The Dream Program, Inc.

The Dream Program, Inc. Proposes to Have 28 Full-time and 92 Minimum-time Americorps Members Who Will Serve as Youth Mentors and Mentoring Coordinators, Volunteer Managers and Trainers, and Enrichment Program Providers in VT, Ma, Pa, and NJ. at the End of the First Program Year, the Americorps Members Will Be Responsible for Helping to Close the Opportunity Gap for Children in Low-income Housing by 1) Building Trusting Mentoring Relationships With High Educational Expectations, 2) Broadening Youth's Out-of-school Experience Base, 3) Providing Enriching Summers, and 4) Supporting Post-secondary Aspirations. in Addition, the Americorps Members Will Leverage an Additional 550 Volunteers Who Will Be Engaged in Delivering 1-ON-1 and Team Mentoring, Adventure Programming, and Enrichment Opportunities. This Program Will Focus on the CNCS Focus Area of Education. the CNCS Investment of $734,801 Will Be Matched With $711,313, $0 in Public Funding and $711,313 in Private Funding.