Dolphins Bring Police-Youth Program to Miami Students
Fifteen Miami-Dade high schools and over 200 officers joined the team at Hard Rock Stadium on October 27.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Football
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Miami families at a Miami Gardens school and South Florida kids in a children's hospital got a Dolphins visit this week, and 200-plus officers spent a day at Hard Rock Stadium with 15 Miami-Dade high schools. The players' outreach ran through the Sieler Safe Haven Foundation and the team's Football UNITES service program.
Why it matters
For Miami-Dade students and the officers who patrol their neighborhoods, the Police and Youth Conference offered a structured chance to meet face to face through role-play and breakout sessions. For families at The Light Preparatory Academy, the volunteer cleanup means a refreshed playground and renovated STREAM lab and auditorium.
The Police and Youth Conference drew 15 Miami-Dade high schools and more than 200 officers to Hard Rock Stadium. This was the fourth year of the Football UNITES Days of Service, but the extraction gives no year-over-year participation comparison.
The players
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins hosted the Police and Youth Conference and sponsored the team's Football UNITES service initiative.
Zach Sieler
Dolphins defensive lineman who visited the children's hospital through his foundation.
Sieler Safe Haven Foundation
Foundation founded by Zach Sieler that organized the children's hospital visit.
Ollie Gordon II
Dolphins running back who joined students and officers in the conference role-play sessions.
Chukwuebuka Godrick
Dolphins offensive tackle who joined students and officers in the conference role-play sessions.
The details
On October 27, Dolphins defensive lineman Zach Sieler and teammates Kenneth Grant, Josh Uche, Zeek Biggers and Rene Konga visited a South Florida children's hospital through the Sieler Safe Haven Foundation. The same day, the team hosted the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Police and Youth Conference at Hard Rock Stadium, where students and officers took part in role-playing real-life encounters and breakout sessions led by law enforcement from agencies in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. Running back Ollie Gordon II and offensive tackle Chukwuebuka Godrick joined the sessions, and Amazon presented a law enforcement panel discussion. Separately, volunteers from The Light Preparatory Academy in Miami Gardens worked alongside families to spread mulch, clean the playground and paint the STREAM lab and auditorium as part of the Football UNITES Jason Jenkins Days of Service.
Timeline
October 27: Children's hospital visit and Police and Youth Conference at Hard Rock Stadium
Fourth annual Football UNITES Jason Jenkins Days of Service school project (date not specified)
Beyond the 305
The school project is the fourth annual Football UNITES Jason Jenkins Days of Service, extending a yearly Dolphins service tradition in Miami-Dade. The Police and Youth Conference puts the team's community work alongside law enforcement agencies from Miami-Dade and Broward.
Students from Miami-Dade high schools and officers who work their neighborhoods now have a shared, hands-on experience from the conference to draw on. Families at The Light Preparatory Academy in Miami Gardens will find a cleaner playground and freshly painted STREAM lab and auditorium when they return to school.
The takeaway
Community service by the Dolphins reached hospital patients, high school students, officers and a Miami Gardens school community in one day. If you want to get involved, watch for the next Football UNITES Days of Service announcement from the team.
Further reading
For more on the team's season and roster, see the Football section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Venezuela Star.
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