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Before you can plan afterschool programs for each week, you must plan for the semester! Read this article to learn more about semester-long planning, how to choose the right programming day(s) for your site, and how to implement additional programming options, such as pop-ups, workshops, and specialized programming.

Closing the opportunity gap, Youth Service Director CJ Smith believes, is about more than helping individual young people overcome barriers. Read more to learn how CJ Smith is helping create communities across Maine where young people can develop their strengths, create their own opportunities, and contribute their ideas, talents, and perspectives.

Mentorship is a pillar of DREAM programming, but for new Afterschool Enrichment Coordinators, forming mentor-mentee relationships can feel overwhelming. Read this article to learn more about the importance of mentorship at DREAM and how to form great mentor-mentee matches.

As an Afterschool Enrichment Coordinator, it is your responsibility to make sure that your mentors feel seen and appreciated. Read to learn how to recruit new mentors, retain existing mentors, and build a strong community within your mentor team!

Our new DREAM Connecticut region is a vibrant community filled with possibilities. At its center is Jordan Dias, who believes that building a community is its own kind of art.

Afterschool Enrichment Coordinators are an important part of DREAM programming. If you are a mentor who is interested in becoming an Afterschool Enrichment Coordinator, then this article is for you!

The Willowbrook DREAM site has been partnering with the McCollough library for a year now. Read this article to learn more about how this connection was formed, its tangible impact, and how you can do it, too!

The DREAM Program, Inc. has been awarded $375,000 from AmeriCorps to expand support for underserved youth across the state of Vermont.

The DREAM Program, Inc. has been awarded $1.77 million in national and state grants from AmeriCorps to expand support for underserved youth across the Northeastern United States.