Warren Henry Auto Group presented a check for $25,000 to the Overtown Youth Center on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Basketball legend Alonzo Mourning accepted the donation on behalf of his youth empowerment organization. Since partnering with the former Miami Heat star and his charities, Warren Henry...
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...
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 organizaciones y personalidades del sur de Florida. El noble gesto de dar, en ofrenda a la gratitud, comenzó este lunes, beneficiando...
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...
Special to South Florida Times MIAMI – During her visit to the Overtown Youth Center on Oct. 11, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton spoke to the assembled students about the importance of a college education. She shared her intention, if elected, to provide free college at...
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 voters to register...
We’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...
Alonzo 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...
The 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...
MEDIA 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...
This 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...
MIAMI, 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...
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, these items and more will be collected, refurbished and donated to students at the Overtown...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Students from the Overtown Youth Center faced off against City of Miami Police officers in a charity basketball game. The game was organized by the police department Saturday with the intent of helping create a better relationship between the city’s youth and officers...
MIAMI (WSVN) — Some lucky middle school students finished their day with a fun fitness session, Thursday. Barry’s Bootcamp instructor Kellie Sikorski taught 80 students from the Overtown Youth Center. "It’s really to teach them how to use their own body," said Sikorski. "You don’t need a gym....
Alonzo Mourning, Tracy Wilson Mourning, Cynthia Marin, & Wayne Boich Wayne & Cynthia Boich opened their beautiful waterfront home in Miami Beach to host charity dinner benefiting for the Mourning Family Foundation along with founders Alonzo Mourning and wife Tracy Wilson Mourning, Mark Fisher, Stuart Miller and Gonzalo...
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) — South Florida lawyers teamed up to take their skills from the courtroom to the basketball court. Former Heat star Alonzo Mourning’s second annual Zo’s Hoop-Law Madness event took place at Overtown’s Youth Center. The charity basketball tournament consisted of 32 teams made up...
During Saturday’s Black Awareness Month Day of Service, freshman Kyra Freeman works with students at the Overtown Youth Center. Amanda Herrera // Contributing Photographer Students headed to the Overtown Youth Center Saturday morning for a day full of education, service and fun as a part of...
Prior to the Miami Open professional tennis event in March, Miami’s underserved youth were the recipients of The Big Serve, a first-time professional tennis play event and clinic that is planned to be an annual event at the Flamingo Center in Miami Beach. More than 400...
Miami Heat player Gerald Green teaches his son Geremiah Green, 4, how to fish at Bill Baggs Park on Key Biscayne. Green and Alonzo Mourning joined for an afternoon of fishing with 10 children from the Overtown Youth Center. Green gifted these children with brand...
