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South Florida non-profits give Thanksgiving meals to needy

MIAMI (WSVN) -- It's Thanksgiving, and South Florida is busy giving to those in need. The morning kicked off with the Mourning Family Foundation surprising 10 needy families with a Thanksgiving meal, in Overtown. "For me, this is a big help. We didn't have a turkey until now," said Samantha Exavier. "Thank you. I appreciate this."

MIAMI (CBSMiami) — NBA Hall-of-Famer Alonzo Mourning is making sure hundreds of South Florida families in need get a Thanksgiving meal. Over 400 families are getting meals just in time for the holiday, some prepared by Mourning himself along with other volunteers. Tuesday morning, Mourning along with...

MIAMI (WSVN) -- A former Miami Heat star spent the day handing out meals to more than 400 families in Miami. Current team executive, Alonzo Mourning, hosted the 15th Annual "33 Thanksgivings," Tuesday. The Hall-of-Famer spent his morning preparing the meals at a local Publix and...

Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh’s Family Foundation (NSFF) hosted 93 youth guests from the Overtown Youth Center (OYC), Tuesday, Aug. 11 at Miami Dolphins training camp. In addition to a viewing of the morning practice session, NSFF treated the youth to food, beverages and provided special...

The Miami Takeover Experience (MTO) kicked into high gear this week with two community service events during its eighth yearly visit to the area. Members of MTO come to Miami on vacation from July 9-13 and at the same time they perform community service. This year, MTO...

Margarita Beckford, the post-high school coordinator at the Overtown Youth Center, informs students about activities planned for the month. Daniela Rios South Florida News Service Malyka Joseph, a high school student from the Overtown Youth Center, realized she wanted to major in engineering by accident. In...

25 Nov

A partnership between OYC and JobsyWobsy has recently resulted in sending Izaih Pierre & his coordinator Jamar Myers to New York! They allowed Izaih to be a part of their National Youth Board, which is a group of teenagers from different states who come together...

25 Nov

The 14th Annual “33 Thanksgivings Drive” hosted by Alonzo Mourning and his Foundation continues their family tradition of providing over 400 Thanksgiving meals to families that are in need. Mourning, his staff and various volunteers packed meals to select families serviced by the Mourning Family Foundation who...

05 Nov

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast today unveiled a new partnership with Walgreens that will extend the reach of its Internet Essentials program to nearly 300 Walgreens Pharmacy stores in South Florida. The announcement took place at a special event at the Overtown Youth Center (OYC) where Comcast was...

26 Aug

The children of Overtown Youth Center’s after school program received a splashy surprise this week from the performers of Adrienne Arsht Center’s summer smash hit, H2OMBRE. Decked out in their costumes, including one of the water suits used during performances to shoot more than 6,000...

31 Jul

To alleviate the barriers of underrepresented students of color in STEM, the Overtown Youth Center Summer STEM Program has created “STEM Fridays.” This weekly program provides students with opportunities to demonstrate their interest and aptitude in STEM subjects. Last “STEM Friday,” over fifty students from the...

07 Jul

The Overtown Youth Center is introducing a new STEM curriculum to its summer program, aimed at underserved kids. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math. Aerospace company AAR funded the $350,000 program. In a recent study, The National Science Board found while diversity in the science...

03 Jul
The count was on: 3, 2, 1 . . . and away the man-made bottle rockets created by students of the Overtown Youth Center (OYC) flew! A special ceremony was held on last Wednesday to recognize David Storch, CEO and Chairman of AAR’s $350,000 donation to support the Center’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program.
02 Jul
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.
30 Jun
Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA, the leading non-profit organization that uses the positive power of sport to tackle society’s most pressing challenges, has announced it is joining forces with former Miami Heat player and soon to be inducted NBA Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning and naming him its newest Ambassador.

Not every DJ in town for the Winter Music Conference was solely spinning. EDM star Martin Garrix and artist Alexander Mijares spent Thursday afternoon teaching kids at Alonzo Mourning's Overtown Youth Center the art and basics of music mixing and painting and how music and...

17 Dec

Earlier this month Dwyane Wade and Li-Ning released the Way of Wade 2.0 Overtown edition of Wade's signature sneaker along with a new website, www.wayofwade.com. The highly anticipated release of these kicks available for the first time in the U.S. and Canada did not disappoint as...