Dolls and Dreams

DC Department of Employment Services Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (MBSYEP) to teach young women ages 14-21 the soft-skills needed to find and keep employment.

North Capital Collaborative, Inc NCCI: The Dream Academy provides youth the training, knowledge, and hand on valuable skills and life lessons to build better lives for themselves and their families. The program is "Youth Led" which has met youth educational and economic needs by integrating educational and entrepreneurship activities. Youth will explore the domains of youth development, develop and learn life skills, increase health and wellness by learning healthy strategies, managing finances and managing conflicts to enrich their lives

Achievement Centers of the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services to provide life skills programming and educational support to young women ages 14-21 who are involved with the DC juvenile justice system. This program is currently at 83 percent capacity and has a youth satisfaction rate of 100%, according to surveys. United Planning Organization UPO to provide out-of-school time programming to young women ages 8-17 for Summer 2020 (virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) "A Dream Through a Lens" project virtually. Materials : Each registered youth will receive a Dream Kit in the mail that will contain all of the materials needed to engage in the "A Dream Through a Lens" project. Having materials on hand will allow youth to engage in all on-line and off-line tasks successfully.

On-the-Job Training-OJT-DOES: On the job training for 2 positions to provide capacity support to the organization