Empower a child or teen and give the gift of reading by donating new or gently used books to Dream Pathways Kids. Email dreampathwayskids@gmail.com for more info.

Welcome to Our Site : )

Welcome to the official website for Dream Pathways Kids™. Whether this is your first time visiting our site or if you are returning visitor, we appreciate you for stopping by. There's a lot to explore on this website so we won't keep you long. Before you move on, you  may take a few minutes to learn more about who we are and why we exist.

Mission: To provide opportunities for underprivileged young, enthusiastic dreamers to achieve their fullest potential through self-exploration, education, counseling, financial literacy, and the arts.

About Dream Pathways

Dream Pathways Kids™ is a grassroots program that fosters to the needs, hopes, and dreams of underprivileged kids living in various metropolitan areas throughout the United States. The program was launched in the city of Atlanta, GA in the summer of 2012 and encompasses a year-round afterschool and summercamp program, a community research and outreach center, a children's bookstore, and several fundraising projects including 1,000 Books, 1,000 Dreams and our 1 Mile Save-a-Youth Walk.

Empower a child to succeed by donating a children's book to Dream Pathways Kids Read, Write, Succeed Book Drive. No matter where you live, your donation can make a huge difference in the life of a child or teen. All children's books received will be grouped according to age and hand delivered to children and teens living in 10 low-income neighborhoods throughout the metro Atlanta area. Our goal is to collect 100 books every month. We need your support in helping us reach our goal. You can donate one book or as many as you like.

To participate in our book drive, email dreampathwayskids@gmail.com ASAP for more info. Each donor will receive a custom thank you card as a token of our thanks.

Homeless in America

You can take one picture of homelessness and show it to 20 different people and get 20 different reactions to it. 9/10 people really can careless about those living on the streets with no shelter, food, safety, or warmth. As long as they have food, clothes, and a place to sleep, what goes on in the outside world really doesn't matter.

I really like the idea behind the Atlanta Children's Shelter because they not only offer shelter, but they also offer programs for homeless families to receive counseling, job training, and job placement. It does no good to just shelter people without enabling them to become self-sufficient, full-fuctioning adults.

Most homeless shelters only offer basic necessities (i.e. food, clothes, shelter) but neglect the secondary needs of people. People need to learn how to be self-sufficient and take care of themselves. Handing out (only) basic needs can do more harm than good by creating a sense of dependency in people as opposed to self-sufficiency. That's why you come across the same homeless people who've been homeless for years. They actually expect people to take care of them such that when help is scarce, they develop a sense of helplessness. (read more)

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