SALEM DREAM CENTER
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Mission Statement
To equip and empower at-risk children and underserved youth through education, mentorship and food security.
About This Cause
Salem Dream Center was established in 2004, becoming a 501(c)(3) in 2013. Embedded in a low income community where we have created a community learning center. At the center children, youth and teens come for after school programs, tutoring, art and cooking classes, gardening and much more. During the week we hold game and movie night at our community center, as well as seasonal parties. It's a safe place for children and youth to come, learn and grow. Each Saturday we hold The Edge program at a school located near our center. At The Edge we provide hot breakfast and lunch, arts & crafts, games and two open gyms. During the summer we hold three summer camps where children, youth and teens get to experience the outdoors. They ride horses, swim, canoe, kayak, learn outdoor cooking, go on nature hikes, learn team building on a rope course and much more. When children are out of school for holidays we provide food boxes to insure the children have healthy food. Since we began in this community the juvenile crime rate has dropped and is 31% lower that communities with the same demographic. The local school has the lowest vandalism rate in the district. Graduation rates have increase by 48%. During the pandemic 100% of the teens and youth in our programs passed and graduated. This when nationwide 50% of children of color and low income children failed. Salem Dream Center is built upon relationships. We work closely with the entire family, and together we help equip and empower children to succeed in life and in school.