Community voices
Hear directly from the heart of DREAM: our dedicated staff, supportive families, and community champions sharing their stories.
Two mothers, two graduates, and 30 years of DREAM
“The fish van still smelled.” Even decades later, Raven Escalante can recall the odor of the rented van that had spent its day delivering seafood,...
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...