The DREAM Program, Putnam Gardens, November, 2017

Harvard/Putnam​ ​Gardens​ ​DREAM​ ​Monthly​ ​Snapshot November​ ​2017

Program​ ​Happenings​ ​and​ ​Highlights ● Harvard​ ​mentors​ ​started​ ​having​ ​weekly​ ​programming​ ​in​ ​mid-October​ ​and​ ​have been​ ​meeting​ ​weekly​ ​with​ ​their​ ​PED,​ ​Stevie​ ​Stevens,​ ​starting​ ​late-October.​ ​Their goal​ ​is​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​this​ ​going​ ​through​ ​the​ ​rest​ ​of​ ​the​ ​semester ● Harvard’s​ ​senior​ ​co-chair​ ​met​ ​with​ ​Stevie​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​Resident​ ​Services​ ​at the​ ​Cambridge​ ​Housing​ ​Authority​ ​November​ ​3rd​ ​to​ ​receive​ ​partner​ ​updates​ ​and information​ ​regarding​ ​the​ ​Putnam​ ​Gardens​ ​relocating​ ​and​ ​rebuilding​ ​situation.

Putnam​ ​Gardens​ ​is​ ​in​ ​a​ ​state​ ​of​ ​rebuilding​ ​and​ ​families​ ​have​ ​been​ ​relocated during​ ​the​ ​process.​ ​All​ ​mentees​ ​in​ ​the​ ​PG​ ​DREAM​ ​program​ ​have​ ​been​ ​relocated but​ ​are​ ​more​ ​than​ ​welcome​ ​to​ ​continue​ ​participating​ ​in​ ​DREAM​ ​programming. ● Harvard​ ​co-chairs​ ​are​ ​organizing​ ​a​ ​meeting​ ​with​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Service Network​ ​at​ ​Harvard,​ ​Stevie,​ ​and​ ​DREAM’s​ ​CEO,​ ​Mike​ ​Loner,​ ​about​ ​continuing​ ​to support​ ​the​ ​DREAM​ ​Program​ ​at​ ​Harvard ● Mentors​ ​are​ ​planning​ ​a​ ​culminating​ ​experience​ ​for​ ​Saturday,​ ​December​ ​9th because​ ​finals​ ​are​ ​a​ ​week​ ​from​ ​December​ ​11th.

Participants Mentees

Mentors

Total:​ ​5

Total:​ ​4

Weekly​ ​Programming​ ​with​ ​Participants

● Programming​ ​started​ ​on​ ​October​ ​20th​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Putnam​ ​Gardens​ ​program​ ​has had​ ​three​ ​programmings​ ​in​ ​total.​ ​Mentees​ ​have​ ​an​ ​AWESOME​ ​dynamic​ ​and​ ​are well​ ​behaved. o The​ ​first​ ​programming​ ​was​ ​held​ ​without​ ​a​ ​PED’s​ ​presence​ ​and​ ​went​ ​very well.​ ​All​ ​mentors​ ​and​ ​three​ ​mentees​ ​attended.​ ​They​ ​carved​ ​pumpkins​ ​and played​ ​pool​ ​at​ ​Harvard o The​ ​next​ ​programming​ ​was​ ​held​ ​on​ ​a​ ​Saturday​ ​and​ ​was​ ​a​ ​full​ ​day​ ​event.

Two​ ​mentors,​ ​Stevie,​ ​and​ ​all​ ​five​ ​mentees​ ​attended.​ ​Mentees​ ​were​ ​taken to​ ​Hull,​ ​a​ ​beach​ ​that​ ​was​ ​about​ ​an​ ​hour​ ​and​ ​a​ ​half​ ​commute,​ ​where​ ​they participated​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Hulloween​ ​party.​ ​There​ ​were​ ​games,​ ​a​ ​carousel,​ ​and scary​ ​stories.​ ​The​ ​rest​ ​of​ ​the​ ​outing​ ​was​ ​spent​ ​playing​ ​games​ ​on​ ​the beach.​ ​Everyone​ ​was​ ​pooped​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​day! o During​ ​the​ ​most​ ​recent​ ​programming,​ ​all​ ​four​ ​mentors​ ​and​ ​all​ ​five​ ​mentees participated​ ​in​ ​making​ ​slime.

Program​ ​Empowerment​ ​Director​ ​Perspective Areas​ ​of​ ​Growth: ● Harvard​ ​mentors​ ​have​ ​made​ ​the​ ​best​ ​with​ ​the​ ​small​ ​program​ ​they​ ​have​ ​and​ ​the delay​ ​in​ ​receiving​ ​a​ ​PED.​ ​They​ ​planned​ ​a​ ​whole​ ​day​ ​to​ ​the​ ​beach​ ​before​ ​Stevie’s arrival​ ​as​ ​their​ ​PED. ● They​ ​have​ ​remained​ ​positive​ ​regardless​ ​of​ ​the​ ​obstacles​ ​set​ ​in​ ​front​ ​of​ ​them​ ​and are​ ​optimistic​ ​about​ ​the​ ​remainder​ ​of​ ​the​ ​semester​ ​and​ ​spring​ ​semester! ● The​ ​program​ ​is​ ​making​ ​good​ ​progress​ ​with​ ​partners​ ​and​ ​reconnecting​ ​with​ ​the community Areas​ ​Needing​ ​Growth: ● Full​ ​participation​ ​from​ ​all​ ​four​ ​mentors​ ​each​ ​meeting​ ​and​ ​programming ● Putnam​ ​Gardens​ ​community​ ​event​ ​participation ● Recruiting​ ​new​ ​mentors​ ​and​ ​mentees Thank​ ​you​ ​for​ ​everything​ ​you​ ​do​ ​in​ ​supporting​ ​our​ ​DREAMs!​ ​If​ ​you​ ​would​ ​like​ ​any​ ​more information,​ ​please​ ​feel​ ​free​ ​to​ ​contact​ ​me.

DREAM​ ​big, Stevie​ ​Stevens Program​ ​Empowerment​ ​Director sstevens@dreamprogram.org 954-850-2125