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Where students are "Loved to Success"

Boston DREAM Academy offers a Christ-centered, college-preparatory education for underserved students in grades 7–12, in a diverse, inclusive, and nurturing environment. We never turn away students due to financial hardship—your support helps us continue transforming lives. All contributions are 100% tax-deductible in accordance with applicable laws.

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How You Can Make a Difference

Capital Fund: Join us as we work to replace our roof, soffits, gutters, and improve the external structure of our building.  These updates are essential for creating a safe, inspiring space where students can thrive and grow.
 
Scholarship and Program Funds: Your donations goes directly to student scholarships, educational programs, and essential resources, ensuring that every student has access to the tools they need to succeed.
 

Volunteer Opportunities: Make a hands-on impact by donating your time and skills! Opportunities include:

  • Mentoring or chaperoning students
  • Maintaining and updating our website and social media
  • Grant writing or administrative support
  • Providing professional services like carpentry, plumbing, or landscaping
  • Assisting with our weekly student-prepared lunches
  • Cleaning and janitorial services
  • And much more!

Support our School Building

Thanks to the generous contribution from one of our partner foundations, we have already raised $2M toward our school building, which we’ve owned as of October 2022! But, we still have quite a ways to go! Take a tour of our school building, donate to our capital campaign or, let us know how else you can help!

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Additional Ways to Support Boston DREAM Academy

At Boston DREAM Academy, we rely heavily on the generosity of volunteer staff and supporters like you, who share their time, talents, and resources.. In fact, during our first two years, we operated without any paid staff—just the dream of empowering youth to lead meaningful, fulfilling lives of service and to be a positive force for good in their homes, churches, and communities. Volunteers and donors like you are the lifeblood of our mission, enabling us not only to exist but to thrive and grow.
 
While monetary donations are invaluable, there are countless other ways to help us continue our work and support our amazing students. Every contribution, whether time, skills, or resources, makes a meaningful difference.

Support Through Donations

  • Donate bottled water, fruits and vegetables, healthy snacks, or food items for our weekly school lunch.
  • Provide school essentials such as printing paper, printer ink cartridge, clearing supplies and other educational materials.
  • Donate equipment like laptop computers,  printers, and other technology for learning and our future innovation/STEAM lab.
  • Donate sports equipment for our Gym and fitness area, including Ping pong rackets and balls.

Boston DREAM Academy does not discriminate based on beliefs, race, color, nationality, or ethnic origin in our educational policies, admissions, or student programs.

Volunteer Your Time and Skills

  • Mentorship: Guide and inspire students by becoming a mentor, helping them build confidence and set meaningful goals.
  • Tutoring: Provide academic support in areas such as Math, English, Science, History, Languages and ESL.
  • Share Your Expertise: Offer professional skills in:
    • Plumbing
    • Electrical work
    • Carpentry
    • Painting
    • Landscaping / snow removal
    • Interior design
    • IT, coding, or robotics for our innovation/STEAM lab.
    • Choir, Guitar and Steelpan conductor
  • Chaperoning: Supervise and support students on field trips and extracurricular outings.
  • Transportation Assistance: Help facilitate transportation for students and staff for school events, trips, or other activities.

Special Project Involvement

  • Volunteer in our prospective innovation/STEAM lab, creating hands-on opportunities for students to explore and innovate.
  • Assist with critical building repairs, including replacing the roof, soffits, gutters, and addressing urgent plumbing needs, painting and carpentry.
  • Help develop and implement programs that turn our building into a safe space and resource for the community outside school hours.

Spiritual Support

  • Pray for the continued success of BDA, our students, staff,  volunteers and community.
  • Share our mission with your church or faith community, encouraging others to get involved.

Other Ways to Help

  • Sponsor a student, providing tuition assistance or covering essential educational expenses.
  • Organize or host a fundraiser or friend-raiser to support our capital campaign or scholarship fund.
  • Partner with local businesses or organizations to create internship opportunities for our Senior Capstone experience.

Get Involved Today! 

If you would like to support Boston DREAM Academy, please fill out the form below with information about how you would like to contribute, and a BDA representative will contact you.  Or you may simply call the school to discuss your interest.  We would love you to become a part of the dream -Together, we can continue to provide  transformative education and empower the next generation of leaders.
 
Thank you for being a vital part of our journey, and for believing in the mission of Boston DREAM Academy. Together, we can continue to make a lasting and profound impact!

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Parent Testimonial

"There are not enough words for me to express my thanks to each and every one of the wonderful teachers at Boston DREAM Academy for being angels here on earth. [Boston DREAM Academy] was the best thing I could do for my children."

Mother of a 2022 Boston DREAM Academy graduate

Alumni Testimonial

"Boston DREAM Academy taught me so much; I will ever be grateful for this small but amazing school, that taught me about life and how to live it well.

2016 Boston DREAM Academy graduate and current doctoral student at Northeastern University

Special Thanks To

As founders of the Boston DREAM Academy, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting our school and the amazing students we educate each year!