The DREAM Program, Annual Reports, Annual Report, 2011

The

DREAM Program

2011 Annual Report

Dedicated to the memory of

Lowell L. Richards, III A dreamer.

March 15, 1947 - February 5, 2012

For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.

- Vincent Van Gogh

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Northwoods / Hollow Drive DREAMers (above) and Windsor DREAMers (below)

Lowell was a devoted fan of DREAM, and a strong supporter of our Local Programs at Dartmouth College, his alma mater.

He was also instrumental to our growth in his home city of Boston.

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The DREAM Program, Inc. Vermont Office: PO Box 361 Winooski, VT 05401 Boston Office: 41 Dearborn St. Roxbury, MA 02119

Vermont Phone: 802-338-8979 Boston Phone: 617-699-8408 Email: info@dreamprogram.org www.dreamprogram.org

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This spring, Maryah Merlo, one of the earliest mentees in DREAM, became the very first of our program youth to graduate from college. By crossing the stage to accept her bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering Technology on May 5, she represented the first wave of young DREAMers who have defied the odds, seized the opportunities available to them and defined their own future successes. Maryah’s trail blazing in this area was quickly followed by Devon Lapan and Katlyn Bullis. Devon and Katlyn were both original Elm Street mentees, and graduated from Johnson State College and the University of Vermont, respectively. Over the next few years we expect to see more and more DREAM youth graduate from high school and move on to college or successful careers.

Why do I say defy the odds? It is no surprise that growing up in poverty has a negative impact on the future aspirations of youth. In 2009, the Vermont Children’s Poverty Council stated “we know that children who come from poor households do not get the same opportunities to succeed as other children have” and therefore “these children are disproportionately found in the statistics of social failure: drop-outs, teen pregnancies, juvenile delinquency, and incarceration.”

Disparities are also evident in education. Standardized test scores show that low income children lag behind their peers in the earliest years of schooling, and that the gap in scores only grows as the children move through their K–12 years. Children who fall behind in second grade or third grade are more likely to be high school drop-outs. Without support, intervention, knowledge, and constant encouragement, low-income children are simply less likely to take advantage or even be aware of the opportunities available to them.

For so many children and youth in DREAM, mentors help tip the scales in their favor.

DREAM mentors work tirelessly, in collaboration with families and communities, to raise the aspirations of the kids and the expectations of success for everyone.

And so, I would like to say thank you! All of you who volunteer for DREAM, all of you who support DREAM, and all of you who believe in our mission. Together we are helping children recognize their options, make informed decisions, and achieve their dreams.

Michael Loner Executive Director

Bill Finnegan Board Chair

From Our Executive Director & Board

Greetings from DREAM!

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Vermont Local Program Boston Local Program

Our Local Programs

Camp DREAM

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over 350 children and youth ...of whom 299 are actively matched in one-to-one mentoring relationships.

2011 Highlights include

Experiences for our ► Culminating Putnam Gardens / Harvard and Orchard

Gardens / Boston University programs to Camp DREAM

3 former mentees graduating from ► college 10 former mentees graduating from high ► school a Local Program with ► Beginning Somerville Housing Authority / Tufts University

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DREAM made my college experience meaningful. Some of my most important memories from my four years in college are from DREAM.

Our Local Programs

DREAM currently serves

John William Meyer, Middlebury DREAM Alumnus

our Pine Meadow / Middle► Expanding bury College Local Program to a new affordable housing community, John Graham Court (Pleasant Street), and taking on 8 new mentees

Exploring historic Salem, Massachu► setts on a Culminating Experience with

Birchwood / Champlain College DREAM

10 years as a non-profit ► Celebrating organization

Completing our first ever Mentor ► Evaluation to determine the impact of DREAM on our volunteer mentors

Empowering teens from our Orchard ► Gardens / Boston University and

Madison Park / Northeastern programs to help plan and raise funds for a 22-mentee 10-mentor ski trip to Killington Resort

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Camp DREAM

By the numbers

Summer 2011 was a blast! We hosted 104 children at Camp, during 8 sessions of either three or five days.

