Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR CORE VALUES: ALL YOUTH DESERVE RESPECT. ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATIVE. CREATIVE EXPRESSION CONNECTS PEOPLE. OPEN DIALOGUE IS A FOUNDATION FOR EMPATHY AND PEACE. MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS DEVELOP THE ENTIRE PERSON.BUILD AWARENESS, AND INCREASE ACCEPTANCE.DREAMS OF HOPE OPERATES TWO PROGRAMS: A PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE = THEATRIQ - A NEIGHBORHOOD BASED OPEN STAGE, AND A KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCE DISSEMINATION ABOUT LGBTQA+ = SQOOL.
THROUGH THE POWER OF THE ARTS, DREAMS OF HOPE PROVIDES THE REGION'S LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, QUESTIONING, ASEXUAL, AND ALLIED (LGBTQA+) YOUTH A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT TO GROW IN CONFIDENCE, EXPRESS THEMSELVES, DEVELOP AS LEADERS, AND LEARN TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THEATRIQ IS AN ORIGINAL PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM. EACH FALL, WORKING WITH A COHORT OF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS - A COMBINATION OF STAFF MEMBERS AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. THE YOUTH CREATE AN ORIGINAL FULL-LENGTH, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLAY. DURING THE WINTER, THEY REHEARSE THE SHOW, AND IN THE SPRING, THEY PRODUCE MULTIPLE PERFORMANCES. ALL PERFORMANCES CONCLUDE WITH THE ENSEMBLE ENGAGING THE AUDIENCE IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SHOW AND LGBTQA+ TOPICS. IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN-STAGE SHOW, THE YOUTH LEADERS COLLABORATE WITH STAFF TO DECIDE ON OTHER PROJECTS THE TROUPE WANTS TO TAKE ON SUCH AS, CREATING MUSIC VIDEOS, PROFESSIONALLY RECORDING ORIGINAL MUSIC, AND PRODUCING AN ALCOHOL-FREE YOUTH PRIDE WEEK EVENT.
SQOOL FOCUSES ON KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCE DISSEMINATION ABOUT LGBTQA+ IDENTITY, VISIBILITY, AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES, THROUGH ARTS-BASED WORKSHOPS AND COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY EVENTS.THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPONENTS TO THE SQOOL PROGRAM:IN-CLASS RESIDENCIES CONNECTING DREAMS OF HOPE TEACHING ARTISTS WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO AUGMENT CURRICULUM WITH ARTS PRACTICE AND DIALOGUE ON LGBTQA+ THEMES IN A MANNER THAT IS ALIGNED WITH COMMON CORE STANDARDS. OUT-OF-CLASS RESIDENCIES ARE DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IN-SCHOOL ALLIES. THESE ARE YOUTH-CURATED ENVIRONMENTS THAT ENGAGE STUDENTS IN ART CREATION AND CONVERSATION ON LGBTQA+ TOPICS. ONE-TIME ARTS WORKSHOPS EXPOSE MORE PEOPLE TO DREAMS OF HOPE, AND OUR PROGRAMMING. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS WHO WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, TO EMPOWER PROFESSIONALS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH LGBTQA+ YOUTH, AND DROP-BY ART CREATION ACTIVITIES AT FESTIVALS AND OTHER EVENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Seth Rosenberg | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 49 | $60,000 |
| Miracle Jones Esq | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Haugh | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jaclyn Belczyk Esq | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Randi Starr | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Robin Godfrey Cpa | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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