Budget
$803,972.00
Description
In January 2024, Dream Streets is opening the James R. Brown Transitional Housing Facility. Twelve of the available units will house participants in our Job Readiness Program and thirty six are for individuals and families in need of temporary housing. Our team is excited to expand our Dream Housing initiatives to include transitional living, as the current Middle Tennessee affordable housing crisis is only going to worsen in the coming years. Trends show that this crisis will continue to disproportionately affect the minority populations already living in generational poverty.

Dream Streets is joining the fight to secure affordable housing for all who call Nashville home.
Program Successes
Tenants are able to leave our facility having had the time necessary to heal, grow, save, and obtain the skills needed to succeed.
Beneficiaries
Families
Economically disadvantaged people
Formerly incarcerated people & incarcerated people
Long-term Success
Tenants are able to move toward financial stability and permanency upon the completion of their 12 month lease term.
Short-term Success
Tenants reach social-emotional, financial, educational, and relational goals through weekly meetings with case managers and monthly meetings with staff counselor.
Program Success Monitored By
Goal attainment
Length of lease
Financial stability

Program Areas Served
37208, North Nashville

Budget
$133,469.00
Description
Our North Nashville After School Program provides out of school time activities and mentorship for thirty elementary school students who live in the 37208 area of North Nashville. The program is free of charge, and we provide transportation from each partner school to our Dream Streets North location and transportation home afterwards to alleviate any barriers to service. Each day children engage in academic enrichment activities, social emotional learning, fine arts experiences, active play, and a community meal together. We are looking forward to the launch of our new Middle School Program site in Fall 2024 as we partner with 37208 and 37209 middle schools to provide pivotal out-of-school time mentorship and care.
Program Successes
Students have fewer reports of adverse behavior events at school and at home; school administrators will report increased participation in class and academic achievements.
Beneficiaries
Children
Black/African American
Economically disadvantaged people
Long-term Success
1. Increase in academic achievement and on-time advancement to each successive grade level for all enrolled participants.
2. Increase in overall child and family wellness for each participant enrolled as a result of receiving wrap around services from Dream Streets.
Short-term Success
Decrease in adverse behavioral and social disturbances during school for each enrolled participant. This will be a direct reflection of positive mentorship outside of school and additional social emotional learning activities.
Program Success Monitored By
Children enrolled and consistently attending, number of community program partnerships, number of volunteer mentors, child self-report of increased self-confidence and ability to form healthy relationships with peers and adult mentors.
Program Areas Served
North Nashville, 37208

Budget
$135,159.00
Description
Many of our programs focus on providing resources that fill gaps for those living in poverty; one of these resources being nutritious food. Our physical locations are surrounded by food deserts, places where the lack of grocery stores are present and traveling by foot or bus is a means of transportation. We now have partnerships through Second Harvest with fifteen different grocery stores, wholesales, and restaurants that allow us to recover high-quality food a combined 7 days per week and distribute that food in the community through nine weekly mobile food sites. This helps ease the burden of purchasing groceries on families that are already under-resourced and decrease the occurrence of food insecurity. We also assemble snack bags for children in the community. In 2023, we rescued over 500,000 pounds of high quality food and redistributed it to over 42,000 households. Through the help of generous corporate partnerships, we are actively looking to expand our site locations this year.
Program Successes
In 2018, our Mobile Food Distribution sites served an average of 352 families per month, which increased to an average of 596 in 2020 and now an average of 1052 families per month in 2022 representing a four year total participation increase of 299%. Similarly, in 2018 we distributed 62,518 pounds of food in 2018; 76,127 in 2020; and 338,496 pounds in 2022 representing a 541% increase in resources distributed to alleviate hunger and food insecurity in North and West Nashville.
Category
Human Services  - Emergency Assistance 
Beneficiaries
Black/African American
Families
Economically disadvantaged people
Long-term Success
Food insecurity and chronic hunger in food deserts located in the 37208 and 37209 areas of North and West Nashville will experience a minimum 20% decrease,.
Short-term Success
Individuals who attend at least four Mobile Food Distribution sites per month will experience a 50% decrease in food insecurity and chronic hunger, as evidenced by increase in consistent meals in the home.
Program Success Monitored By
Number of individuals served per month, number of households served per month, number of children served per month, total pounds of food rescued and redistributed per month.
Program Areas Served
West Nashville, North Nashville

Budget
$35,187.00
Description
Neighborhood Scout states that the Clifton Pike/40th Ave N neighborhood has more single mother households than 95% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Black single mothers also make up the largest percentage of Nashvillians living in poverty. One of our goals is to support and encourage these moms on a weekly basis. With single mothers and their kids being our main demographic of service, we have a ministry called Dream Streets Moms. We encourage these women to plan for themselves and their children and to stop the cycle of distress. They meet once a week to enjoy intentional community around a meal and receive other resources like counseling and homeownership classes, that provide opportunities for growth emotionally, professionally and financially. We believe that empowering single mothers can stop generational poverty in its tracks, and are committed to pouring into our Dream Streets Moms.
Program Successes
100% of single mothers report an increased sense of belonging, community, and wraparound support after participating in our Dream Streets Moms for a minimum of six months.
Beneficiaries
Families
Women and girls
Economically disadvantaged people
Long-term Success
We define longterm success for the mothers enrolled in our program as the ability to: healthily parent in a way that encourages responsibility and self-confidence in their children, maintain gainful employment for a minimum of two years in the same role, and acquire their own ability to maintain healthy relationships with themselves and their peers.
Short-term Success
Single mothers gain skills in resiliency, self-confidence, emotional regulation, healthy relationships, and coping strategies; along with specialized skills in financial literacy, positive parenting, and character development.
Program Success Monitored By
Number of mothers enrolled, number of children enrolled, self reported growth in self confidence and the ability to engage in and maintain healthy family and peer relationships.
Program Areas Served
Davidson County

Budget
$162,490.00
Description
The goal of the Dream Housing Grant program is to create a more holistic approach to financial assistance and literacy knowledge. During the program's year, housing burdened families will receive supplemental rental assistance each month to move them toward greater financial stability or homeownership. Participants are paired with a mentor who will walk with them and be a support system throughout the program. They are also enrolled in a financial planning program, either United Way's Financial Empowerment Center or Thrivent's Money Canvas. Once participants successfully achieve program benchmarks, they then qualify for a down payment matching grant of up to $2500.
Program Successes
In the first full year of the program's existence:
1. Credit score: every participant increased their credit score at least 30 points in the past year; one participant increased it over 70 points
2. Savings/emergency: Over $20,000 was collectively saved
3. Debt repayment: Over $12,000 was paid off: 3 participants became completely debt free
Beneficiaries
Families
Economically disadvantaged people
Minorities
Long-term Success
Impoverished, minority, previously housing-burdened adults achieve homeownership and break generational cycles of poverty to begin building longterm wealth.
Short-term Success
Participants attend a minimum of 80% of scheduled large-group and mentor-training sessions; 60% of participants reach financial benchmarks during their 12 month enrollment period.
Program Success Monitored By
Number of sessions attended by participants, number of participants purchasing a home within 3 months of program completion.
Program Areas Served
West Nashville, North Nashville