HOW IT WORKS

The Dream Center houses internal and outside programming that is specifically designed for catalytic change in our area. Dream Center Programming is ALWAYS FREE and can be enrolled in via our website. Only our current classes are available for online registration. Classes are generally available for online registration TWO TO THREE WEEKS before they begin.

To sign up for a class, please fill out the adjacent form. We only respond if the class is full. Please consider yourself confirmed if you do not receive a response. Please note, day of classes are filled on a first come, first served basis.

SPECIAL EVENTS 

Click here for full details on the DEC 8 ‘ALL IN TOGETHER’ PHOTO EXHIBITION

DREAM CENTER PROGRAMS

The Dream Center is starting to offer on-site programming in addition to online programming at this time. To learn more and register for our online programs head to our Virtual Programs page.

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INTENTION & IMAGINE ENVISION BOARD PARTY

TUE | DEC 13
6PM ET

So many people make New Year’s resolutions on January 1, but what if you set your intentions for the future before the clocks strikes midnight. Prepare to bring in the new year with your mind already centered on the things you want to bring to fruition in 2023. Together, let’s create vision boards that can serve as an inspiration tool all year long. 

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SENIOR CONNECT: BRIDGING TOGETHER MIXER

SUN | DEC 18
2PM ET

Two years of digitally connecting, learning and building relationships. Let’s bridge together our experiences with an in-person mixer, meet fellow participants and facilitators. Come enjoy refreshments, conversation and class projections for 2023!

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KNIT IT UP

MONDAYs | 6 PM ET
NOVEMBER 7 – DECEMBER 5

A comprehensive class that teaches the essential skills for knitting and crocheting, our beloved teaching meets knitting circle returns is back. 

Knitting offers an escape for the mind while providing the hands with something to do. Knit it Up will introduce or help you hone your knitting or crocheting skills in a fun, supportive environment. Yarn and needles will be provided.

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SNAPSHOT YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!

THURSDAYs | 4 PM – 5:30 PM ET
OCTOBER 13 – NOVEMBER 17
SAT NOVEMBER 5 – COMMUNITY IN ACTION YOUTH EVENT DAY

The Dream Center + The HOPE Center bring you SNAPSHOT, Youth Photography Program.

This 6-week, FREE program will introduce youth to photography as an art form and vehicle of self-expression.

Eighth -12th grade participants will learn photography fundamentals while developing self-reliance and giving voice to the experiences of youth around social justice and anti-racism.

Snapshot culminates in an (1) In-person Exhibition; (2) Online Exhibition; (3) Portfolio; and (4) Printed Photobook. Snapshot is an in-person program. Cameras are provided for use during the program.

Space is limited.

THROUGH THE LENS / MYLENS, MYVOICE

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!

THURSDAYs | 6 PM – 7:30 PM ET
OCTOBER 13 – NOVEMBER 17

Everyone cannot articulate their pain, struggle or experience verbally yet yearn for a desire …to be heard …to be seen.

What if we could inspire self-expression by giving people a different way to communicate?

Our participants have an interest in photography and learning new ways of self-expression.

In this 6-week FREE program, Through the Lens participants, adults 18+, will learn:
• composition & lighting
• visual storytelling
• critical thinking
• community engagement
• much more…

Through the Lens is an in-person program. Cameras are provided for use during the program.

PARTNER PROGRAMS

CREATE NEW YORK:  Building Community through the Arts

Create New York (CNY) a multi-year partnership program between TDF and community centers engages three separate groups of adults from community centers, one in each New York City borough, and uses theatre and dance as a way to promote change in oneself, one’s neighborhood, and, ultimately, one’s city.

 

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