Helping us keep Camp beautiful for the season were 191 volunteers from IBM, who came up during United Way Days of Caring.

Winter was also a major success, incorporating both our traditional Winter Adventure Camp (WAC) and some of our new Teen programming. Over 70 children participated in various winter activities spaced out over 4 weekends.

Teens from all over the state attended 3 different DREAM training sessions focused on future planning and service. Attending just 1 of these trainings made DREAM teens eligible to apply for a position as a Counselor in Training (CIT) at Camp DREAM.

In December, teens talked about what they want to get out of DREAM and how to take more ownership over the program, in addition to volunteering as elves at the Polar Express fundraiser. On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we focused our learning on job applications, resumes and interviews, as well as planning for a session at the spring DREAM Teen Retreat.

One of the mentors at Camp for the first time was Taylor, a new recruit from our Elm St. program. Taylor and her mentee had spent Friday DREAM sessions together, but had not yet had the chance to spend more than a few uninterrupted hours with one another. At WAC, their relationship took off.

“It was amazing,” said Taylor, “we had spent a lot of the morning together playing in the snow, and were walking down the Camp road when Jessica turned to me and said ‘You know

Taylor, I really just love you right now.’”

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November 21, 2011 marked

the 10 Year Anniversary of DREAM’s incorporation as a non-profit organization.

We celebrated the event in true DREAM style, hosting a gathering of friends and supporters at the West Monitor Barn in Richmond, Vt. The event raised over $1,200 for DREAM programming.

We would like to express our thanks to every single person who has helped us get to this point. Here’s to 10 more years of DREAM. With your help, there is no limit to what we can accomplish!

Our 10 Year Anniversary

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Our Partners

Business & Corporate

Government

Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Champlain Oil Company Chill Foundation Full Circle Automotive IBM KeyBank Foundation Maloney Properties, Inc. New England Federal Credit Union People’s United Bank Select Design, Ltd. Staples Foundation for Learning Stewart Property Management Trinity Housing Turmax Print & Copy Vermont Lake Monsters WinnResidential

AmeriCorps VISTA Bennington Housing Authority Burlington Housing Authority Cambridge Housing Authority Housing Vermont Rutland Housing Authority Somerville Housing Authority Vermong Agency of Human Services,

Dept. of Children & Families Vermont Housing and Conservation

Board Vermont Housing and Finance Agency Vermont State Housing Authority Winooski Housing Authority

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Bennington College The Bill Russell Legacy Foundation The Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation Boston University Burlington Parks & Recreation Castleton State College Catamount Trail Association Champlain College City to Saddle Dartmouth College ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center Green Mountain College Harvard College Lake Champlain Community Sailing

Center Madison Park Development Corporation MassHousing Mass Mentoring Partnership Middlebury College Mobius - The Mentoring Movement Montshire Museum of Science Northeastern University Norwich University The Orchard Gardens Resident Association The Permanent Fund Rockingham Area Community Land Trust St. Michael’s College Tufts University United Way of Addison County United Way of Chittenden County United Way of Rutland County The University of Vermont Vermont Businesses for Social

Responsibility Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation Vermont Community Foundation Vermont Land Trust Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Vermont Youth Conservation Corps Vermont Youth Development Corporation

AmeriCorps State Program Vermont Youth Tomorrow A*VISTA

Program The William Jewett Tucker Foundation

Our Partners

Non-Profit Organization

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Our Donors

Honorariums Sharon Bialy

In Honor of Michelle Berlinger William & Maureen Bosley

In Honor of Talia Bosley In Honor of Kristin Burdge

Margaret Burdge

Alexa Hansen

Karen Fairbank & Vahan

Moosekian

Krista Niemczyk Neil & Maryethel Cahalane

In Honor of Kate Cahalane Bruce & Kathleen Caram

In Honor of Marla Caram In Honor of Laurel Chen

Michael & Gwenyth Dolce

Laurie Elwell

Allen Gartner

Joshua Mac & Jennie Gartner

Maureen Gibeault

Amy Lilly & Prospero Gogo,

Jr.

