Community voices

Hear directly from the heart of DREAM: our dedicated staff, supportive families, and community champions sharing their stories.

DREAM is Family: Meet Our DFACs

DREAM is Family: Meet Our DFACs

DREAM’s unique Grow the Whole Child education model is powered by four interconnected elements that drive transformative change for youth: rigorous...

DREAM Spotlight: Co-CEO Eve Colavito

DREAM Spotlight: Co-CEO Eve Colavito

For DREAM co-Chief Executive Officer Eve Colavito, the maxim “All Kids Can. This Kid Can.” is particularly meaningful. It is a guiding principle for...

A DREAM Built by Volunteers

A DREAM Built by Volunteers

DREAM’s roots have grown out of volunteerism. It was a small group of volunteers who first transformed an abandoned lot into two baseball diamonds...

DREAM Ambassadors Dream Big

DREAM Ambassadors Dream Big

Over its three-decade history, DREAM has benefited greatly from the multiple leadership bodies that make up our governance. This includes the DREAM...

DREAM Spotlight: Ja’Keel Daniels

DREAM Spotlight: Ja’Keel Daniels

The path to a career in childhood education was not always a clear one for Ja'Keel Daniels, Founding Academic Dean at DREAM Mott Haven Middle...

2022 Robin Hood Hero: Jasmine Mille

2022 Robin Hood Hero: Jasmine Mille

DREAM Legend Jasmine Mille remembers her early childhood as chaotic. Mental illness, addiction, and domestic violence consumed her household....