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She Kept the Bra On!

Chronicles of a Teenage Love Affair

Don't miss this interactive youth theater experience designed to creatively tackle the critical issues related to teen dating and relationships

When: Saturday May 4, 2013

Where: O-Cinema 90 NW 29th St. Miami, FL 33127

 

Doors Open: 10:00am *Youth Photo Voice and Art Exhibition Curated by Museum of Contemporary Art

Show Time: 11:00am Tickets: $5/students; $15/adults

For More Information: Click Here

WE ASPIRE TO

 

INNOVATE.

 

GROW.

 

TRANSFORM.

OUR MISSION

 

To empower young minds to transform their communities

OUR VISION

 

All people have the social, educational and economic resources to thrive

GOALS AND IMPACT

GOALS 2013

• Support youth in their transition to become social change agents

• Build cross-sector coalitions to bring about systems and community change

 

IMPACT 2012

• 93% of participants increased their positive peer relationships, coping, decision making and problem solving and work readiness skills

• 89% of summer campers increased fitness and oral reading fluency

• 96% of after school participants increased fitness and oral reading fluency

• 96% of kinship caregivers continued to provide healthy and safe homes for grandchildren

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

• After School

• Summer Camp

* Enrollment Now Open

• Boys and Girls K-6

• Literacy, Fitness, Social Skills

• Service Learning

 

 RITES OF PASSAGE

• Year-Round

• Girls Age 10-18

• Life Skills, Arts & Culture

• Civic Engagement

• Leadership Development

 

 INTERGENERATIONAL PROJECT

 

• Grandparents Raising

  Grandchildren

• Caregiver Training

• Support Groups

• Mentoring

NEWS AND EVENTS

She Kept the Bra On 3! Chronicles of a Teenage Love Affair

 

Miami, FL, URGENT, Inc.’s Rites of Passage Youth Empowerment Academy will present, “She Kept The Bra On 3!- Chronicles of a Teenage Love Affair” an original youth production on Saturday May 4, 2013 from 11:00am-1:00pm at O Cinema Wynwood in Miami. The show is open to the public. Student tickets are $5/$15 Adults. This youth led production will explore dating boundaries, love, fear and hope. Through a sisterhood of support, teens work to find their voice, face adversity and overcome personal and institutional barriers to success. This event provides youth and adults needed education regarding critical issues related to healthy relationships in a format that is interesting, engaging, and accessible. To purchase your tickets, click here. #BraStories Got a bra story? Win a Gift Card. If your bra could talk, what would it say? Send your funny story to shedia@urgentinc.org G-Rated 200 words or less. Must be present at She Kept the Bra On event to Win!

 

 

Murals for Dorsey Park Community Paint-a-Thon a Success!

Thank You to Everyone Who Joined Us at Dorsey Park on Friday March 22, 2013! Over 75 youth and adult volunteers came out to help transform Dorsey Park with murals celebrating Negro Baseball League. Mentoring Artists Kadir Nelson, Grace Bio, T. Elliot Mansa, Ingrid Mathurin, Candice Anderson, Rodney Royal, and Alejandra Suarez were on hand to lend their expertise to the project and coach young artists in developing murals in to commemorate Dorsey Park as the home of games played by Negro and Cuban League Baseball. Thank you to our project and event day sponsors: The Links, Home Depot, Puntino Pizza, City of Miami Parks & Recreation, Customink, Knight Foundation, Christ Fellowship Church, Kennedy Family Foundation, St. John Baptist Church, Jeff Levine and the Gutierrez Family! Want to show your support, purchase your Official Volunteer T-Shirt. Want to see more pictures of the youth in action, visit our Facebook Page Here. Want to volunteer with the project, email Emily Gunter at emily@urgentinc.org. Read More

 

SAVE THE DATE

*Community Paint-a-Thon Fundraiser: March 22, 2013

*She Kept the Bra On! Youth Theater Production: May 4, 2013


 

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