We strive to even the odds for equity deserving communities.
Together we can create pathways and bridge the gaps between institutions and communities to catalyze social and economic inclusion of equity-deserving communities across Canada.
What is Your Dream?
To be a Mentor
If you’re a successful professional who’s looking for an opportunity to make a difference and impart your experience and knowledge on others, look no further. Mentorship is a great way to get involved, give back and pay it forward.
To be an Entrepreneur
Do you have lofty goals and ambitions of launching your own business? The entrepreneurship journey isn’t an easy one, but we’re here to help make your business dreams a reality.
To be a Home Owner
We strive to ensure equity-deserving communities experience the freedom and empowerment home ownership brings. Security, stability and equity are important to us, and our programs and partners work hard to develop affordable housing owners can be proud of.
To Build My Career
Economic inclusion is one of our mandates and we’ve mastered the art of removing barriers and connecting those in equity-deserving communities who are looking for employment with opportunities, internships and training that will help them achieve success.
Do You Want to Fund the Dream with Us?
If you’re just as passionate as we are about our core focus areas—affordable housing, job training and employment, entrepreneurship and research—and you want to share your skills, talent, expertise, resources and enthusiasm with the people we work with, we want to hear from you.
Our Programs
Affordable Housing
Our team leverages experience in real estate development and property management to improve access to homeownership and housing affordability for equity-deserving communities. We’ve partnered with developers, property managers and local organizations to support families that aim to build security, stability and equity in their own homes.
Entrepreneurship
We know entrepreneurs face hurdles when it comes to starting their businesses and securing investment. That’s why we created programs that aim to prepare the next generation of entrepreneurs in skilled trades, as well as innovation programs dedicated to accelerating your dreams.
Youth Employment
Ensuring youth from equity deserving communities have ample opportunities when it comes to jobs and studying for their careers is one of our biggest areas of focus. We connect young people with opportunities where they can learn and grow, and act as a stepping stone to inspire interest in the skilled trades.
Research
We are always learning. Our research programs are centred around culture, identity, education and experience in society—we want to ensure we help fill in the gaps and assist equity-deserving communities achieve success. Collecting vital data through our programming is key to our work in research.
Who is Dream
Dream was established in 2016 to give back to Black communities, encourage philanthropy and harness talent and innovations across the country. We have raised more than $2 million for social and economic empowerment in our four focus areas.
What We Do
Dream supports building and promoting social and economic inclusion of marginalized communities. Our programs are run by dedicated staff and partners, and we aim to serve equity-deserving communities with the goal of creating a more representative, sustainable, harmonious and inclusive society.
Programs created
Community initiatives
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Clients served
Are You Ready to Build the Dream?
Passionate. Dedicated. Innovative. Dependable. Interested in change. This is what we’re looking for in our mentors. If you’re keen to serve Black communities and will bring your skills, knowledge and experience to our programs, click the button below and join us.
Our Partners
We prioritize strategic partnerships to drive inclusive growth and employment. We are proud to collaborate with Black-focused organizations, as well as all levels of government, to create an ecosystem for progress and success.
Our work focuses on the “three Ms”—money (growth, credit and capital); market (connections and contracts); and management (education and talent). Over the next five years, our efforts will facilitate change across essential areas such as digital connectivity for knowledge access and networking.
Interested in becoming a partner with Dream? Contact us.
