The DREAM Program, Johnson, Quarter 4, 2016-2017

Johnson​ ​DREAM​ ​Quarterly​ ​Report June​ ​-​ ​August​ ​2016-​ ​2017

Greetings​ ​from​ ​DREAM!​ ​ ​As​ ​the​ ​summer​ ​drew​ ​to​ ​an​ ​end​ ​and​ ​the​ ​children​ ​and​ ​college​ ​students​ ​all prepared​ ​for​ ​class,​ ​wonderful​ ​DREAM​ ​activities​ ​began,​ ​starting​ ​in​ ​June​ ​and​ ​stretching​ ​all​ ​the​ ​way​ ​to August.​ ​Johnson​ ​College​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Johnson​ ​community​ ​were​ ​brimming​ ​with​ ​DREAMiness​ ​and​ ​here​ ​is​ ​a summary​ ​of​ ​happenings​ ​that​ ​occurred​ ​during​ ​the​ ​summer.

Highlights​ ​from​ ​the​ ​quarter​ ​include: ● Over​ ​the​ ​summer,​ ​Camp​ ​DREAM​ ​held​ ​four​ ​sessions.​ ​Five​ ​Johnson​ ​DREAMers attended​ ​in​ ​June​ ​and​ ​four​ ​Johnson​ ​DREAMers​ ​attended​ ​in​ ​July! ● Johnson​ ​DREAM​ ​welcomes​ ​Maddi​ ​Boyce​ ​to​ ​the​ ​role​ ​of​ ​mentor​ ​Co-Chair​ ​for​ ​the program! ● After​ ​2​ ​years​ ​as​ ​a​ ​Program​ ​Empowerment​ ​Director,​ ​Julia​ ​Dillavou,​ ​has​ ​finished her​ ​service​ ​with​ ​DREAM.​ ​She​ ​plans​ ​to​ ​remain​ ​involved​ ​with​ ​DREAM​ ​youth​ ​while she​ ​applies​ ​to​ ​graduate​ ​school.​ ​Dakotah​ ​Patnode,​ ​our​ ​new​ ​Program Empowerment​ ​Director,​ ​will​ ​take​ ​over​ ​lead​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Johnson​ ​program​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Fall! ● Across​ ​DREAM’s​ ​3​ ​regions,​ ​12​ ​full​ ​time​ ​AmeriCorps​ ​members​ ​began​ ​their service​ ​in​ ​the​ ​DREAMCorps​ ​National​ ​Americorps​ ​Program​ ​in​ ​August,​ ​including​ ​4 new​ ​PEDs​ ​in​ ​Vermont!

Participants-​ ​LOOK​ ​ON​ ​ROSTER​ ​FOR​ ​THESE​ ​NUMBERS Mentees Mentors Total:​ ​8 Total:​ ​2 Fridays​: ● This​ ​quarter,​ ​the​ ​Johnson​ ​mentees​ ​took​ ​a​ ​trip​ ​to​ ​Moss​ ​Glen​ ​Falls​ ​in​ ​Stowe. ● Two​ ​Johnson​ ​DREAMers​ ​enjoyed​ ​a​ ​visit​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Ben​ ​and​ ​Jerry’s​ ​Factory​ ​in Waterbury​ ​for​ ​a​ ​tour​ ​and​ ​some​ ​ice​ ​cream! ● Our​ ​teens​ ​spent​ ​an​ ​afternoon​ ​mini​ ​golfing​ ​in​ ​Stowe! ● A​ ​group​ ​of​ ​DREAMers​ ​visited​ ​Elmore​ ​State​ ​Park​ ​for​ ​an​ ​afternoon​ ​outside,​ ​and enjoyed​ ​some​ ​sun! ● This​ ​quarter​ ​DREAMers​ ​also​ ​went​ ​blueberry​ ​picking​ ​and​ ​visited​ ​the​ ​DREAM​ ​cafe in​ ​johnson!

Special​ ​Events​ ​for​ ​Children​ ​and​ ​Mentors: ● DREAM​ ​received​ ​a​ ​Summer​ ​Readers’​ ​grant​ ​from​ ​CLiF​ ​(Children’s​ ​Literacy​ ​Foundation).

Local​ ​author​ ​and​ ​illustrator,​ ​Jason​ ​Chin,​ ​gave​ ​a​ ​presentation​ ​about​ ​his​ ​books​ ​and​ ​his writing/illustrating​ ​process​ ​to​ ​30​ ​youth​ ​from​ ​our​ ​Burlington​ ​area​ ​programs.

