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The 10th Annual Power of a Dream Gala
Wednesday June 29, 2011
The Dream Academy hosted celebrities and luminaries at the 10th Annual Power of a Dream Gala in Washington D.C. Honorees included United States Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin and Actor Robert Townsend with a special performance by none other than Ms. Patti LaBelle.
Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler supports the U.S. Dream Academy
Friday February 3, 2012
Learn more about Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler and what she is doing to give voice to children with incarcerated parents
Give A Child A Dream Ad Campaign
Tuesday November 8, 2011
What is the Dream Academy doing on a jumbo-tron in Times Square? Find out here.
U.S. Dream Academy partners with Ancile Solutions
Wednesday April 20, 2011
User support company ANCILE Solutions Inc. donates $10,000 for Baltimore center
10th Annual Power of a Dream Gala
Monday April 18, 2011
Join U.S. Dream Academy for it's 10th Annual "Power of a Dream" Gala, one of metropolitan Washington, D.C.'s signature fundraising galas and premier social events of the year.
Dwight Howard Donates to Dream Academy through new D12 Foundation
Monday March 7, 2011
NBA All-Star Dwight Howard pays surprise visit to the Dream Academy Learning Center in Orlando and leaves a generous gift.
From Jail to Yale: Serving Time on Stage
Tuesday January 11, 2011
Emmy Award winner and two-time Tony nominee Charles S. Dutton has teamed up with the U.S. Dream Academy to bring the riveting stage play From Jail to Yale: Serving Time on Stage. Mr. Dutton will perform in 10 cities across the country in 2011 to benefit U.S. Dream Academy’s afterschool learning centers. Learn more.
D.C. DreamKid Wins Annual Christmas Card Competition
Monday December 20, 2010
Rajean Slye aspires to be a Math teacher, but for now she's happy to be an artist.
Pimlico Elementary Grand Opening
Wednesday November 10, 2010
Columbia, MD (November 9, 2010) - Congressman Elijah Cummings and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joined gospel artist Wintley Phipps at the Pimlico Elementary and Middle School yesterday to open his newest afterschool learning center in the lower Park Heights Community.
Academy Awarded $2.3 million
Tuesday September 28, 2010
COLUMBIA, MD Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has awarded U.S. Dream Academy with a $2.3 million multi-state mentoring grant. The grant, administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), is given to leading national organizations to strengthen, grow and implement mentoring activities for youth in high risk communities.