Empowering a New Generation of Young Women

Empowering A New Genteration of Young Girls and Women

Life Skills Program

Women of the Dream Life Skills Group at our partner Campbell Soup Company

Life Skills Program

Creative Arts High School Holiday visit to Campbell Soup Company, 12/6/22

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Women of the Dream, Inc.

Women of the Dream, Inc. is a 501-C-3 organization that provides program services to girls in grades 7-12 in Camden, NJ. Our model is school-based in that program services are coordinated and implemented through partnerships with Camden’s public schools, and all program services occur at schools during school hours.

Our partner schools include two middle schools (Veterans Memorial Family School, and Morgan Village Academy), and four high schools (Creative Arts High School, Camden High School, Big Picture Learning Academy, and Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School). Women of the Dream’s mission is to empower, cultivate and inspire young women in the city of Camden, New Jersey, and beyond to succeed in every aspect of their lives.

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College Prep, Career & Workforce Readiness

Camden, NJ Women of the Dream (WOD) has been awarded a major grant from PNC Bank Foundation to provide college, career development and workforce readiness to high school girls in Camden, NJ. The goal of the year-long program is to prepare girls for college and compete for a wide spectrum of professional careers within the global marketplace.

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Life Skills

The life skills program serves girls enrolled in middle and high schools in Camden, NJ schools. The curriculum includes financial literacy, stress management, family relationships, intimate partner relationships, health and wellness, and other relevant topics.

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Socially & Culturally Relevant Activities

Socially and culturally relevant activities complement our school-based group discussions with our participants. These activities include a teen empowerment conference and workshops sponsored by other nonprofit organizations; trips to colleges, worksites, and museums; participation in leadership conferences; and an opportunity to meet and network with successful women of color.

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Scholarship Program

Women of the Dream’s annual scholarship is open to all senior girls enrolled in Camden’s public, private, and charter high schools. To date, Women of the Dream has provided scholarships to 37 young women. The first cohort of scholarship recipients in 2017 all graduated from college in 2021!

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Latest News

Campbell Soup Company provides financial literacy classes to Women of the Dream participants

by Women of the Dream | Jan 25, 2023

Women of the Dream is partnering with Campbell Soup Company to provide financial literacy classes to Women of the Dream participants. On January 24, 2023, Women of the Dream Life Skills participants traveled to Campbell Soup headquarters...

Women of the Dream Provided over $1000 in cash to girls in the Life Skills Program for holiday shopping

by Women of the Dream | Jan 24, 2023

For the third year in a row, Women of the Dream provided a little over $1000 in cash to the girls in the Life Skills Program for holiday shopping for themselves and their families. This past holiday...

Women of the Dream received $30,000 in grant funding from the Black Girls Freedom Fund!

by Women of the Dream | Jan 24, 2023

Women of the Dream received $30,000 in grant funding from the Black Girls Freedom Fund! This highly competitive national grant aims to support work that advances the well-being of Black girls and...

Women of the Dream to Host 6th Annual Scholarship & Awards Program

by Women of the Dream | May 31, 2022

Camden, NJ – (May 31, 2022) – Women of the Dream (WOD) will award over $70,000 in scholarships to 22 young women graduating from Camden high schools at its Sixth Annual Scholarship & Awards Program on Saturday, June 4, at the Camden High School Campus from 12 – 3...

Press Conference & Reception April 13th at Creative Arts High School

by Women of the Dream | Apr 6, 2022

Ten young women from Women of the Dream (WOD) are now adding “published author” to their resumes with the Feb. 28 release of “Speak Young Brown People, Speak. We Are Listening!” The book features 16 essays, poems, affirmations, and art works sharing teens’ thoughts,...