Muriel Lezak

D. Martin & M. Lezak

Lisa Miller Purcell & Van Purcell

Elizabeth Bucklin Reddy

Kathryn Milillo & Robert DerStein

George & Cynthia White Regina Carroll & Thomas Colasuonno

In Honor of Rebecca Colasuonno Cathy Dinsmore

In Honor of Emily Cooke For Dartmouth High Adventure 2012

Mark Abbott

Janice Bandeen

Dawn Macurdy Billman

June Brandt

Nancy Ebersole

Andrew & Christina Ebersole

Charles & Linda Findlay

For Dartmouth High Adventure 2012

William & Marian Flammer

Richard & Barbara Gannon

Patricia Jane Gannon

Peter Gibson

Melvin & Jacqueline Gold

Laura Winfrey & James Gould

Nathan Horner

Linda Johnson

Dr. Mark & Jeanne Juneau

Jeffrey & Christian Libson

Robert & Kathleen Linke

Helen Listfield

Sharon Litwin

Michael & Emily Lyons

Francis & Esther McGill

Rex Mooney

Jeffrey Newton

Mary O’Grady

Glennon & Margaret

O’Grady

William Oppenheim, Jr. &

Ellen Oppenheim

Rick & Debra Rees

Larry Terrill Rigdon & Janet

Kay Rigdon

Joseph Ward Rogers, Jr. &

Caroline Buck Rogers

Robert Felson & Julia

Rosenblum

Stephen & Janet Ryan

Glenn & Deborah Shively

William & Nancy Simkiss

Susan Swanson

Kenneth & Kathleen Tro-

pin

John & Marjorie Wallace

Deborah & Richard Ware

David & Kathleen Zelman

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Ann & H. Randall Deming

In Honor of Amanda Dauten Jean & Patrick DeLeon

In Honor of Pat DeLeon In Honor of DREAM’s 10 Year Anniversary

Ana Ruesink & Andy Barker

Amy Cunningham

Kate Keough & Jon Harris

Geoff Kerr

Emily Copeland & Pete Land

Melissa McNell

Nicholas Meltzer

Eric & Dale Morse

Doug Racine

Amy Shollenberger

Wendy Steager

Margaret Sweitzer Neil Groberg

In Honor of Mary Margret Fletcher Claudia & Michael Foerster

In Honor of Philipp Foerster Jeffrey Goldstein

In Honor of Gregory Goldstein James & Laura Gould

In Honor of Patrick Gould Brian & Elizabeth Hamilton

In Honor of Lauren Hamilton In Loving Memory of Raina Jensen

Kate Lesniaski

Tara Murphy

Kaitlin Rogato

Sarah Russo

Christine Ryan

Courtney & Paul Wittenstein William Johnston & Ronda Stryker

In Honor of Megan Johnston Joanne Levy

In Honor of Alyssa Levy-Dougherty Frederick & Kathryn Zaengle

In Honor of Calvin Linder Kathleen & Jack McKay

In Honor of Erin McKay

Charterhouse Systems Group

On Behalf of Katie Munro

In the name of Jon Potter and Maggie McDonald Potter

Anonymous

Joanne Carey

Ian & Karla Kennedy

Pete Land

Julianne Oothoudt

Jeanne Potter

Joan Rogers

Karen Ross

Ken Tomei Howard Robinson & Kate Lehrman

In Honor of Leah Robinson Lisa Kennedy Sheldon & Thomas Sheldon

In Honor of Andrea Sheldon Kyle Smith

In Honor of Bianca Smith Alan & Judy Hoffman

In Honor of Colette & Adele Snyder Peter & Kimberly Tisdale

In Honor of John Tisdale St. James Church

In Honor of Anna Walden Trillian Conti

In Honor of Natalie Watson

Our Donors

Honorariums

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Our Donors

