The Miami Heat’s season of giving continued during their most recent stop at a local organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students and mentors from the team’s School-to-Work program visited the Lotus House Women’s Shelter and the newly built Children’s Village to prepare and serve meals and provide support for residents ahead of the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group spent the day assembling holiday gifts, preparing meals, and supporting the teaching team at Urgent Academy, one of the two schools housed within the newly constructed Children’s Village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heat staff say this community involvement will help the students in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Being able to expose these kids to the right guidance with our staff, as well as the activities that can help them go back home and have a sense of perspective, appreciation, and empowerment to tackle their own obstacles both in the classroom as well as out,” said Erick Torres, Manager of Social Responsibility at Miami Heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the program, high school students learn career-guiding skills through workshops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"