Over the last few months, the Dream Project is honored to have onboarded four new board members. We couldn’t be prouder to have such a wonderful group of leaders and we look forward to the impact they’ll make in our community this year. Nancy McEldowney […]
The June 3 Award Ceremony is almost here! This is one of our most anticipated yearly events when we take time to celebrate 100 incredible students and their achievements. Since 2010, the Dream Project has been funding scholarships for college-bound Virginia students whose immigration status
Meet Francesco I was born in Peru and came to the U.S. with my family at age nine. Like so many immigrants, we made the decision to leave our extended families behind to pursue better economic opportunities. Despite the personal costs to my parents, they
Bryan Viera tells his story to the Dream Project Advisory Board Meet Bryan Thank you for the opportunity to share a bit of my story. My name is Bryan Viera, and I am a graduate of Marymount University, majoring in Information Technology, with a minor
Girasol O’Neill (right) with Dream Project Executive Director, Karen Vallejos, painting the Project Illumination mural Meet Girasol My name is Girasol [Hee-rah-sol] O’Neill, and I am a Dream Project alumni, GMU graduate, and current art instructor. I immigrated to the US with my family when
The Dream Project Annual Report is here! We are incredibly proud of what our Scholars have accomplished this year. The investment of our community and donors has an enduring impact. Get to know our students, supporters, and initiatives through this retrospective.
Letter from Milenia, 2022 Dream Project Alumni Like many others, my parents left Bolivia, longing for a better life in the US. It was the hardest decision they ever had to make. They had to leave everything they knew behind, including my sister and me,
YOU give Dreamers the wings to fly! We wanted to share a letter from one of our amazing Dream Project alum that demonstrates the impact of your support. Dear Friends, Sometimes when I look back at my journey from my birth country of El Salvador
To students, families, alumni and supporters: We established the Dream Project twelve years ago to help young Virginians whose immigration status created barriers to pursuing higher education. In that first year, we provided modest scholarships to just four students . But we also planted the
The Dream Project has rebranded and now has a new logo, color palette, and website.
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