In Loving Memory of Lowell L. Richards, III A Better City Stewart Dalzell & Cynthia Adamski Evelyn Addante BAE Systems Employee Community Fund, Inc. Robert Beal David Begelfer Rachel Brodie Evan & Paula Brodie Kristin Burdge Anne Buttrick John Henry Carli Marvin & Ann Collier Judith & Richard Cottrell Diane Daniel Thomas & Mary Desimone Betty Desrosiers Lawrence Dicara James & Martha Doolin John Francis & Lyndia Downie Kathleen & John Drew Brianna Dusseault Thomas Ennis East Boston Project Advisory Committee Fallon Family Charitable Foundation George & Carolyn Fantini Filament Group, Inc. Kathleen Flajnik Jesse Foote Mike Foote David Foote Janet Foote Eric Thorgerson & Elizabeth Foote Judith Giordano Carol Gladstone Richard Gold Reema Shrestha & Shailesh Gongal Karen Goodfellow Cynthia Green Garth & Lindsay Greimann Nancy Grodberg Anthony Guerriero Deborah Hadden Steven & Janeen Hansen Martin & Joanne Healy

Hilton Boston Logan Airport Carol & Michael Hollingsworth James & Jean Hunt Eileen & John Huston John Hancock Life Insurance Co. Julia Kehoe John Krajovic Krokidas & Bluestein LLP AJ LeGaye Georgia Gojmerac Leiner & Craig Leiner Juan Loveluck Mary Marshall Massachusetts Air And Space Museum Massachusetts Port Authority Harlene Mazonson MBHP Paul & Patricia McCann Paul Mertens Erica Mintzer Marian Menkel & Ira Mintzer Molly Miranda Susan Morgan David Mugar Sarah Muncey Francis Ganong & Marilyn Newman Ronald & Judith Oro Nate & Helene Pinches Mr. & Mrs. Scott G. Pinkerton Lia & William Poorvu Jon Potter H.A. Satterwhite Royalty Holdings LLC. John & Maureen Schaffner John & Sandra Scherholz Joseph Hunter & Esther Schlorholtz Donald Schultz Monica Schulze-Hodges Nancy Shepard Philip & Phyllis Shepard Nelda Sogoloff Micho Spring John Tankard Betsy Taylor Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. Kevin & Kathryn White Ann Wolpert

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Individuals

Adams Fund Anonymous Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Boloco Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs

Foundation The Byrne Foundation Cabot Creamery Casey Family Services Chorba Family Trust City Market / Onion River Co-op Deutsche Bank Google Grand Circle Foundation The Hills and Hollows Fund IBM J. Tech Sales, LLC Keeping Pace, Inc. Khronos LLC Agnes Lindsay Trust Long Automotive Group Mathis Pfohl Foundation MedImmune Microsoft MVP Health Care National Bank of Middlebury The O’Connell Family Foundation Outdoor Gear Exchange People’s United Bank The Plymouth Rock Foundation Pfizer Rutland Regional Medical Center The C. Hugh Friedman & Lynn Schenk

Grant Fund of the Jewish Commu-

nity Foundation - San Diego ShoeLess Management Sodexho The Southshire Recreation Fund StayClassy, Inc. StickK.com The Tarrant Foundation Two Daughters Boatworks UBS Vermont Women’s Fund Zog Sports

Eva & Tony Abdallah Carly Abrahamson Joseph & Hilary Adams Brian & Jeanne Addison Charles Agostinelli Yiota Ahladas Mary Allan Sean Alpert Dave Anderson Joel & Janet Angelico Marc Angelico Steve Antaya Frieda Arenos A.W. & Mary Armour Pete & Mallory Armstrong Dan August Kenneth Bacow Karen Baer Stephanie Baer Amira Bakr Jen Ballou Jon & Kathleen Ballou Ana Ruesink & Andy Barker Antje & Sebastia Barreveld Fishy Bartlett Alison Basdekis Michael & Anne Batchelor Brad Bate Ginger Bauer Geraldine Bebernitz Barbara Bennett Randi Bennett Brian Bensch Gail & Wendell Berry Brittany Beth Jonathan & Susan Beyman Prashant Bhavaraju Karen & Paul Biagini Ed Bialas Yue Roe Wu & Andy Bien Helen & Andrew Biggs Paul Biggs Elizabeth Bishai

