What makes Dreamcatchers unique?
- We focus on depth not breadth – we take “an inch wide and a mile deep” approach to youth development
- We lead with relationships, not programming
- We surround students with caring adults for 9 years of their adolescence – ensuring long-term engagement
- We focus on helping students discover their gifts, not just addressing their needs
- We create individualized platforms for students to name, know and nourish their sparks
- We’re grounded in a theoretical framework of youth development that invites developmentally friendly programming and moves away from a “one size fits all” methodology
- We use Validated Social-Emotional Assessment Tools to inform our prevention and intervention strategies
- We adapted our model from Trekkers, Inc. and their evidence-based Youth Programming Principles