AT A GLANCE: COMMUNIT Y ENGAGEMENT
New Partnership with Honey Shine, Inc. and the Mourning Family Foundation Sweetened St. Philip’s 2016 Summer Program Seven time NBA All-Star and Hall of Fame inductee, Alonzo
enhanced the lives of over 100 children. Their support ensured a
Mourning, and his wife Tracy Wilson-Mourning, take the
quality, engaging environment where our summer scholars could
Parable of the Faithful Servant seriously – “to whom much
beat summer learning loss through daily classes with certified
is given, much is required.” Nearly twenty years ago, they
teachers in Math, Science, and Literature and be culturally and
established The Mourning Family Foundation, a nonprofit
artistically enriched through daily classes by trained artists in
organization based in Miami focused on youth development,
Music, Theater, and Visual Art.
education, and enrichment. Since then, they have raised over $25 million to support various programs throughout Miami,
Additionally, the summer scholars regularly broke out in gender
including the Overtown Youth Center and Honey Shine, Inc.,
specific sessions for conversations and activities for personal
an after-school care and summer program founded by Tracy in
growth, character development, team-building, mentoring,
2002, specifically to mentor and nurture girls.
journaling, and self-expression. Over the course of the camp, it was exciting to see a sisterhood and brotherhood develop
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In recent years, the Mournings have worked to broaden their
among our campers, who also took weekly field trips to take
footprint beyond Florida through partnerships with organizations
their learning beyond the school walls. “Alonzo and I are on a
in Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles, California, and now – Dallas!
mission to enlighten, brighten, nurture, and empower the paths
St. Philip’s was tremendously blessed to have been chosen as a
of young people,” explained Tracy, who spent a week in Dallas to
pilot program for Honey Shine’s Dallas initiative. The Mourning
witness our partnership in action. “We are especially committed
Family Foundation and Camp Honey Shine’s investment in
to young people from disenfranchised communities, like South
St. Philip’s 2016 seven-week STEAM focused Summer Camp,
Dallas.”
FALL MAGAZINE 2016
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