Dayton Dream Center

“Michael patrick murray president spouse jacqueline murray trustee spouse”

“Copy of 990 is provided to the board for review and approval prior to filing.”

“Monitored yearly during annual review of policy and recommitment document signing. During the current fiscal year end donations were made to certain board member lead non profit organizations by a non profit organization controlled by the board president.”

“Utilization of outside hr consultant, peo and cpa services. Ddc has an advisory (non-voting board member) - dan rupert, mba, sphr who provides consulting on hiring, salary, payroll and labor practices. Ddc has a contract with a peo, gms (group management services in richfield, ohio), to manage employee payroll, taxes, insurance, benefits, and worker's compensation.”

“Governing documents made available upon request.”

“Our purpose is to connect the people of dayton to a community of support by addressing immediate and long-term needs in the areas of poverty, addiction, education, abuse, joblessness, and community re-entry. More than 20 years ago, the dream of the dayton dream center was born. Pastor pat and jackie murray and their congregation, living word church, located in vandalia, ohio, have run feeding programs and have served the adults and children of dayton using a truck and volunteers. The current facility was fully funded by the congregants of the their church and surrounding community. Over four million dollars were raised for the project from 2018-2022 and the building was renovated for its purpose and without debt. In july of 2022, the doors were officially opened. We began with very simple feeding programs and the intention of services being added as we could staff and support them. In the first year, over 11,000 visits were made by guests from the surrounding community around third and monmouth in dayton. We are serving meals multiple nights per week and breakfasts, too. We have added after-school children's programming, a summer vacation bible school program for neighborhood children, laundry and showering facilities, access to drug and alcohol treatment, english language acquisition through cooking classes, and women's counseling. We are connecting our clients to medical care, job skills training, support groups and parenting classes. We have gathered hundreds of volunteers and are adding new private and corporate donors each month. We have medical providers providing counseling and drug-treatment services in house. We are providing food, clothing and blankets, and have already built partnerships with businesses and local governments. We have seen women rescued from human trafficking. We are building fundraising strategies, applying for state and federal grants, connecting with donors, and working to acquire additional property to use for housing. Our vision is to walk beside our guests through rehab, counseling and basic needs being met, to education, job training, employment and self-sufficiency. Property was purchased in june 2024 to house a foster care program which will be operational in early 2025.”