Our Donors

Businesses & Foundations

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Our Donors

Individuals

Martha Bishai Pat Boera Phillip & Sandra Bogucki Kristin Bonello Charlotte Borne Robert & Teresa Brennan Kristen Brisee Robert Brisee Evan & Paula Brodie Stephen Brooks Dennis & Andrea Brown Chris Brown Donald & Linda Buirley Jean Burdge Kristin Burdge Richard Burdge Robert Burdge Cailie Burns Susan & Earl Burt Laura Burt Bonnie Andrews & John Bustard Charles Bustin Rex Butt Chad Butt Kathy Butterworth Karen McKeel Calby & Douglas Calby Sarah Caliendo Barbara Callahan Kristi Cannon Omdahl Cape Cod Insluation, Inc. Ashley Carleton Donald & Barbara Casler Gary Cassel Gail & Henry Cassidy Julie & Thomas Chapin Andrew Chriss Lisa Churchill Margaret McKinley & A. R. Hyde Clarke Nancy Colodny Laura Beckering & George Cooke Paul & Nancy Cotton Robert & Ann Cowen Karen Crawford Schuyler Crawford

Amy Cunningham Ray Dalio Al Danker Josephine Darcy Mandy Dauten Lindsay Deane Gordon & Motoko Deane Brian Degrazia Patrick & Sally DeLeon Mark Rosenblum & Lisa Derenzo Dan Apone & Rebecca Deutsch Nicki Devanny Nicholas Devonshire Shree Dhond Jill Diamond Robin & Ted Diamond Porter Diehl Emily DiGiulio Karen Doster Timothy & Monica Doyle James Duffy Sarah Taylor & Matt Dunne Evan Eckstein Scott Edelman Kylie Edwards Chris Ellingwood David Keller & Ashleigh Ellsworth-Keller Carl & Gelene Ellsworth Ana Espina Paul Espina Kenneth & Jane Ewan Mike Ewan Jen Fabiano Roger Burkhardt & Jane Fankhanel Jeffrey & Barbara Farran Deborah Feinerman Brian Feldman Victoria Fener Michael Fields Eileen & Joseph Filippone Bret Findley Flo Miller & Bill Finnegan Sam Fitz Ronan Fitzmaurice

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Anne Fletcher Barbara & Bernard Flusk Alice Foote Elizabeth Foote Beth Huston & Jesse Foote Karen Foote Richards Mike Foote Lee Wood & Autumn Foushee Susie Fox Nikolas (Floyd) Franks Ed Friedheim Aaron Gaines Christopher Gant Joyce Kung & Jaime Garamella Mike O’Donnell & Jan Garfinkle Susan & Anthony Garguiolo Dylan Gee Julia Geier Max Gelb Stephanie Gergely Dominic Germana Peter Gilbert Laurence Ginsberg Noah Ginsburg David Glanz Sam Glickman Sarah Godbehere Adam Goldfarb Kevin Goldman Jeffrey Goldstein Greg Goldstein James Goodman Giulia Good-Stefani Matthew Grady Susan Grantham Burton Gray Lindley Gray Ian Greenhalgh Matt Griffiths Eric Groberg Ellen Wolf & Neil Groberg Curt & Rebecca Guenther Dave Gustafson

Carol Guttman Liz Haag Mark & Marilyn Haag Kristin Haas Linda Haas Donna Marie Haggerty Kate Haggerty Sarah Hall Kiersten Hallquist Brian & Elizabeth Hamilton Alexa Hansen Maureen Trainor & Julian Harlowe Deborah Harris Kate Keough & Jon Harris Reid Hartman Daniel Hassouni Mark Heller Pete Helseth Christopher Higgins Stephen & Mary Jane Higgins Melissa Hirsch Daniella Hirschfeld Rob Hoffman Ann Bevan Hollos William & Gena Hollwedel Mark Hopkins Jon Hopper Bohdan & Lidia Horyn Tara Hostnik Kate Hubbell Sarah Hughes Colin Hunt Dustin Hunter Sarah Husted Eileen & John Huston Mary Ippolito Kathryn Jacaruso Lauren Jacobi Alicia Jacobs Michael & Mary Jenkins Christine Hrynowski & Ockle Johnson Megan Johnston David Joslyn

