Equally important to Honey Shine’s mission to empower girls while encouraging the balance of mind, body, and soul in girls and women, the program also knows the importance of feeding the spirit of the women in our community. Honey Shine partnered with OYC Miami Board Chairwoman Michelle Febres along with Illiett Ojeda, who hosted a…
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Did you know that OYC offers Digital Skills Training for adults? These training sessions provide adults with technology tools to advance their professional skills. Over the course of five weeks participants learn ways to strengthen their personal and professional skills using new tools and technology. ⠀⠀⠀
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OYC Miami and Honey Shine hosted a Women’s Empowerment Breakfast to celebrate the women who work daily at OYC and Honey Shine as mentors, teachers and role models to hundreds of youth. This empowering breakfast was lead by Tina Brown, OYC Miami CEO, who served as moderator with a panel of exceptional women. The panel…
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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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