Dream Center Nyc

WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH PROGRAMS DESIGNED AROUND IDENTITY, EMPOWERMENT, PURPOSE, AND NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT IN ORDER TO SEE NEIGHBORHOODS FLOURISH ACROSS NEW YORK CITY.

OUR ADOPT-A-BLOCK PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED AS WE SAW OVERLOOKED AND UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORS IN OUR COMMUNITIES WORKING HARD TO PROVIDE BETTER FUTURES FOR THEIR FAMILIES. BECAUSE OF OVERCROWDING, THE EXPENSE OF THE CITY, SINGLE PARENT HOMES, EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS, AND MOST FAMILIES BEING FINANCIALLY STRETCHED, WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO CREATE A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND WHOLE COMMUNITIES. ADOPT-A-BLOCK IS A SUPPORT PROGRAM TAILORED TO FAMILIES RESIDING IN PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITIES. THROWING BLOCK PARTIES, HOLDING FREE COMMUNITY MARKETS, AND HOSTING DINNER PARTIES - THIS IS HOW WE PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH MUCH NEEDED HOUSEHOLD GOODS WHILE SHOWING OUR NEIGHBORS THE RESPECT AND DIGNITY THEY DESERVE. THIS CREATES A FUN, LIFE-GIVING ATMOSPHERE FOR HUMANITY TO THRIVE, FAMILIES TO CONNECT, AND AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY TO FORM.

OUR RESTORE PROGRAM WAS CREATED AS WE SAW OUR NEIGHBORS BATTLING ADDICTION, HOMELESSNESS, AND LACK OF ACCESS TO CITY-WIDE RESOURCES. RESTORE IS AN IMMEDIATE NEED-BASED PROGRAM, PRIMARILY SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TEMPORARY RELIEF STATIONS ARE SET UP THROUGHOUT THE CITY PROVIDING HOT MEALS, CLOTHING, PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS, BLANKETS, PRAYER, AND REFERRALS TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND OTHER PROGRAMS, SO ALL NEW YORKERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS.

IN ORDER TO HELP ENGAGE NEW YORKERS IN SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS, EACH YEAR WE FACILITATE, ORGANIZE, AND TRAIN A TEAM OF NEW YORKERS TO SERVE BY DIGGING WELLS AND/OR WORKING WITH ORPHANS IN UNDER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.

OUR VISITS PROGRAM WAS BORN AS WE SAW SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ISOLATED FROM COMMUNITY. DUE TO AGE, TRAUMA, SICKNESS, OR SOME OTHER FORM OF DISABILITY, OUR NEIGHBORS WERE IN NEED OF CONSISTENT CONTACT AND VISITATION. VISITS FACILITATES WEEKLY IN-HOME VISITS BY WORKING WITH LOCAL SOCIAL WORKERS TO CONNECT TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS LIVING IN CHELSEA AND EAST HARLEM. EACH IN-HOME VISIT IS PERSONALIZED TO FIT THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL. THESE VISITS RANGE FROM SITTING DOWN FOR COFFEE AND CONVERSATION TO DEEP-CLEANING OUR NEIGHBOR'S HOME.