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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...

Los 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...

MIAMI (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...

.mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:40px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%} Fidgety 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...

Blaise Pronesti, who organized the volunteer effort at Miami Country Day School, sorts through school supplies. Roberto Koltun rkoltun@elnuevoherald.com It’s the end of the school year and that means lots of school supplies, books and backpacks have to find a home. Thanks to an entrepreneurial Miami Country Day student,...

MIAMI - Founded in 2003 by former Miami Heat superstar Alonzo Mourning and his wife Tracey Wilson Mourning, along with real estate developer Martin Z. Marguiles, the Overtown Youth Center is a safe haven for the children who live in the area. The center has graduated...

OK MIAMI - Retired NBA player Alonzo Mourning brought some musical flair to the Overtown Youth Center Thursday, bringing in some big names from the world of classical music to show off their abilities and inspire children at the center. About 20 students from Booker T. Washington...

MIAMI (WSVN) -- Court was in session for some South Florida lawyers Saturday, and their star witness was an NBA legend. Former Heat center Alonzo Mourning hosted the first annual Zo Hoop-Law Madness to benefit the Overtown Youth Center. "Alonzo Mourning is the founder of the...

On Wednesday, October 8th, 25 students from the Overtown Youth Center will be participating a cycling session As a new partner in the community, Red Bike approached OYC in an effort to afford some of their students with the opportunity to participate in a cycling session....

The Overtown Youth Center hosted a special ceremony last week to recognize AAR and its chairman and CEO David P. Storch’s $350,000 donation to support the center’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) program.

Miami, FL - On Wednesday, May 7, the Overtown Youth Center Inc. (OYC), a program of the Mourning Family Foundation, welcomed Major League Soccer owner and former player, David Beckham. Hundreds of students in the program met the international soccer star, who was greeted by...

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