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Lou Foundation exists to uplift, empower, Bmoms, Bdads, youth, families, particularly those navigating grief, trauma, loss, or hardship, through healing-centered programs, creative expression & community engagement.

❤️✨💛 SAVE THE DATE ❤️✨💛SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026 ✨Lou’s 10th Annual All White Affair Fundraising Gala ✨Join Lou Foundat...
09/02/2026

❤️✨💛 SAVE THE DATE ❤️✨💛
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026 ✨
Lou’s 10th Annual All White Affair Fundraising Gala ✨

Join Lou Foundation Inc. for a meaningful milestone and an unforgettable evening of love, healing, honor & purpose. Together, we will celebrate lives, honor legacies and recognize warriors within our community.

This signature charity gala is held in loving memory of our founders’ son, LOU. His life and legacy remain the heartbeat behind Lou Foundation Inc. Since 2017, we have continued his legacy by uplifting individuals and families through healing-centered programs, resources, community outreach, support and acts of LO❤️E.

As we prepare for October, we are raising awareness for three causes deeply connected to our mission:
✨ Child Loss (Bereaved Parents) 💔
✨ Cancer (Men & Women) 💗
✨ Domestic Violence (Men & Women) 💜

NOMINEE SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
Do you know a Warrior whose journey reflects resilience, strength & courage? Nominate them to be recognized as one of our Warrior Award Recipients. ➡️ Email: [email protected] Please include the nominee’s full name, phone number, email address, category & a brief reason they should be honored.

✨ THE EVENING WILL FEATURE: ✨
🍽️ Formal Dinner
🎶 Live Entertainment & Music
👗 Mini Fashion Show
🏆 Lou Legacy Awards
💝 Micro-Grant Recipients
🌸 Honorees, Nominees, Recognitions & Certificates

🤍 HOW TO GET INVOLVED 🤍
We welcome Sponsors, Vendors, Media Partners & Volunteers to be part of this special evening in support of the work of Lou Foundation Inc. For more details, email [email protected]

💝 WAYS TO GIVE 💝
Your donations help us continue serving our community throughout the year.
🌐 loufoundationinc.org
💸 Zelle: [email protected]
💵 CashApp: $Loufoundation
🏦 Check: PNC Bank | Lou Foundation Inc

09/02/2026

We love seeing familiar faces at Lou’s Heartbeat Festival™ and we’re happy to have Melissa joining us again this year! ❤️💃💛 She was part of the experience last year and this September she’ll take the stage as one of our live performers, bringing her talent and personality to the festival.

Melissa Melissa Starproject has her own way of showing up and sharing what she loves and we’re looking forward to seeing her shine on stage.

Live performances are only part of what’s waiting for you! Enjoy fitness activities, family fun and field games, interactive experiences, giveaways, our YoungPreneurs Book Fair Activation and Community Resource Fair with organizations offering valuable information and support. There’s something for everyone to enjoy!

🗓️ Sunday, September 13
🕝 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Social & Economic Institute
5120 NW 24th Avenue
Miami, FL 33142

Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome! Make sure you catch Melissa LIVE while you’re there. Register by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visiting loufoundationinc.org

Hello, September ❤️💛🕊️There’s something about September that will always feel a little different around here. As we welc...
09/02/2026

Hello, September ❤️💛🕊️There’s something about September that will always feel a little different around here. As we welcome a new month, we’re also making room to recognize Su***de Prevention Month, National Recovery Month, Sickle Cell Awareness Month, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Hunger Action Month and National Literacy Month. Behind each one are real people, real families and real stories that deserve to be seen, supported and surrounded with love.

September also holds a very special piece of our own story. It’s the birthday month Dr. Fab and Lou have always shared, with just six days between them. For a mother and son who shared so much love, September will forever carry memories, emotions and a connection that even heaven could never change.

Lou is so much more than the name of our foundation. He is the heart of it. What began with the love for one incredible son has grown into something that now reaches children, families and communities in his name. Every time we show up for someone, pour into a child, stand beside a family or create a space where people feel loved and supported, we are carrying a little more of Lou into the world.

Love Others Unconditionally. Those three words carry his name and the heart behind everything we do. They remind us why we keep showing up, why we keep loving people and why keeping Lou’s name and legacy alive will always mean so much to this family.

