School is out, and OYC’s Summer Camp is in full swing! Our summer camp is filled with entertaining, educational and thrilling activities that get our kinds energized with fun and learning. Our elementary, middle and high school students will have character-building activities, community service, physical fitness, visual and performing arts, STEM engagement, and a variety…
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Are you interested in getting involved and participating in OYC’s and Honey Shine’s summer programming? Well look no further…because you can sign up today and tour one of our summer camps. Sign up before August 5th, to have a first-hand look at the exciting activities taking place at our summer camps. Do not miss this…
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Thank you New York Life Foundation and the Afterschool Alliance for our new Aim High grant! We are so proud to work with our amazing middle schoolers, and prepare them for the next stages in their academic success! Learn more about the Aim High grant here.
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A huge congratulations to our OYC College Career Post High Student, Jacaree Eason, who successfully completed Miami-Dade College’s Fire Academy. Prior to joining the fire academy, Jacaree completed the Maurice L. Kemp EMS Cadet Program, which provides mentoring and coaching for persons embarking on an EMS career. We have watched Jacaree grow since starting our…
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Young men and women from OYC attended orientation for Today at Apple Store Creative Studios Miami. This exciting partnership is a part of a grant project that will offer free educational, and recreational activities for youth in our community. Young adults from our program will be enriched with high-quality programs that will promote their academic,…
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This past June was marked with lots of remarkable accomplishments and celebratory moments. Our organization is led by a group of dynamic individuals, who passionately advocate for our mission. With Tina Brown, who serves as the CEO, we have been able to accomplish a great deal, as her incredible leadership at the helm of this…
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We are always excited to have our community partners visit and see the progress of our new facility. Staff from Miami-Dade County’s Office of the Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, along with OYC Board Member Andres Asion and OYC’s Chief Development Officer, Yance Torres, had a firsthand tour of the work being done on the new…
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Our summer youth workers learned how to “boss up” at the Summer Job’s Connect “I’m the Boss of My Life.” This two-day seminar is a training program for our youth summer workers. Hosted at the Miami Dade College Eduardo Pardon Campus the Miami, this amazing event was in conjunction with the Overtown Optimist Club and…
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Back to school is right around the corner, and OYC is continuing its UQUEST partnership and collaboration with the University of Miam. UQUEST, which stands for Questioning, Understanding, Experience, Scientific Thinking, serves as an innovative way to engage elementary and minority children in underserved areas with science. Do not miss this great opportunity to improve…
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Our last Super Saturday of the school year was like no other; as it was taken over by the volunteers, professionals and staff from Duke University. This super fun day was filled with fantastic indoor and outdoor activities. Our superstar youth scholars had the extraordinary opportunity to learn about marine biology, get fit with Zumba,…
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