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’s unique Grow the Whole Child education model is powered by four interconnected elements that drive transformative change for youth: rigorous...
DREAM Spotlight: Brigaid Chef Persefoni Vordokas
This past fall, DREAM launched its new from-scratch food program, providing more than 1,000 DREAM Mott Haven and DREAM Charter High School students...
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...
DREAM Spotlight: Director of College Briana Avery
DREAM Charter High School proudly graduated its third-ever 12th-grade class last month, a cohort of 96 seniors, 95% of whom are Black or Hispanic,...
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 at 20 Bruckner: A Place for Legends
This past January, DREAM officially opened the doors of DREAM Charter School at 20 Bruckner—a 200,000-square foot, 120-year-old former icehouse...
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
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
DREAM Legend Jasmine Mille remembers her early childhood as chaotic. Mental illness, addiction, and domestic violence consumed her household....