September will always be close to our hearts. It holds awareness, birthdays, memories and another opportunity to keep sharing the love that started all of this. Welcome to September, Lou family. We’re glad you’re here to share this special month with us.

08/30/2026

HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY, GABI!!! 🥳🎂💛❤️🥹 Today we’re celebrating one of our very own YoungPreneurs, and this one is extra special because we’ve had the blessing of knowing Gabi since she was a little girl.

And now she’s 17 and starting her SENIOR YEAR of high school?! 😭🎓 Like seriously… where did the time go?!

Gabi, you have grown into such a phenomenal young lady. You’re sweet, smart, talented, and you have a genuine love for helping others. Whether you’re volunteering, serving in the community, or simply showing up when someone needs you, that kindness has always been a beautiful part of who you are.

As you step into 17 and your senior year, continue believing in yourself and never be afraid to go after the things you want for your future. You have so much ahead of you, and we hope you always remember that you don’t have to become anyone else to do amazing things. Keep learning, keep dreaming, and keep being Gabi.

We’ve watched you grow up so fast, and it means so much to still have you here with us all these years later. Gabi, we LOVE you, and we hope 17 brings you new experiences, beautiful memories, big opportunities, lots of laughter, and everything your heart deserves.

Lou Family, y’all already know what to do! Help us show our girl some LOVE and wish Gabi the HAPPIEST 17TH BIRTHDAY!!!

08/30/2026

Sidney has spent years expressing herself without saying a word. ❤️💃🏾📚 Through dance, every movement and emotion can communicate something different and that became the inspiration behind her first published book, Expression Without Words ™ ©: The Feelings Hidden Behind the Performance.

Sidney brought that part of herself into Lou’s Healing Pages, completed our 90-day program, graduated, received a micro grant and turned her experiences as a dancer into a book that gives readers a look at the feelings that can exist beyond what they see on stage.

Now she’s bringing her book to Lou’s Heartbeat Festival™! Sidney will join our other YoungPreneurs for the YoungPreneurs Book Fair Activation, giving festival guests a chance to meet the young author behind the book, learn more about her journey and grab a copy for themselves.

The Book Fair is just one part of what’s waiting for you! Spend the afternoon enjoying family fun and field games, live entertainment, fitness activities, interactive experiences, giveaways, our Community Resource Fair and so much more while youth empowerment, wellness, education and connection come together in one space.

🗓️ Sunday, September 13
🕝 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Social & Economic Institute
5120 NW 24th Avenue
Miami, FL 33142

Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome! Be sure to make Sidney’s table one of your stops.

08/30/2026

Some familiar faces from Lou’s Healing Pages will be joining us at Lou’s Heartbeat Festival™! ❤️📚💛 We’re excited to welcome three of our program instructors, Patricia Bryant of Breaking Down Barriers ASAP Breaking Down Barriers ASAP Florence Gaspard of Success Leaps Consulting Florence Gaspard| Biz Consulting| Marketing & Branding|Trainer and Mairlyn Lightbourn-Oshodi of Institute of Wholistic Empowerment Inc Mairlyn Lightbourn-Oshodi Mairlyn Lightbourn-Oshodi as special invited guests!

Each of these amazing women played a part in our YoungPreneurs’ journey during Lou’s Healing Pages, sharing their time, knowledge and experience while helping our youth learn, grow and turn their ideas into something they could be proud of. Now they’ll get to see some of those same young authors take another step forward through our YoungPreneurs Book Fair Activation and we’re happy to have them there to share in that moment.

The Book Fair is just one part of what we have planned! Bring the family and enjoy live entertainment, fitness activities, family fun and field games, interactive experiences, giveaways and our Community Resource Fair where you can connect with organizations offering valuable information and support. It’s an afternoon filled with youth empowerment, wellness, education and meaningful connections with something for the whole family.

🗓️ Sunday, September 13
🕝 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Social & Economic Institute
5120 NW 24th Avenue
Miami, FL 33142

Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome! Register by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visiting loufoundationinc.org

08/29/2026

From loving superheroes to becoming a published author with a story of his own! ❤️📚💛 At just 9 years old, Yasir has already taken an idea from his imagination and turned it into something he can hold in his hands and share with other kids.

Through Lou’s Healing Pages, Yasir Yasir Constant completed our 90-day program, graduated, received a micro grant and launched his first book, WHY DON’T SUPERHEROES LOOK LIKE ME? © What started with a question about something he loves became a story about imagination, confidence and being yourself.

