Corporate Engagement Opportunities

Part of what makes DREAM Alive so impactful are the strategic opportunities available for local companies to engage with our youth and helping them DREAM BIG. Most of our opportunities are simple, yet powerful in the way they impact our youth. Check out the various corporate opportunities below.

 

HOST A CAREER FIELD TRIP WITH US

Experiential learning has been proven by research to help youth become aware of their community, achieve higher grades, and develop as leaders. With the help of our corporate partners, we provide our scholars with 50+ hours of career-focused experiential learning each year.

Sign up to host a group of our scholars at your business or place of employment to help expose our scholars to a new career.  Hosting a 1.5-hour career field trip can change our scholars’ lives by showing them career paths they can dream about.

Commitment: 1-1.5 hours in the afternoon between 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM to host approximately 15-30 scholars at a time.

PROVIDE A SUMMER INTERNSHIP FOR A DREAM ALIVE SCHOLAR

The Summer Bridge Internship Program provides youth with summer employment opportunities and career-building skills, with the goal of encouraging them to build a career path, a "bridge," from high school to a career. 

Our internship program seeks to give hands-on work experience to scholars to help them with their career choice, while also providing them with a summer job.

We are looking for corporate partners, in a variety of industries, to provide paid internships for our scholars for 6 weeks during the summer, averaging 30 hours per week.

Commitment: 30+ hours for scholars 9-12th grade.

SPONSOR A DREAM ALIVE EVENT

DREAM Alive hosts 3 annual events each year and we are always looking for sponsors to help make each event a success. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please email Claire Bastian at claire@dreamaliveinc.org.

  • Tailgate Fundraiser - A celebratory event during the Fall to interact with our founder, Tarik Glenn, before the Colts kickoff. Guests can learn more about DREAM Alive while enjoying food, drinks, games, a live DJ and silent auction.

  • DREAM Christmas - A special holiday community service event that allows our DREAM Alive scholars to “give back” and provide Christmas for children living in poverty across Indianapolis.

  • DREAM Awards - An event held in May each year, recognizing our seniors graduating from high school, as well as honoring local business leaders, volunteers, and companies for their impact in our scholars lives.

GIVE A MONETARY DONATION TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMMING

Strong partnerships can change lives. Our mission of Breaking the Cycle of Poverty by Mentoring Youth toward Career Paths cannot be achieved without unsung heroes - individuals and companies - who contribute financially to our mission.

Since 2011, DA has seen a 100% high school graduation rate with 92% of our youth either going on to college/trade school, starting a career or joining the military immediately after high school. 533 students joined DREAM Alive programming in 2022 and we grew from serving 3 middle school sites to 4. As we continue to expand into new schools, we need the support of our community now more than ever. If you want to join us in the fight against poverty but don’t have ability to give your time personally, please consider making a monetary contribution to our cause.