Our Black History Showcase was an exciting night filled with creative arts and capped off with a spectacular show. This unforgettable evening paid homage to African-American culture and celebrated Black History Month. Taking place at Booker T. Washington Senior High on February 25th, our youth...
Overtown Youth Center and Honey Shine youth indulged on yummy and mouthwatering African-American dishes during a Black History luncheon. This feast fit for kings and queens, was a part of our month-long Black History Celebration. The kids had the opportunity to sample a variety of...
The Overtown Youth Center graduated its 4th cohort of participants from the We Are UnidosUs Latinos in Finance Job Training Program. This valuable partnerships in conjunction with Bank of America, Chase, Apollo Bank, Karmi Currency, TD Bank, One United, Dade County Federal Credit Union, as...
Overtown Youth Center Board Member, Eric Vander, who is the Senior Market Executive of Broward County for Northern Trust, along with his colleagues toured the building progression of our 62,620 square-foot new community center. Eric coordinated this tour, as he is passionate and committed to...
The Overtown Youth Center was invited, along with other local businesses, organizations and community leaders, to witness as Wells Fargo made an extraordinary announcement. Wells Fargo, which is known for being a banking leader in our Nation, awarded $20 million to the Miami Foundation to...
Alonzo Mourning is seen as larger than life-- an idol, a legend, the GOAT! At Overtown Youth Center however, though admired and loved, Alonzo is the mentor, the leader and the force of change, service and love. Alonzo welcomes every opportunity to provide insightful lessons...
We would like to congratulate our very own, Mikese Lovett, a Sophomore at Miami Edison Sr. High School, on being the first place recipient in the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competition District 24 in the field of data analysis. He will now compete...
We feel humbled and honored to be part of the Celebration of Life at Booker T. Washington High School, for our former student, Zedekiah Peacock. Zedekiah was a beacon of light, a remarkable soul and talented musician who tragically lost his life to gun violence....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Give Miami Day is one of the nation’s biggest 24- hour giving event. Each year we participate to raise dollars to support our mission to ensure that the youth and families we serve, have the support and resources they deserve. On November 18th we are asking...
As you have heard us say many times before, partnerships are key! We are extremely honored to be the recipient of a grant from the Salah Foundation, that will benefit our students grades 4th – 8th with understanding the dangers of drugs. Our youth will...
We would like to congratulate our Post High student Jacarre Eason, for successfully completing the Maurice L. Kemp EMS cadet program. This program provides mentoring and coaching for persons embarking on an EMS career, as well as offers them an opportunity to become a certified...
In order to better accommodate the needs of our growing number of participants, we’ve added a new feature to our website. We are excited to announce that our website is now available in three languages – English, Spanish and Haitian Creole....
Families and communities are essential components of students’ lives, imagination and academic success. On October 28th we hosted our first of many, Family Story Time event, where students and their families joined staff and volunteers for the reading of “The Spooky Wheels on the Bus”...
” Behind every student who believes in themselves, is a teacher who believed in them first.” - Unknown We would like to acknowledge all the great educators within our community and all over the world. Your passion, commitment, encouragement and support, help mold each student...
