OYC has developed an agreement with Miami-Dade Public Schools that enables the two agencies to coordinate in- and out-of-school programming at public schools in the Overtown neighborhood. Our partner schools are Paul Lawrence Dunbar Elementary, Frederick Douglass Elementary, Phyllis Wheatley Elementary, Jose de Diego Middle School, and Booker T. Washington High School.

Alonzo Mourning Charities
Alonzo Mourning Charities, Inc. (AMC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that allows donors with varied interest in children issues the benefit of giving to several charities from their one contribution. AMC is the distributing mechanism for donated resources and funds to various organizations. AMC assesses the community needs and then makes investments decisions. All benefiting organizations aid in the development of at-risk children and families, including those that have been abused, abandoned, and neglected. It is also the goal of Alonzo Mourning Charities to improve the quality of life and enhance educational and economic opportunities for all minorities based on the precepts of respect for family, education, spirituality, justice and integrity. www.amcharities.org

Self Enhancement, Inc
OYC is currently being overseen by Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI), of Portland, Oregon. SEI brings twenty-two years of program experience to OYC and has a commitment to work with the center over its long-term evolution. SEI has been providing comprehensive youth services since 1981 and currently operates a 62,000 sq.ft. facility, serving approximately 1,800 youth and their families on an annual basis. The SEI model has been field tested and proven effective in the reduction of violence prevention through a study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and designated as a model program by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The academic accomplishments of SEI program alone have shown great promise: 95% of all SEI students graduate from high school; 80% of SEI students attend college. The key feature of the SEI Program that have been adapted to the OYC Program Model is that students enter this program at an early age (2nd grade) and continue until the completion of high school. www.selfenhancement.org

Miami Children's Hospital: OK Fine Program
Overtown Kids – Nutrition, Involvement, Nutrition Education Program is a grant funded program that is sponsored by the Department of Education through Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation, the fundraising arm of Miami Children’s Hospital. The primary goal of this program is to promote better educational achievement through health programs that will improve the general well being of the child. The program aims to achieve this goal using the primary support systems that surround the kids attending OYC. That is; the family, OYC staff and the school system.  OK Fine provides on-site medical treatment, referral to specialized medical care or medical home if the child does not have one, referral to attend age appropriate fitness and nutrition classes or other health promotion trainings available through OK-FINE. The OK-FINE program also serves to assist with other community resources that will be beneficial to the health of the child and the family as a whole. An example of this would be subsidized insurance enrollment.  Follow up information will also be obtained to measure the success of the program goal on each child assessed.

The OK-FINE clinic in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act has taken precautionary measures to ensure that patient information is protected when it is passed through the various means of communicating medical information directly to the patient or for record keeping and update.

Children's Trust Fund
Recognizing that the needs of children in Miami-Dade County far exceeds the resources and support systems available, The Children’s Trust was created by voter referendum in 2002 as a dedicated source of funding to meet those needs. The Trust, the staff and 33-member board are committed to funding programs that offer the highest possible quality services, with the goals of implementing best practices and improving the lives of children and families in our community.

A strong emphasis on active partnerships that move beyond typical mechanisms of collaboration is critical to improving services and access for children and families in Miami-Dade.  The Trust encourages creative approaches to coordinating, integrating, and funding services across and within the areas of health, safety, development and to promote increased parental and community involvement on behalf of all of our children.  The Trust funded the OYC Summer of Their Lives program in 2004 and partially funds the OYC After-School Program. www.thechildrenstrust.org

The 21st CCLC Program
The 21st CCLC Program is an opportunity for students and their families to continue to learn new skills and discover new abilities after the school day has ended. The focus of this program is to provide expanded academic enrichment opportunities for children attending low performing schools. Tutorial services and academic enrichment activities are designed to help students meet local and state academic standards in subjects such as reading and math. In addition 21st CCLC programs provide youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, technology education programs, art, music and recreation programs, counseling and character education to enhance the academic component of the program.

Since opening, OYC has worked hard to develop other partnerships with a range of providers throughout the community.