What is D.R.E.A.M.
DREAM is a healing-centered school and community-based program that helps youth reconnect with their identity, culturally responsive, rebuild confidence, and develop emotional tools to navigate life. Through creative expression, mentorship, and trauma-informed support, DREAM empowers youth to move forward with clarity and hope.
What D.R.E.A.M. Stands For
• Develop – a strong sense of identity, purpose, and vision
• Resilience – to overcome adversity and bounce back stronger
• Empower – youth with the tools and confidence to lead their lives
• Affirm – their worth, voice, and potential through supportive relationships
• Manifest – their dreams into reality through action, healing, and hope
• Resilience – to overcome adversity and bounce back stronger
• Empower – youth with the tools and confidence to lead their lives
• Affirm – their worth, voice, and potential through supportive relationships
• Manifest – their dreams into reality through action, healing, and hope
What We Offer
DREAM provides trauma-informed sessions and activities such as:
Creative Arts & Journaling
Painting, Poetry, Affirmations, & Vision boards
Healing Circles
Peer Support, Guided Discussions, & Emotional Check-Ins
Character Building & Life Skills
Emotional Regulation, Decision-Making, & Communication
Mentorship & Identity Work
Developing Self-Worth and Personal Values
Faith & Empowerment Talks
Optional for Faith-Based Settings
Activities include:
• 🎨 Creative Wellness
• Art therapy, vision boards, and poetry
• Journaling and self-reflection prompts
• Identity-building exercises and affirmations
• 👑 Pretty in Pink – Cultural Empowerment Tea Series
• Themed tea parties exploring global traditions and etiquette
• Focused on identity, presence, and cultural pride
• Journaling, confidence-building, and celebration of beauty and worth
• 🥾 Outdoor & Physical Wellness
• Hiking, nature walks, and mindfulness in motion
• Outdoor journaling and emotional check-ins
• Group movement activities to reduce anxiety and boost connection
• 💬 Healing Circles & Mentorship
• Safe, peer-led spaces to share emotions and build trust
• Support from trained mentors and trauma-informed facilitators
• Sessions on boundaries, healthy friendships, and coping skills
• Art therapy, vision boards, and poetry
• Journaling and self-reflection prompts
• Identity-building exercises and affirmations
• 👑 Pretty in Pink – Cultural Empowerment Tea Series
• Themed tea parties exploring global traditions and etiquette
• Focused on identity, presence, and cultural pride
• Journaling, confidence-building, and celebration of beauty and worth
• 🥾 Outdoor & Physical Wellness
• Hiking, nature walks, and mindfulness in motion
• Outdoor journaling and emotional check-ins
• Group movement activities to reduce anxiety and boost connection
• 💬 Healing Circles & Mentorship
• Safe, peer-led spaces to share emotions and build trust
• Support from trained mentors and trauma-informed facilitators
• Sessions on boundaries, healthy friendships, and coping skills
Why These Activities Matter
• These holistic activities help youth:
• Learn emotional regulation and mindfulness
• Build connection with self, others, and nature
• Celebrate their cultural roots and personal strengths
• Gain confidence in expressing themselves authentically
• Learn emotional regulation and mindfulness
• Build connection with self, others, and nature
• Celebrate their cultural roots and personal strengths
• Gain confidence in expressing themselves authentically
Where It Happens
• On school campuses (middle & high schools)
• In afterschool programs or community centers
• Custom sessions available for organizations, shelters, or churches
• In afterschool programs or community centers
• Custom sessions available for organizations, shelters, or churches
How to Get Involved
• For Schools/Agencies: Request a DREAM series or workshop
• For Youth: Join our upcoming sessions at a school or community location
• For Mentors: Apply to support a DREAM circle
• For Youth: Join our upcoming sessions at a school or community location
• For Mentors: Apply to support a DREAM circle
Youth Impact Stories
“DREAM helped me express things I never talked about before.”
“I didn’t think I mattered, but this showed me I have a voice.”
Arise For Girls - Los Angeles
Arise Los Angeles provides trauma-informed programs for girls and women ages 12–30. From STRTP housing to mentoring and outreach, we meet individuals where they are and walk with them through healing and growth.
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