed system of care for children and families impacted by firearm violence. The programs are federally funded and coordinated through the Urban Partnership of Miami-Dade County Coalition (UPMDCC), serving the Liberty City and Brownsville jurisdictions through high-quality youth and family programs aimed at cultivating an environment for continuous personal growth and safety.

With representation from local law enforcement, schools, religious leaders, social workers, media, and private businesses, this multidisciplinary collaboration employs community mobilization and environmental strategies designed to reduce substance abuse, youth gun-related violence, child maltreatment, and mental health crises while promoting community safety. Hosanna Community Foundation (HCF) has served 10,000 youth over the last twenty-five years.