The Overtown Children & Youth Coalition aims to empower youth in Overtown, Miami through collective impact. The coalition brings together over 20 organizations to address issues such as education, health, employment, safety and community development. It has made progress through needs assessments, active committees, mini-grants and relationship building. Going forward, the coalition seeks nonprofit status and plans to implement signature activities and further develop through strategic planning.

1. Overtown
Children & Youth Coalition
Mission
To create collective impact to empower
Overtown Children and Youth to Reach Their Full
Potential
VISION
Overtown, a community where all children and
youth thrive
PURPOSE
To be the catalyst to increase the means, motive
and opportunities for Overtown children and
youth to thrive

2. History
• Overtown children and youth service agencies
convened by City Commissioner Michelle Spence-
Jones August 2012
• Overtown Children and Youth Coalition
established September 2012
• Recognized as the planning team to establish a
Florida Children’s Initiative by the SEOPW CRA
April 2013
• Gained Support of the City of Miami
Commissioner to submit Florida Children’s
Initiative Application for Overtown October 2013

3. Who We Are
STEERING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Miami
Barry University School of Social Work
Black Police Precinct & Courthouse Museum
Booker T. Washington SHS Alumni Association
Camillus House & Camillus Health Concerns
City of Miami
Dress for Success Miami
Lotus House/Sundari Foundation
Miami Dade Co, Health Dept.
Overtown Community Optimist Club
Overtown Optimist Club
Overtown Youth Center
South East Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency
South Florida Cares Mentoring Movement
St. Agnes CDC
Touching Miami with Love
University of Miami, Office of Civic & Economic Engagement & Miller
School of Medicine
Urgent, Inc.

4. Collective Impact
• Common Agenda
• Shared Measurement
System
• Mutually Reinforcing
Activities
• Continuous
Communication
• Back Office Support

5. Building a Cross-Sector Coalition

6. Key Issues
Quality Early
Development,
Learning & Care
Arts & Culture
Youth Development,
Empowerment & Employment
Strong K-12 Education
Physical & Mental Health &
Wellness
Parent/Caregiver
Support
Access to Higher Education
Community
Safety
Community
Development
Economic Growth and
Self-Sufficiency

7. OUR PROCESS
Assessment & Collaborative Planning
Capacity Building & Targeted Action
Agency, Community and Systems Change
Widespread Engagement, Empowerment and Behavior Change
Community Level Success of Critical Mass of Overtown Children and Youth

8. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Strong network of engaged organizations
• Maintained continuous communication
• Innovative coalition structure
• Proactive nature
• Collaborative commitment
• Progress made as a Coalition
Children & Youth Needs Assessment
4 Active Committees: Education, Youth
Economic Development, Health & Youth &
Resident Engagement
Mini-Grant
Community Based Research (Photvoice)
Relationship Building with Ounce of Prevention
Fund of Florida
Joint Planning i.e. Youth Conference, Joint Events
Strategic Planning
• Policy support of the Coalition

9. Coalition’s Next Steps
• Apply for Corporate Non-Profit and 501 (c)(3) Status
• Apply to the State of Florida to become Florida’s 4th Children’s Initiative
• Develop a Strategic Action Plan for the Overtown Children & Youth Coalition
• Ramp Up Public Relations & Marketing of Coalition Activities
• Implement Collective Signature Activities of the Coalition
• Continue in the Organizational Development of the Coalition