The Dream Program, Inc.

This Award Approves Funding for the 2023-24 Volunteer Generation Fund Arp Program Described in the Approved Program Narrative and Budget. the Purpose of This Grant Is to Increase the Organization?s Capacity Through Support, Management, Recruitment, and Retention of 400 Volunteers Who Will Serve as E-mentors. by Performing the Following High-level Activities: 1) Expand Current Mentor Recruitment Strategy to Expand New School Partners; 2) Recruit, Manage, Support, and Retain Mentors to Serve Students, 3) Virtual Mentors, or E-mentors, Will Serve Students in Local Communities Where Volunteers Are Needed the Most, Including Schools Where More Than Seventy-five Percent of the Student Population Receives Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Benefits, This Will Benefit 5,000 Students Per Year Across Nine Schools in California. the General Expected Outcome Includes Expanding Current Mentor Recruitment Strategy and Lay the Groundwork to Significantly Expand New School Partners in 2024 and 2025 to Reach 5,000 Students Per Year, and to Recruit, Manage, Support, and Retain the Mentors to Serve Them. Your 2023-24 Regulatory Match Is 20%, and Your Budgetary Match Is 20.2%.