Believe in Dreams

“2 key emplyees are related to each other and to the founder, board chair, john dijulius iii.”

“Trustees and board chair have the authority to elect or appoint one or more members of the governing body.”

“Copies are provided to board prior to filing”

“Compensation is reviewed and approved by the human resource governance committee chair and board chair.”

“This organization's governing documents are available upon request.”

“Believe in dreams mission is to fulfill dreams of economically disadvantaged youth who have survived non-medical trauma by providing accesst to enriching opportunities, connection to community and hope for the future. We provided access to positive life experiences through a specific dream granted. Children are nominated by professional adults (counselors, social workers, teachers, coaches, etc.) that they have come in contact with, who observe resilience and positive qualities in them. Examples of dream experiences have included enrollment in lessons or classes, visiting places or entities for the first time otherwise outside their attainment, meeting or shadowing someone who inspires them, coverage of costs for activities or experiences previously not possible, or providing material items that remove barriers from reaching a life goal. Believe in dreams empowers children to believe.”

“We provide access to positive life experiences through a specific dream granted. Children are nominated by professional adults (counselors, social workers, teachers, coaches, etc.) that they come in contact with, who observe resilience and positive qualities in them. Examples of dream experiences have included enrollment in lessons or classes of something they want to learn about, visiting places or entities for the first time otherwise outside their attainment, meeting or shadowing someone who inspires them, vip access to sporting and entertaiment events, coverage of costs for activities or experiences previously not possible, or providing material items that remove barriers from reaching a life goal. Believe in dreams empowers children to believe in themselves, their dreams and their future by opening up previously unknown possiblities.”

“Governing body is required to review the policy annually and sign disclosure.”

“We continue to increase our dream fulfillment capacity and have grown our program by an average of 56% each year. We provide access to opportunities for an underserved population of children who are often left in the shadows and forgotten by our community. As we streamline our processes, more resources and revenue will be going towards dream programming every year. We collect data on the impact of a dream and are very proud to report that over 75% of participants shared that their dream experience 'very much' removed a barrier to acheiving a goal previously unattainable. Over 90% of participants shared that their dream experience 'very much' impacted their motivation. We are a lean, local organization, adding a 3rd employee in 2018 to assist with adminstrative functions. We also reached over 280 youth in 2018 through our "dream big" seminar that is presented to youth by believe in dreams founder and motivational speaker, john r. Dijulius, iii. We planfully utilize the time and expertise of skilled volunteers and college student interns . Our goal is to make an impact in northeast ohio by linking vulnerable youth to local opportunities that will bring them joy, education and positive life experiences, while encouraging every child to dream big!”