Immediate Release
Lauderhill, FL
August 12, 2025, 06:00 EST

Lauderhill celebrates World Humanitarian Day with a daylong expo to discuss immigration, health, and youth

World Humanitarian Day is on Tuesday, August 19

Lauderhill, FL (August 12, 2025) — The City of Lauderhill has partnered with South Florida Caribbean Conference (SFCC) for the second year to host Humanitarian Expo 2025 on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, in recognition of World Humanitarian Day. The daylong event will take place at Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, 3800 NW 11 Place, Lauderhill, FL, beginning 10:00AM. 

Attendees can expect interactive panels, breakout sessions, resource hubs, and vendor networking, all designed to spark collaboration, share resources, and activate community-level solutions. Panel topic highlights include community mobilization, immigration, and healthcare along with CPR demonstrations and wellness classes. 

“The event provides an opportunity to brighten the light on many of the social issues we face on a local level and even within our great city of Lauderhill” Lauderhill Mayor Denise D. Grant expressed. “It is a chance for humanitarian organizations throughout our own communities to network and collectively find solutions to some of the most chronic concerns challenging societies today.”

Mayor Grant went on to highlight that the free expo is ideal for Lauderhill residents to attend and learn about a range of resources that can address not just individual matters but also situations that adversely impact one’s socioeconomic and familial health. From teens to seniors, there are resources across generations planned for the event. 

For example, seniors can explore community services, obtain healthcare support, connect with their peers and create intergenerational bonds through interactive activities that foster connection across generations.  

Other expo organizations include Aiding Aids, Lauderhill Community Paramedics, Lauderhill Fire Department, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Children's Service Council of Broward County, United Nations Associations of Broward County Chapter, and many more. 

For more information, visit Lauderhill-fl.gov/Events and follow Lauderhill social @cityoflauderhill.