WE DREAM. WE DO.
Every child can reach their full potential and achieve their dreams with the right support.
OUR IMPACT TO DATE
300%
Dreamers are over 300% more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree than their peers.
90%
Across the IHDF network when compared to like peers, 90% of Dreamers graduate High School, as compared to 66% non Dreamers.
100M
College graduates earn, on average, an additional $1 Million in lifetime earnings.
Educate. Empower. Achieve.
At the "I Have A Dream" Foundation, we provide long-term individualized social, emotional, and academic support to young people from historically marginalized communities from kindergarten all the way through post-secondary education, along with guaranteed tuition support. We believe that when given equal access to the resources they need to succeed, all children can ignite their innate potential and achieve their dreams.
We love what our dreamers and our community have to say about our work.
“IHDF-MKE helped me prepare for college with support for resume writing, interview preparation, college visits, setting up my FAFSA, and more. The program also helped me to see others around me who were on similar paths to further our education.”
Ariyah Kirkendoll
IHDF-MKE Dreamer Alum
“May graduation. GPA last year 4.0. Dreamer from 2008. I made it!”
Juanita Lipsey, Milwaukee Dreamer
Dillard University Graduate
“I love how the whole team is always willing to help out! I Have A Dream Foundation is helping our scholars to be successful and to have their best chance at a quality education and life. “
Jennifer Luther
2nd Grade Teacher Milwaukee Academy of Science