MIAMI (WSVN) – Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning was on hand to give out Thanksgiving turkeys to 500 families, Tuesday morning. Mourning and volunteers began Tuesday morning at a Southwest Miami-Dade Publix where they loaded up Thanksgiving meals, and then traveled to the Overtown Youth Center to pass them out to hundreds of families. “There’s…
DetailsLos hermanos Jojo y Jeante Rivero con su madre María Rivero muestran el lunes los alimentos distribuidos por Kiwanis Club en la escuela Phillis Wheatley Elementary School. C.M. GUERRERO. cmguerrero@elnuevoherald.com El agradecer a Dios por una buena cosecha, renueva los sentimientos de solidaridad y a partir de este lunes moviliza acciones por parte de diversas…
DetailsMIAMI (WSVN) – A generous donation was made, Wednesday, to a South Florida community. Warren Henry Auto Group donated $25,000 to the Overtown Youth Center. “I like to feel like we’ve created a vehicle here where individuals can connect themselves to our brand and continue to help our effort so that we can continue to…
DetailsFidgety students awaited their big visitor Tuesday evening inside the cheerfully painted walls of the Overtown Youth Center. “Hello, everybody,” Hillary Clinton greeted them as she walked in. She was met with a few gasps. It was a day before Florida’s extended deadline for voters to register before the Nov. 8 election. Clinton was spending…
DetailsWe’re not going to “nonprofit” our way out of poverty, housing unaffordability and economic injustice. Historic discrimination and structural inequality have laid the groundwork for multiple life-sucking neighborhood factors that black children face every day: Poverty, crime, unemployment, unaffordable housing, inaccessible health care and limited transportation make it difficult for children to learn. The rise…
DetailsAlonzo Mourning is used to a workout, but he didn’t think his latest victory would take nine years. “I believed in this and I knew this community needed it more than ever,” said Mourning, as Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and other government, civic and business leaders came together Friday to celebrate the grand opening of…
DetailsThe United Way of Miami-Dade opened the doors to their Eden Place at the Overtown Youth Center in Miami, Saturday. More than 200 people came out to the opening event where they enjoyed food, fun and entertainment. Former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning was on hand to talk about the importance of having a location…
DetailsMEDIA CONTACT: Isheka N. Harrison Tel: 305-349-1204 ext. 232 Email: isheka.harrison@overtownyouth.org Miami – (August 22, 2016) – If you’re a budding entrepreneur who lives or works in Overtown, Wynwood or Allapattah, rapper Lupe Fiasco and Google executive DiAnn Eisnor might be looking for you. Through their Neighborhood Start Fund, the duo is seeking to fund…
DetailsThis summer Warren Henry Auto Group is teaming up with Basketball Hall-of-Famer Alonzo Mourning to end the cycle of poverty in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood, one child at a time. From July 1 to August 31, Warren Henry will donate $33 for every vehicle sold or leased at any of its 5 Miami dealerships to the…
DetailsMIAMI, Fla. – There will be a Philadelphia Big 5 flavor at the second annual Hoophall Miami Invitational as Temple will play DePaul while La Salle will battle Georgetown at AmericanAirlines Arena on Dec. 10. Presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the Hoophall Miami Invitational is a two-day event with a Dec. 3 doubleheader…
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