Capacity​ ​Building​ ​and​ ​Fundraising: ● Through​ ​our​ ​annual​ ​summer​ ​appeal​ ​we​ ​raised​ ​close​ ​to​ ​$50K. ● DREAM​ ​spent​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​time​ ​this​ ​quarter​ ​investing​ ​time​ ​in​ ​laying​ ​the​ ​foundation​ ​for​ ​our​ ​new National​ ​AmeriCorps​ ​grant. ● We​ ​received​ ​a​ ​challenge​ ​grant​ ​of​ ​$10K​ ​to​ ​purchase​ ​a​ ​van​ ​for​ ​transportation. ● DREAM​ ​organized​ ​our​ ​first​ ​(of​ ​what​ ​we​ ​hope​ ​will​ ​be​ ​annual)​ ​fundraising​ ​event​ ​by participating​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Race​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Top​ ​of​ ​Vermont.​ ​Staff,​ ​AmeriCorps​ ​members,​ ​board members,​ ​and​ ​alumni​ ​all​ ​hiked/biked/or​ ​ran​ ​to​ ​the​ ​top​ ​of​ ​Mount​ ​Mansfield​ ​and​ ​raised over​ ​$7K! ● We​ ​welcomed​ ​a​ ​new​ ​program​ ​site,​ ​Applegate​ ​Housing​ ​Community​ ​in​ ​Bennington,​ ​VT this​ ​summer!​ ​Youth​ ​were​ ​able​ ​to​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​our​ ​summer​ ​programming​ ​and​ ​six​ ​have signed​ ​up​ ​to​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​school-year​ ​DREAM. Camp: ●

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This​ ​year​ ​we​ ​hosted​ ​79​ ​campers​ ​over​ ​the​ ​course​ ​of​ ​the​ ​summer​ ​representing​ ​EVERY Vermont​ ​DREAM​ ​community!!​ ​About​ ​one​ ​fifth​ ​of​ ​the​ ​campers​ ​had​ ​never​ ​been​ ​to​ ​camp before!

In​ ​late​ ​August​ ​we​ ​broke​ ​ground​ ​for​ ​the​ ​lodge!​ ​The​ ​lodge​ ​will​ ​give​ ​us​ ​capacity​ ​to​ ​host more​ ​youth​ ​for​ ​longer​ ​periods​ ​of​ ​time​ ​year-round.​ ​In​ ​addition​ ​to​ ​the​ ​lodge,​ ​a​ ​staff​ ​cabin also​ ​went​ ​up​ ​thanks​ ​to​ ​the​ ​help​ ​of​ ​our​ ​awesome​ ​summer​ ​AmeriCorps​ ​members!

Teen​ ​Accomplishments: ● Seven​ ​teens​ ​participated​ ​in​ ​a​ ​week​ ​long​ ​College​ ​Road​ ​Trip​ ​where​ ​they​ ​visited​ ​nine colleges​ ​all​ ​over​ ​Vermont​ ​and​ ​ended​ ​their​ ​trip​ ​with​ ​a​ ​weekend​ ​at​ ​Six​ ​Flags​ ​in​ ​New​ ​York. ● Summer​ ​members​ ​ran​ ​teen​ ​specific​ ​programming​ ​once​ ​a​ ​week​ ​including​ ​trips​ ​to Summervale,​ ​teen​ ​talks,​ ​and​ ​bowling​ ​trip. ● The​ ​Dartmouth​ ​programs​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Bennington​ ​and​ ​Poultney​ ​programs​ ​both​ ​went​ ​on​ ​High Adventures​ ​to​ ​California! o Twelve​ ​teens​ ​and​ ​nine​ ​mentors​ ​from​ ​Dartmouth​ ​spent​ ​ten​ ​days​ ​exploring​ ​San Francisco,​ ​zip-lining​ ​through​ ​Redwoods,​ ​and​ ​camping​ ​in​ ​Big​ ​Basin​ ​State​ ​Park.

Two​ ​teens​ ​from​ ​Bennington,​ ​two​ ​teens​ ​from​ ​Poultney,​ ​and​ ​five​ ​mentors​ ​spent​ ​a week​ ​exploring​ ​Los​ ​Angeles!

Six​ ​teens​ ​served​ ​as​ ​Counselors-in-Training​ ​at​ ​Camp​ ​DREAM​ ​this​ ​summer,​ ​and​ ​another 6​ ​teens​ ​served​ ​as​ ​Mentors-in-Training​ ​during​ ​community​ ​programming! o

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Alumni: ● Alumni​ ​are​ ​investing​ ​in​ ​a​ ​new​ ​alumni​ ​management​ ​system​ ​so​ ​to​ ​help​ ​alumni​ ​better​ ​stay in​ ​touch​ ​and​ ​provide​ ​more​ ​career-oriented​ ​resources​ ​to​ ​our​ ​DREAMers.

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We​ ​welcomed​ ​Mike​ ​Ewan​ ​to​ ​our​ ​team​ ​as​ ​our​ ​Chief​ ​Operations​ ​Officer!

Through​ ​our​ ​new​ ​National​ ​AmeriCorps​ ​grant​ ​we​ ​brought​ ​on​ ​14​ ​AmeriCorps​ ​members across​ ​our​ ​three​ ​regions.

Thank​ ​you​ ​for​ ​your​ ​ongoing​ ​support​ ​of​ ​DREAM.​ ​ ​If​ ​you​ ​would​ ​like​ ​additional​ ​or​ ​more​ ​detailed​ ​information, please​ ​contact​ ​me​ ​by​ ​email​ ​or​ ​by​ ​phone.​ ​ ​You​ ​can​ ​always​ ​look​ ​back​ ​at​ ​past​ ​reports​ ​or​ ​other​ ​programs’ reports​ ​by​ ​going​ ​to:​​ ​http://dreamprogram.org/mentoring/vermont/local-program-reports​.

DREAM​ ​big, Dakotah​ ​Patnode Program​ ​Empowerment​ ​Director dpatnode@dreamprogram.org 802.338.8979