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 academics; social-emotional learning; a deep commitment to family and community engagement; and a belief in the...
DREAM Spotlight: Brigaid Chef Persefoni Vordokas

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 with free fresh and healthy breakfasts, lunches, and snacks each day. No small feat, this effort has been undertaken in...
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 how she leads DREAM and drives its mission forward, a core belief instilled from her childhood growing up in a family...
DREAM Spotlight: Director of College Briana Avery

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, and 28% of whom have identified special needs. Together, the class of 2023 achieved a 100% college acceptance rate,...
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 for the children of East Harlem in 1991. Those volunteers established our original dream—that those children had a safe,...
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 Ambassadors, a group of next-generation and established leaders united by DREAM’s core mission: to level the playing...