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Historic Overtown featured during Miami Action Showcase powered by Living Cities and Main Street America

The Miami Action Showcase, a community-led movement powered by Living Cities and Main Street America, was an awesome event held on Friday, July 19, 2024. The day began with a light breakfast, networking at Miami Dade College Campus located in Coconut Grove and a Showcase Presentation on the B3 Community Commercial Acquisition Fund. Attendees enjoyed …

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Historic Overtown Calendar

Historic Overtown Calendar We hope that you are as excited and interested as we are, in learning more about the history of Overtown.  One of Urban Health Partnerships’ (UHP) community liaisons, Cecilia Stewart, created a calendar to preserve Overtown’s cultural heritage for future generations while enabling others to learn about Miami’s rich African American history. The …

Community Organizing to Stay in Place

There’s no single sure-fire policy proven to stop gentrification, but there are strategies that can help ensure that the people of Overtown are able to stay in place and benefit from investments in the community. “Community organizing that brings different groups to the same table to identify a shared interest and common struggle is key to …

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Activate Overtown

Going Overtown is partnering with Urban Health Partnerships (UHP) to share the Activate Overtown project throughout the month of December! Activate Overtown seeks to engage residents in thinking about how health is affected by the built environment and what’s influencing neighborhood planning, and to gather ideas and feedback that will be used to make changes …