OLP President Alex Kovarovic Announces New Executive Office In Miami Beach, FL; Planned Opening For Early 2026

The One Life Project, one of the East Coast's fastest-growing youth-led mental health nonprofits, is proud to announce the upcoming opening of our newest regional location: the Southeast Executive Leadership Office in Miami Beach, Florida. The office, which will officially open on March 29th, 2026, marks a major milestone in our organization’s expansion and reinforces our commitment to making mental health support and education accessible to young people across the region.

Located at 1688 Meridian Avenue in Miami Beach, our new office will serve as the primary hub for all operations in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, allowing our organization to reach thousands more students, volunteers, and community partners throughout the southeastern United States.

The opening of this office is a natural progression for our organization, which has grown rapidly from its earliest beginnings as a small student-led initiative in upstate New York.

Over the years, the One Life Project has built a strong regional presence throughout the Northeast, establishing executive offices and volunteer hubs in states such as Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania. The Miami Beach office represents our organization’s first major entry into the Southeast and reflects a growing need for youth-centered mental health advocacy in the region. With rising rates of depression, anxiety, identity-based stress, and suicide among teens and young adults in southeastern states, our organization believes that expanding its footprint is not just strategic; it is necessary.

Our Miami Beach location will oversee all educational programming, youth leadership development, workshop creation, volunteer coordination, peer support training, community partnerships, and event planning for these three major southern states. The office will function as both an administrative center and a dedicated youth community space, intentionally designed to be welcoming, accessible, and culturally responsive. Its rooms will support student meetings, training sessions, school outreach events, digital content production, and community resource distribution. By establishing a physical presence in Miami Beach, the organization aims to connect with the region’s diverse student populations, including multilingual and multicultural communities where access to mental health education is often limited or inconsistent.

Choosing Miami Beach was an intentional decision driven by both demographic and cultural factors. The region is home to a large and diverse youth population who face a wide range of mental health challenges influenced by school pressure, economic instability, cultural stigma, and, for some communities, limited access to supportive services. The One Life Project sees Miami Beach as an ideal entry point into the Southeast—a vibrant, inclusive environment with schools, youth centers, and local organizations eager to collaborate.

Leadership within the One Life Project expressed excitement about the launch, calling it one of the organization’s most significant steps forward. Senior National Assistant President Isabella Lambert noted that expanding into Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina aligns directly with the organization’s long-term mission. She emphasized that too many young people across the Southeast face mental health struggles in silence, often without the visibility or support available in other regions. By establishing an Executive Leadership Office in Miami Beach, our organization hopes to change that reality and offer more students the validation, resources, and community they deserve.

The new office will also play an important role in expanding school partnerships throughout the Southeast. Students from elementary school through college will have access to OLP’s signature programming: mental health literacy sessions, suicide prevention training, coping skills workshops, identity support initiatives, peer-led conversations, and trauma-informed educational resources. The office will also coordinate awareness month events such as Mental Health Awareness Month, Suicide Prevention Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Pride Month, ensuring that young people in the region have consistent access to inclusive, supportive, and youth-driven discussions.

Beyond in-person programming, the Miami Beach office will contribute to strengthening OLP’s already substantial digital presence. With millions of young people reached globally on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, the One Life Project recognizes the importance of culturally tailored digital content for southeastern communities. Our new office will help develop youth-centered videos, educational resources, and multilingual outreach materials tailored to the unique experiences of students living in the Southeast.

Our organization’s leaders believe strongly that youth mental health advocacy must meet students where they are—emotionally, socially, digitally, and geographically. The expansion into Miami Beach reflects that belief. It bridges a significant gap in youth mental health support and opens the door for new partnerships with schools, youth centers, mental health providers, state agencies, and community organizations across three states. Most importantly, it brings the One Life Project’s message—that every young person deserves to feel seen, supported, and valued—to a wider audience.

As the opening date approaches, the organization will release additional details about special events planned for March 29th, including a ribbon-cutting ceremony, youth ambassador activities, mental health discussions, volunteer sign-ups, and the presentation of the office’s 2026 program calendar. Community members, educators, volunteers, and local leaders from across the region will be invited to attend. One Life Project executive staff will meet with local officials, host in-person and social media events that weekend, and will be attending the Ultra Miami Music Festival as special guests.

For us here at the One Life Project, the Miami Beach office represents far more than a geographic expansion. It is a statement of commitment to the next generation, a promise to continue fighting for youth mental health across every community, and a belief that every young person—no matter where they live—deserves support, understanding, and hope. Our organization looks forward to opening its doors in Miami Beach and beginning the next chapter of its mission to make mental health a visible, accessible, and valued priority throughout the Southeast.