MISSION

OUR MISSION

At Developing Dreams Foundation, our mission is to ensure that no child is left behind, socially, academically, or economically, by providing access to high-quality arts education and performance opportunities that inspire growth, creativity, and career potential.

Arts-Based After-School Programs

We offer innovative, skill-building programs in media, performing, graphic, and auditory arts that help young people thrive in and beyond the classroom.

Program Benefits:

  • Safe, supportive spaces for creative expression and learning
  • Training in digital media, performance, music production, and visual arts
  • Mentorship that fosters confidence, discipline, and character development

Performance Opportunities for Aspiring & Professional Artists

We create paid opportunities for emerging talent and working artists, locally and nationally, through dynamic productions and community engagement.

Program Benefits:

  • Professional-level productions that develop resumes and real-world experience
  • Employment and exposure for artists across disciplines
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WHAT WE DO
Developing Dreams Foundations (DDF) is a not-for-profit organization that provides a variety of professional performing arts opportunities to aspiring artists whose upbringing can be from less-than-ideal surroundings and support systems. From offering an array of performing art classes and seminars to providing performance opportunities, DDF is known for the development of young performing artists. Not only helping at-risk children when they are young, but also giving them a future by providing consistent work opportunities, DDF supports and enhances the lives of all types of artists throughout all stages of their careers.  DDF finds it vital to not only help these young, aspiring artists, but to consistently teach, support, and motivate them throughout their careers and most importantly, their lives.
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FOR THE YOUTH
In addition to performance opportunities, DDF provides quality after-school classes that include advanced level training in a safe, constructive environment. Intensive training courses are held in 4 – 12 week sessions.  All classes are limited in size in order to achieve the most productive and effective training environments for each student.  Due to limited class size and immense demand by future artists, these classes’ admission is based on audition only.