Below you will find the most frequently asked (FAQs)  questions, along with their respective answers.
Homestead Main Street works closely with the City of Homestead’s Community Redevelopment Agency. As well as other organizations such as the Seminole Theater and Atala Montessori School for Creative Expression. Our goal is to initiate downtown economic revitalization and to bring an expanded cultural element to the downtown area.
To find out more about Homestead Main Street, contact us by clicking here.
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How do I become a vendor for a Main Street Event?
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Vendors are invited to fill out a Generic Vendor form that can be found on this website. Our Calendar of Events is also posted here, one needs only identify the event that you wish to register for, send in your registration form and fee, if applicable, to the Main Street office no later than a week before the scheduled event. The Calendar of Events is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances, always confirm date and time prior to registering by calling or emailing the local office.
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How much does it cost to attend a main street event?
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Homestead Main Street events and the entertainment provided are free to the public, with food and vendor sales the only cost to the attendee.
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Can I advertise my business on Main Street’s website?
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Corporate members of Homestead Main Street are able to promote their company on the Main Street website.
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Who should be involved in the local Main Street program?
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Local citizens comprise the large body of volunteers who help make the Main Street events so successful, there is only one paid staff member, the Executive Director.
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Who pays for the Main Street program? Is it a grant?
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Homestead Main Street receives funding through the City of Homestead; through event sponsorships; through various levels of membership; as well as vendor fees at events.
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Are there volunteer opportunities for me with Main Street?
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Homestead Main Street has a strong community volunteer program that includes participation in one, or all, of their four point program: Design, Organization, Promotion and Economic Revitalization. The Promotion committee is in charge of downtown events are always looking for volunteers who want to help make these free, family friendly events as success.
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Is Homestead Main Street accredited?
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Yes, Homestead Main Street received the 2016 National Main Street Accreditation. Evaluation criteria determines the communities that are building comprehensive and sustainable revitalization efforts and include standards such as fostering strong public-private partnerships, securing an operating budget, tracking programmatic progress and actively preserving historic buildings.
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How Many Main Streets are there?
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Today it is a network of more than 1,000 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development.
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Under which national agency does the Main Street program report to?
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Homestead Main Street is under the Florida Main Street program which is part of the nonprofit National Main Street, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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When was Homestead’s Historic District recognized nationally?
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In 2007 the Historic District of Homestead was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Â This was made possible through the efforts of the members of Homestead Main Street and the Homestead Historic Preservation Board.
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What is Homestead Main Street?
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Following the devastation of Hurricane Andrew, the National Main Street program accepted Homestead into their program in 1993. The Main Street program continues to contribute to the economic revitalization and historic preservation of the downtown Historic District.