DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI)

1991 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10029
info@wearedream.org
https://www.wearedream.org

DREAM provides youth with opportunities to play, learn, and grow. Our mission is to level the field by empowering all children to recognize their potential and realize their dreams

In 1991, DREAM, then Harlem RBI, was founded when a group of volunteers transformed an abandoned, garbage-strewn lot into two baseball diamonds for the youth in East Harlem. Over time, we began to address the greater needs of the community, like low literacy and high school graduation rates, through summer and after-school enrichment. It soon became clear that out-of-school time was simply not enough. In order to have a lasting, long-term impact on kids and the community, we needed more time with our students, especially during the school day. So in 2008, we opened up DREAM Charter School to more deeply serve the community of East Harlem.

Grants

2025 Life Skills Grant | $60,000
Toward the support of their Complex Harmony & Advocacy Case Management initiatives at the Bronx’s Evander Childs Educational Complex.

2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $500,000
Toward the support of their expansion and scaling of seats in the South Bronx and the deepening of their postsecondary programming and Grow the Whole Child model.

2023 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $500,000
Toward the support of their expansion and scaling of seats in the South Bronx and the deepening of their postsecondary programming and Grow the Whole Child model.