Our Donors

Individuals

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Our Donors

Individuals

Elizabeth Julian Gary Justice Darlys & David Kast Christine Kehn Allan & Michaele Kehrt Ian & Karla Kennedy Sam Kennedy Ned Kenney Geoff Kerr Tracy Kim Jeff Kinkaid Dorothy Knapp Michelle Kniffin Sallie & John Kohler Dean Krishna Christopher Krueger James Laatsch Jane Labombard Russ & Lisa Lachance David Lachtrupp Susan & David Laing David & Amelia Lamb Emily Copeland & Pete Land Lily Landes John & Lindsay Landes Katrina Langhammer Jean Latour Zoe Lawrence Alexander Wilson & Anne Leddy Travis Lee David Joslyn & Gail Lees Corrie McCarty & Michael Lefebvre AJ LeGaye Grace Lempres Gregory & Mary Lou Lescarbeau Abby Levinsohn Steven & Marjorie Lewis Harry Chen & Anne Lezak Helene Lieb Eben Hansel & Brooke Lierman Robert & Leanne Linck Larry & Brenda Loner Carol Loner Mike & Vicki Loner Jensen Lowe Franklin & Lauren Lowe

Corinne & Daniel Lumnah Heather Luther Richard & Lee-Ellen Magna David Mahler Greg Malara Ed & Cathy Marcus Tim Mervak & Sheila Marcus Amanda Marino James Martin Ashley Mas Ana Mascagni JD Mascola Colleen McCabe Daniel & Paula McCarthy Maureen McDonald Maureen & James McFadden Katie McGrain Larry & Laura McGuirk Michael & Ida McNamara Melissa McNell Nicholas Meltzer Zolfa Valiani-Merchant & Arshad

Merchant Ben Mervak Alexander Mervak Liesl & Charles Meyers Susan Michau Bruce & Janice Miller Martin Miller Ralph Fine & Valerie Miller Chelsea Minkler Erica Mintzer Eric & Helene Mishara Scott Mishara Sarah Mistretta Ruth Mitchell Justine Modica Katherine & David Montgomery Ryan Moody Cheryl Moore Mavoline & William Moorhead Leslie & John Moriarty Emma Moros Eric & Dale Morse Rosetta Morse Josh & Sarah Muncey

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Josh Nagle Jordan Nahas-Vigon Tim Nazzaro William & Martha Neale Dylan Nelson Lu Neuse-Braunlich Michael Newton John Nixon Gerald & Cynthia Ortego Phil Ortego James & Denise Palmer Elizabeth Palmer Montana Palmer Leslie Pearl Ralph Perkins Anya Perret Howard & Janet Phillips JJ Pinette Rose Marie Pinette Adolph & Margarete Piperno Beth Sosin & Ted Poretz Regina Olchowski & Ed Potter Jon Potter Susan Potter Katrina Preiss Monique Prevost Pamela Prevost Doug Racine Molly Redmond Christina Regan Doris Rieck Paula Gleason Risk & James Risk Julia Risk Tia & Randy Risor Erica Rivinoja Katie Rogers Tom & Ellen Rooney Liza Rosenbaum Erica Rosenthal Kathryn & Charles Ross Rosa Sabater Sanjeev & Ranjit Sabharwal Stacy Salerno Sue & Jeff Sampson

