Socially and Culturally Relevant Activities
Life Skills Program
Readiness Program
Socially and culturally relevant activities complement our work with our girls in the classroom setting and include visits to colleges, job and corporate sites, museums, leadership conferences, teen empowerment programs, workshops, and an opportunity to meet and network with successful women of color.
Women of the Dream’s Yarelys and Zaniyah accompany founder & CEO Leslie Morris to the national book tour of former first lady Michelle Obama in Philadelphia.
Each year Women of the Dream girls travel to the home of mentor/volunteer Tonya Love in Stony Point, NY for a backyard picnic and pool party. It’s important to expose young people to different social environments.
Through Women of the Dream’s partnership with the Center for Child and Family Achievement, 16-year old Dominique attended a summer youth program in Blairstown, NJ. Here she is with Leslie in front of the log cabin, her living quarters for 6-weeks!
Anaya and Sasha with Leslie at Women of the Dream’s Partner Meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, NJ. Anaya and Sasha greeted and registered all attendees.