Income-based differences in access to out-of-school-time activities greatly affect later outcomes and may be just as meaningful as test scores in determining educational attainment. Children from low-income housing have less than $1,000 a year spent on out-of-school enrichment activities, compared to over $7,000 from wealthier households. More than half of the achievement gap between lower- and higher-income youth can be explained by unequal access to learning opportunities during the months that they are not in school. DREAM youth and parents feel strongly that DREAM builds a foundation of learning experiences. 86% of DREAM youth say they “go on trips with DREAM where they see and do new things.” 92% of parents agree, “DREAM introduces my child to new experiences.” 77% of children respond that DREAM helps them when they want to try new things. 93% indicate that they feel comfortable in new places.