U.S. Dream Academy, Inc.

To empower children who are at risk of incarceration to maximize their potential by providing them with academic, social and values enrichment through supportive mentoring and the use of technology.

To create an army of young men and women with positive dreams for their lives, equipped with the tools to make those dreams a reality.

U.S. Dream Academy is an after-school program that aims to break the cycle of incarceration by giving children the skills and vision necessary to lead productive and fulfilling lives.  It was founded in 1998 by Wintley Phipps, who had witnessed firsthand in his work with prison inmates the destructive influence of incarceration on children, families and communities.  Since its inception, U.S. Dream Academy has served over 1,500 students in neighborhoods where incarceration is a major problem.  The first Dream Academy Learning Center was opened in partnership with D.C. Child and Family Services at the Ferebee Hope Elementary School Complex in Southeast Washington, D.C., in 2000.  We were honored to have former President William Jefferson Clinton address a crowd of 300+ parents, students, community members, school and public officials in the auditorium of the Ferebee Hope School to help us officially open our first Center and publicly recognize the work of the U.S. Dream Academy.  Our organization currently operates 11 Learning Centers in low income neighborhoods with high incarceration rates in 10 communities: Southeast Washington, D.C., East Baltimore, South Philadelphia, East Orange, Third Ward in Houston, Watts-Los Angeles, Memphis, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City, and Orlando.  Local collaborations are key to the success of a Dream Academy Learning Center.  We are proud to partner with other committed community groups, churches and public schools to provide more comprehensive programming for our students

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