From January to May, OYC Miami hosts bi-monthly Super Saturdays; days in which youth are provided with educational and enriching STEM activities. Always overflowing with superness, our superhero students have an amazing time filled with fun and learning with the generous support and contributions of many corporate, non-profit and other community partners. We would not…
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Sisterhood …. Togetherness…and … Unity …were the lessons that our Honey Bugs learned during the day of Sisterhood at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. Together with girls from Break Through Miami our Honey Bugs took part in fulfilling and bonding sisterhood activities that showed true “Girl Power!” Through dance, team building activities and outdoor…
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Traci Wilson Mourning appears on NBC 6 News to discuss how Honey Shine helps young girls and women to reach their full potential.
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Overtown is a slum and the last place you’d expect to see real estate whiz, revered art collector, and poster man for the rich and powerful Marty Margulies. But there he was one day, noticing how kids on NW Fourteenth Street were hanging and banging, preparing for a future in dope slinging or gangsta pimpin’.…
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Shaquille O’Neal never passes up an opportunity to poke fun at his buddy Charles Barkley. And he has Alonso Mourning, a former rival turned teammate and close friend, to thank for his most favorite recurring joke. “I can proudly and boastly run around and go like this to people like Chuck,” O’Neal said, holding up…
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Dade County Federal Credit Union recently donated more than $43,000 to the Overtown Youth Center. The donation will fund summer programs for students from ages 15 to 17 and will help provide valuable assistance to children and families in the community. The Overtown Youth Center was started in 2003 by NBA Hall-of-Famer Alonzo Mourning and…
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OYC Miami’s dynamic CEO – Tina Brown – was an honoree at the Miami Foundation’s Eight Annual State of Black Philanthropy. This event highlighted and recognized powerful changemakers in our community. We are truly filled with pride to see that our leader was one selected as an honoree. Tina, along with Marlon Hill, Esq. Dr.…
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We are excited to partner with Dade County Federal Credit Union and City of Miami for Summer Jobs Connect. Summer Jobs Connect provides youth between the ages of 14 to 17 with job experience in professional settings. Through this partnership, youth will be able to garner hands on training, be mentored by professionals and learn…
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OYC’s got plenty of talent, and our kids put on a SHOW to culminate and celebrate Black History. Song, dance and spoken word were the highlights of our amazing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” theme Black History Showcase. Through an outstanding display of art and talent, audience members were dived into spectacular performances that showed…
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OYC Miami’s 2022 Annual Report is NOW available. Find out more about the transformative work we are doing in the community, and the impact we are making with the help of our partners, donors, volunteers and service providers. Through the support, advocacy and volunteering of many persons, corporate and government stakeholders, we were able to…
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