Connecting people with
their dreams is the simple premise behind the DreamLink
Foundation.
The Florida-based organization’s
mission grew out of La’Mont Graves’s outreach
projects at his local church. He began donating gifts to
the church—including meals—for the less fortunate
during the holiday season.
Three years ago, he decided
to up the ante. Instead of just giving items directly to
the church, he asked the church and its affiliated organizations
to identify families who most deserved a helping hand.
So what started with
20 families mushroomed into 800 children receiving gift
cards last Christmas. And by this time the giving stretched
beyond Graves’s Pembroke Pines,
Florida home base into four additional cities: Philadelphia,
Atlanta, Miami and Dallas. Again, Graves happily covered
the cost.
Now the DreamLink
Foundation affords
Graves a national platform from which to fulfill more dreams.
With the aid of a seven-member advisory board as well as
key corporate sponsors, Graves plans to widen his dream
scope to not only include needy families but also at-risk
high school students. He and his team are currently mapping
out various concepts, ranging from educational initiatives
and scholarships to reality “help” shows.
MISSION STATEMENT:
To connect people with their dreams and turn hope into action.
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