Now Yasir is getting ready to put that author hat back on! 📚🙌🏾 He’ll be joining our other YoungPreneurs at Lou’s Heartbeat Festival™ for the YoungPreneurs Book Fair Activation where he’ll get to meet new people and share what he created.

If you haven’t gotten your copy yet, this is your chance! Come meet Yasir, check out his story and show some love to this young author doing his thing.

🗓️ Sunday, September 13
🕝 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Social & Economic Institute
5120 NW 24th Avenue
Miami, FL 33142

Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome! Make Yasir’s table one of your stops.

08/27/2026

It truly takes a community to make something like Lou’s Heartbeat Festival™ possible and we are so grateful for the people who believe in the vision, support the work and help us create something meaningful for our families.

We have to start with a very special thank you to Mr. Leroy Jones, Executive Director of Neighbors and Neighbors Association (NANA) and Lead Organizer of Circle of Brotherhood (COB), our Venue Sponsor and one of our special invited guests for this year’s festival. Mr. Jones has continued to open doors and show love to Lou Foundation in ways that go far beyond this one event. To Mr. Leroy, THANK YOU! Those two words never feel like enough for all you have done and continue to do for Lou Foundation, but we hope you know our hearts and just how much you mean to us.

We also want to give a special thank you to Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall for helping make this opportunity possible. We’re grateful to host Lou’s Heartbeat Festival™ at the Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Social & Economic Institute and bring our families together in such a meaningful space.

Last year, Senator René Garcia, Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 13, sponsored Lou’s Heartbeat Festival™ and we remain truly thankful for his generosity. What a blessing it is to have leaders who see what we’re building and are willing to help us make an even greater difference.

We’re incredibly thankful for every sponsor who has poured into Lou’s Heartbeat Festival™ and helped bring it to life. Your generosity and partnership allow us to reach more families and create more opportunities. To our sponsors, community partners, volunteers and Team Lou, THANK YOU! We appreciate each and every one of you and we’re excited to have you with us.

🗓️ Sunday, September 13
🕝 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Social & Economic Institute
5120 NW 24th Avenue
Miami, FL 33142

Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome! Register by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visiting loufoundationinc.org

08/25/2026

It’s Senior Week and we couldn’t let it go by without showing some love to one of our very own YoungPreneurs! 🎓❤️💛 Destine’ Destine, owner of Junk Cases by Des, is stepping into her senior year and she’ll be joining us as one of our youth vendors at Lou’s Heartbeat Festival™!

Being a YoungPreneur for Destine goes beyond building Junk Cases by Des. She’s just as comfortable behind her vendor table showcasing her creativity as she is rolling up her sleeves at our quarterly BMoms Helping Hands Love Brunch serving others. Giving back has become part of her journey and we love watching her grow as a young business owner while still making time to pour into others.

On September 13, it’s her turn to set up shop and show you what Junk Cases by Des is all about! Check out her creations, shop her business and show some love to a young entrepreneur doing her thing!

🗓️ Sunday, September 13
🕝 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Social & Economic Institute
5120 NW 24th Avenue
Miami, FL 33142

Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome! Join us for Lou’s Heartbeat Festival™ and be sure to stop by Destine’s table while you’re there. Register by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visiting loufoundationinc.org

08/25/2026

We’re excited to welcome Daniela Jean, Commissioner of North Miami Beach, as a special invited guest for Lou’s Heartbeat Festival™ ❤️💛 Daniela Jean Daniela is no stranger to our Lou Foundation family. Over the years, she has supported our events, volunteered alongside us and continued to show love for the work we do. Having her join us as we celebrate with our families, youth and neighbors makes this moment even more meaningful.

For us, Lou’s Heartbeat Festival™ is about more than bringing people together for a good time. It’s about creating a space where families feel welcomed, our youth feel supported and people can connect with resources, organizations and one another in ways that can make a difference.

🗓️ Sunday, September 13
🕝 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Social & Economic Institute
5120 NW 24th Avenue
Miami, FL 33142

Come enjoy an afternoon filled with family fun, youth empowerment, wellness, education, resources, entertainment and connection. Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome! Register by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visiting loufoundationinc.org Come be part of the heartbeat with us on September 13.

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North Miami, FL
33168

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm

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+17862958907

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