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When dreams emerge! Participant Wins Scholarship

Administrator — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:16:13 +0000

Join us in celebrating Dreaming Out Loud, Inc. program participant Darryl Robinson and his recent

When Dreams Emerge! They emerge in powerful ways!

achievement as a recipient of the Presidential Scholarship Award from Georgetown University. We first met Darryl as a rising senior during an interview for our program Project Dream Green, an environmental learning and work experience.

Georgetown President John DeGioia congratulated the Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy – Parkside senior Thursday Night for winning the 2011 Presidential Scholarship Award. The award grants Darryl a full scholarship to Georgetown University for all four years. Darryl not only enjoys the support of the entire Chavez community, but DOL and the broader community.

Darryl was an avid participant on the media team during our summer 2010 program, learning to tell his story through media training while helping improve the environment in Ward 7. Darryl even joined us for a fun Saturday to work on a video expression of our mission. Take a second to view the piece and congratulate Darryl on his accomplishment! Click to view.

You can take action to help us continue the momentum. Join us Thursday June 16th from 6-9pm for a happy hour fundraiser at Cities Restaurant and Lounge (919 19th Street NW – near Farragut West Metro station), or donating now to help us provide character and leadership development to youth like Darryl.

P.S. Congratulations Darryl!

DOL: Promise Neighborhood DC

Administrator — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:10:26 +0000

DOL to participate in Promise Neighborhood at Cesar Chavez Public Policy Charter High School.

On Wednesday September 22nd, Dreaming Out Loud and partner organization Groundwork Anacostia River DC were notified of the award of a Promise Neighborhood Planning Grant to Cesar Chavez Public Policy Charter High School, whose application they are included in as collaborative community based organizations through Project Dream Green.

Neighborhoods and organizations nationwide competed for the one-year grants, the recipients of which will create plans to provide cradle-to-career services that improve the educational achievement and healthy development of children in the model of the Harlem Children’s Zone.

The Ward 7 community of Parkside-Kenilworth is an ideal Promise Neighborhood site. It is a geographically isolated community with well-defined physical boundaries formed by the Anacostia River, national park land, a decommissioned power plant, and a major thoroughfare. All of the more than 7,000 residents and 2,000 children live in one of five distinct neighborhoods which include distressed public housing, affordable housing, and a small percentage of privately owned homes. The poverty rate and other indicators of child and family need are very high. We look to make our impact felt: helping young people improve the environment, the community and themselves.

Cesar Chavez Fellows begin Term

Administrator — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:44:04 +0000

Hey Folks! Many thanks to all of you who follow us! This week is an exciting week for us, as we have two 11th grade students from Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy serving as Fellows with us (working 9am-5pm). They will return in June following a break for classes and exams for an additional two week term.

They are currently learning about our mission and programs; developing a text message campaign to inform their classmates about the “green” movement; and writing blog posts about their experience. At the end of their Fellowship they will produce an Op-Ed piece and give a speech in a public space about our organization. Stay tuned for the updates!

Click here to sign-up to receive texts for the Campaign Dream Green! Or text “DCGREEN” to 69302!