DREAM

Sponsored by: the DREAM Program, Inc.
Executive Director: Mike Loner
Contact: Mike Loner
Phone: 802-655-9015
Email: mloner@dreamprogram.org

Website: www.dreamprogram.org

DREAM's mission is to build communities of families and college students that empower children from disadvantaged circumstances to recognize their options, make informed decisions, and achieve their dreams.  DREAM pairs college students with children (K-12) living in public housing developments.  In Chittenden County, DREAM has four programs run by students at Champlain College, the University of Vermont and St. Michael's College, who mentor children living in Birchwood Mobile Home Park in Milton, the Elm Street and Franklin Street communities in Winooski and Franklin Square Apartments in Burlington, respectively.  DREAM's mentors form one-on-one mentoring relationships with the children through a combination of group activities, trips, events, and a weekly program on campus.

First Year of operation: UVM: 3 years, SMC: 3 years, CC: 1 year
Minimum age for mentor: Freshman in College
Minimum time commitment: 3 hours/week
Minimum length of commitment: remainder of time at college, unless substituting