The Overtown Youth Center Family Services team hosted a “fruitful event” to educate, engage and empower families in our community!– “A Day of Family and Community Connection” where the Green Haven Project, Urban Garden and Chase Bank collaborated in a hands-on learning workshop. Families were able to immerse themselves in learning about various plants, fruits,…
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The Overtown Youth Center & Honey Shine are one of 16 organizations across the country awarded a grant through the new Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Foot Locker Foundation Community Engagement Program. The goal of this grant is to support youth & family programs in Overtown and surrounding neighborhoods! We are excited to deepen…
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Our superstar students dove into STEM based activities filled with learning and fun during the Super Saturdays kick-off and subsequent events. Super Saturdays offers students academic support and the opportunity to engage with our team of mentors, staff, and volunteers in arts, S.T.E.M, gender specific workshops, sports and much more! The kick-off event, which took…
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The Overtown Youth Center hosted an EDEN Place pop-up distribution where our dedicated team distributed clothing, shoes, books, and food boxes to benefit the community. The distribution took place at our partner site, Lindsey Hopkins Technical College, where many of the students had the opportunity to also benefit from the goods being distributed. OYC’s EDEN…
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For most families and children, a digital world represents the answer to excelling in schoolwork and careers, but for many, technology may represent falling behind due to lack of access to resources, tech devices and Wi-Fi connection. The Overtown Youth Center is proud to be able to bridge the tech gap within our community with…
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For many years RJKB Charitable Family Foundation has funded OYC’s food program providing healthy, hot and nutritional meals. The RJKB Dinner Program allows our organization to combat food scarcity for the promising students we serve. On a daily basis, 100% of the students in our program receive a high quality, hot and plentiful meal after-school.…
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The Overtown Youth Center & Honey Shine Inc. offers a wide range of services, including substance abuse prevention. These preventive services are embedded in the agency’s Social Emotional Learning Initiative (SEL) which addresses social drivers of health in Overtown and neighboring communities by bringing together the agency’s SEL efforts in a comprehensive youth development framework.…
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Our youth had the privilege of visiting The Stone of Hope National monument that is located at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., a statue that pays homage to the remarkable life, legacy and works of the iconic Civil Rights leader. Located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., at 1964 Independence…
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Looking for a unique gift for a birthday, anniversary or special occasion? Look no further! Purchase a personalized BRICK and impress that special someone in your life. What better way to imprint LOVE into the community than by donating to our Capital Campaign. When you purchase a brick, you can create a personalized forever message…
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Please join us in welcoming two new partnerships to our team, BNY Mellon, the bank of Mellon Corp. and McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm. Both are pro bono partnerships committed to serve as resources in assisting us to navigate our exponential growth. As we look closely to identify opportunities in the rapid growth…
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