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MIAMI FOUNDATION AWARDS NON-PROFITS THAT SERVE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

Grant, News, PartnersJune 8, 2017

STAFF REPORT— JUNE 8, 2017 Left to right: Javier Alberto Soto, President of The Miami Foundation; Tina Brown, Executive Director of Overtown Youth Center; Yance Torres, Development Director of Overtown…

Miami Foundation Gives Grants To Five More Miami Organizations

Grant, News, PartnersJune 2, 2017

Ford Foundation leader Xavier de Souza Briggs was the featured speaker at the Miami Foundation event. HOLLY PRETSKY / WLRN The Miami Foundation announced a round of grants to five…

LEGAL PROFESSIONALS COMPETE TO HELP OVERTOWN YOUTH

Fundraiser, NewsMarch 23, 2017

Legal professionals from all across South Florida faced off at the 3rd annual Zo’s Hoop-Law Madness Tournament, held Saturday, March 11. PHOTO COURTESY OF MC GREGOR LAPIERRE Staff Report MIAMI…

The do-good ‘Sharks’ pick a winner: pop-up barbershops

Fundraiser, News, PartnersMarch 9, 2017

The “Sharks” had a tough choice among the four social ventures. Would they choose Master Honey that empowers low-income women to start their own micro-beekeeping businesses? Or perhaps prefer Miami…

Zo’s Hoop-Law Madness 3-on-3 basketball tournament to benefit Overtown Youth Center

NewsMarch 1, 2017

Alonzo Mourning wants South Florida’s lawyers to compete on a different type of court when he hosts the third annual Zo’s Hoop-Law Madness 3-on-3 Charitable Basketball Tournament. Proceeds from the…

Professional musicians repay their mentors by giving free lessons to Miami youngsters

Community, PartnersFebruary 15, 2017

When Nicolaus Gelin started middle school at Young Men’s Preparatory Academy in Wynwood, he dreamed of being in the school’s music program. “I saw them play at the pep rallies…

Dream realized for Liberty City families who’ve moved into transformed project

Community, News, PartnersJanuary 30, 2017

BY ADRIANNE RICHARDSON schoolscenemia@gmail.com The American Dream was just a fairy tale to Pethrona Sims. Every day, she and her four children would come home to their apartment in the…

Overtown Youth Center’s Enrichment Festival immerses community in the arts

Community, Student ProgramsJanuary 23, 2017

Students generally spend their days off from school in front of a television or glued to their computer screens, but thanks to the Overtown Youth Center, families in the community…

Contagious Giving: Zo’s Winter Groove sets the bar in philanthropy and connectivity

Community, PartnersJanuary 19, 2017

Alonzo Mourning, Grammy-nominated recording artist Jonathan McReynolds, Season 8 Finalist of the voice Koryn Hawthorn, activist/author Kevin Powell and Florida Memorial President Dr. Roslyn Artist serving as panelist for Zo’s…

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