The Overtown Youth Center team gathered together at The Urban Miami and put on their thinking caps at the Strategic Planning Meeting. The Urban Miami was the perfect setting for our team to gather and brainstorm ideas to enhance our program operations. During, the meeting we discussed the added challenges people in our community now…
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Overtown Youth Center is proud to announce our two newest Board of Directors, Rashmi Airan and Cristal Cole. Rashmi Airan is a corporate and motivational speaker, whose has extensive experience, as well as knowledge in corporate and government law. Ms. Airan personal life experiences provided her with powerful discernment, which has shaped her into the…
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The Overtown Youth Center is grateful for our ongoing partnership and the work we are able to offer through our partnership with Northern Trust. We are truly delighted to be included in Northern Trust’s 2021 Philanthropic Impact Report. More than $5 million in equity investment in New Markets Tax Credits have been awarded to the…
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We are deeply saddened, to have lost a member of the Overtown Youth Center staff and family; Shantae Whyte. Shantae was a beloved daughter, sister, friend and mentor who was also our amazingly talented Dance Instructor. Shantae initially joined the Overtown Youth Center as an intern while studying at New World School of the Arts.…
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Our Overtown Youth Center and Honey Shine youth were on the hunt for Easter eggs, during our wonderfully fun Easter Egg Hunt. Prior to the Easter break, our kids raced around during our after-school program gathering as many eggs as they could. Our young boys and girls scrambled and hopped as fast as they could…
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Superhero students from the Overtown Youth Center and Honey Shine had a super time at the April Super Saturday event. Focused on teamwork, our superstar students had a wonderful time with outdoor games provided by the P.E. X-games. Our kids showed their super abilities as they worked together as a team! Super Saturday offers students’…
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Each day we get closer and closer to the completion of the new the Overtown Youth Center building. Our new three-story facility will allow us to increase our capacity and serve more than 5,000 youth and families. With classrooms, a dance studio, a digital lab, library, a gardening space, as well as much more, our…
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We are proud to announce our partnership and collaboration with the University of Miami on a research education project entitled UQUEST. UQUEST, which stands for Questioning, Understanding, Experience, Scientific Thinking, will serve as an innovative way to engage elementary and minority children in underserved areas with science. The overall goal of the program is to…
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Children and families from the Overtown Youth Center, Honey Shine and the Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School were selected to participate in a special shopping spree. Thanks to our fruitful partnership with Payless Shoe Store and longstanding relationship with Bank of America, lucky participants were able to shop for shoes at Payless. Each…
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Superhero students from the Overtown Youth Center and Honey Shine had a super time at the March Super Saturday event. It is important for our kids to nourish, not only their minds, but also their bodies, and with the help of Eat Well Exchange, our kids prepared a delicious black bean wrap. The exciting…
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