Mourning Family Foundation Inc

“A draft of the form 990 is prepared by the independent accountants and is provided to the governing body, whom then reviews it for accuracy based on the audited consolidated financial statements.”

“Each board member is asked annually at board meetings if they have an interest that could give rise to a conflict.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. An interested person may contact the office via phone or send a letter requesting such information.”

“Education and enrichment services. Presently, the mourning family foundation supports over a thousand youth and families through the overtown youth center and honey shine programs. These programs serve over 900 students ranging from ages 8 to 25 that reside in south florida and attend schools in the area.”

“The culture of success the creation of a powerful environment where interactions are positive and respectful, with high expectations for all members of the culture and facilitate the success of all participants. Comprehensive approach an approach, which allows oyc to service the whole child, and crosses all of the environments. To do this, oyc develops partnerships with parents, schools, and community organizations and engages in the constant provision of services 24 hour case management, in school/after school services and summer program. Continuum of service providing services from second grade to age 25 to guide them through the phases of their psychological development and improve their lifes trajectory. Oyc monitors students progress to ensure they graduate from high school and are then enrolled in college, a vocational school or gainfully employed. Whole school expansion oyc has also expanded its footprint in the overtown community, we have decided to adopt the whole school expansion model in a direct partnership with miami dade county public schools and jose de diego middle school. Our goal is to work with the school district to remain on the continuum of increased graduation rates, increased attendance and parent participation and ultimately produce positive contributing citizens in the overtown community. Through this partnership and our current programming at oyc and honey shine, we are now servicing over 700 youth in south florida. Honey shine is made up of two programming elements the aspire to shine workshops offered to the girls in the program, which are affectionately called honey bugs, address lifeskill lessons and educational experiences. Camp honey shine allows for the continuation of programming beyond the workshops. The camp provides the girls with the opportunity to build on cognitive, social, physical skills, values, and character building that allows them to strive for success. Combined, oyc and honey shine strive to work with these young people while providing them with the necessary resources and tools to succeed and to achieve the ultimate goal of graduating from high school and attending college or some form of higher education.”