Steps for Healing 5K
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Event overview
Steps for Healing is a remembrance 5K run/walk held Saturday, November 15, 2025, with a virtual option extending through Sunday, November 16, 2025. The in-person event takes place at Zoo Miami (12400 SW 152nd St, Miami, FL 33177). The event supports the Children’s Bereavement Center (CBC), which provides free grief support groups for children, teens, and adults in South Florida.
The event offers an in-person 5K run/walk, a virtual 5K option, and a spectator admission option for Zoo Miami on the same weekend. The virtual event allows participants to complete a 5K anywhere during the weekend and submit results via the RaceJoy app.
Registration, features and fundraising
Registered in-person participants receive official timing, all-day Zoo Miami admission, a race day t-shirt (size not guaranteed), free continental breakfast, kids’ course with medals, entertainment including a DJ and Kids Corner, and medals for top finishers. Virtual registration includes RaceJoy tracking, a digital race bib, a post-event t-shirt (size not guaranteed), CBC memorial activities, and a customizable fundraising page. Spectator admission includes access to the race start/finish area, all-day zoo admission, breakfast, Kids Corner activities, and entertainment.
Listed prices on the event page include $45 for the in-person and virtual 5K and $25 for spectator admission; additional fee tiers and youth pricing are also shown. The fundraiser target is $185,000; $41,856 has been raised so far. Volunteer opportunities and limited community service hours for high school students are available; volunteers attend a one-hour orientation. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.