Kathy Schneider Elizabeth Segal Caglar Selin Alli Shapiro Linda Shaw Jen Lazar & Daniel Shearer Rees & Kathy Shearer Melissa Sheiko Gerard Shelton Suzanne Sherer Arenos Drew Sheriff Amy Shollenberger Melissa Brown & David Siegel Jocelyn Singer-Sargent Abbe Sokol Andrew Sokol Peter Sokol-Hessner Josh Solomon Manson Solomon Cliff & Linda Spates Megan Spaulding David Spinola Sarah Sprague Maya Srikanth Wendy Steager Josh Steirman Elisa & Jonathan Stevens James Stone Cynthia & Carlos Suarez David Sullivan Margaret Sweitzer Katherine Ellin & Gilead Tadmore Rebecca Taxier Nate Thayer Kelly Thomason Leah Threatte Bojnowski Christine Tian Christopher Tilden Gary Tilden Peter & Carolyn Tittler Dr. Gail Lee Risse & Dr. John Tobin Kathleen Tomalonis Alex Torres Kristen Towbin

Our Donors

Individuals

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Our Donors

Individuals Julian Harlowe & Maureen Trainor Dorothy Treisman Andrew Trief Paul & Marcia Valenstein Tatyana Venegas Swanson Kathryn Verkuilen Marc & Debbie Violette Dan Volgenau Brittany Walker Owen & Dorothy Walsh Mark & Deborah Wandzilak Lillian Wang Charles & Anita Warren Josh Warren Neal Warren Lori Watson Rina Watson Brandon Watts Bradley & Regina Watts Gretchen & Richard Weir Russ & Lara Weis Victoria Weiss Bryan Wellens Donna Wells Jonathan White Richard & Ann White Joseph Widli Jeannette Wilcox Robert Wilen Allie Williams Laura Williams Richard & Catherine Wilson Kristin Blodgett & Tom Wilson Amanda Winther Katie Wiseman Mary Wissemann Peter & Janet Wolk Lisa Wolk Tim Wright Leroy Yoder & Melissa Bailey Yoder Elizabeth Wise & Robert Jock Young Frederick & Kathryn Zaengle Kaitlyn Brooke Zambroski Robert Zbeda Josh Zisson Jeff Zollshan

Thank you to all our amazing supporters!

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Statement of Financial Position

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Revenue

Financial Activities & Changes

2011

Government: 25.8% Foundations: 16.9% Companies: 1.3% Organizations: 5.9% Housing Authorities: 15.2% United Way: 4.3% Individuals: 27% Other: 3.7%

2010

Expenses 2011

School-Year DREAM: 39.7% Summer DREAM: 16.3% Camp DREAM: 21.5% Management: 16.8% Fundraising: 5.7%

2010

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Functional Expenses

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Our Personnel & Board of Directors

Staff & AmeriCorps Members

Board of Directors

Chad Butt Program Director - Boston

Kristin Blodgett Assistant Project Manager Tetra Tech ARD

Sarah Caliendo AmeriCorps VISTA with Vermont Youth Tomorrow Program Empowerment Director Ashleigh Ellsworth-Keller Camp Director Michael Ewan Program Director - Vermont Elizabeth Haag Associate Executive Director Michael Loner Executive Director Alexander Mervak Development Director Rosetta Morse Camp Operations Manager Jessica Stein AmeriCorps VISTA with Massachusetts Promise Fellows Program Empowerment Director Josh Warren Resource Development Director Britt Wedenoja AmeriCorps VISTA with Vermont Youth Tomorrow Program Empowerment Director

Kristin Burdge Clinical MSW Bill Finnegan, Chair Co-Founder Tamarack Media Mike Foote Senior Consultant Wellspring Consulting Neil Groberg Attorney Neil Groberg Attorney at Law LLC Kat Kehrt Student and DREAM Mentor Green Mountain College David Kestenbaum Senior Outreach Professional & Lecturer University of Vermont Jessica Souke Director of Development Newton School Foundation Josh Steirman Associate Examiner Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Neal Warren Auditor BerryDunn Tom Wilson Institute for Sustainable Communities

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Our Mission We build communities of families and college students that

empower children from affordable housing neighborhoods to recognize their options, make informed decisions, and achieve their dreams.

DREAM is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Visit us on the web at www.dreamprogram.org