Overtown Optimist Club

The Optimist Club of Overtown was established in 1993 as a community safe haven for children during the critical out of school hours. The Optimist Club has had a long-term collaborative partnership with the City of Miami, as its exclusive community provider at the Theodore Gibson Park (located within the heart of Overtown, Miami). The vision is to increase student and family access to affordable, high quality youth development enrichment and programming. The Optimist’s provide sports programming, academic advisement, character education, social emotional learning and civic engagement.