About Dream Center Academy Christian School

The Dream Center Academy is a private Christian School and a One-Stop-Shop, Home-Away-from-Home Empowerment Zone that will provide programming and services geared toward holistically impacting and affecting the lives of youth, young adults and families that enter into its doors.

Although we are located within the Chickasaw Neighborhood we are not at all exclusive to that community, in fact with our New Day Ministries Safe Transportation Portal we will bring youth from the other 8 neighborhoods and Newburg to our facility so that our trained staff, teachers, and volunteers can change the trajectory of their lives. With there being so many gangs in the nine West End communities and parents being fearful of their child being a victim of collateral damage: caught up in the crossfire this is why the New Day Ministries Safe Transportation Portal is vital to keeping our kids safe and ensuring that on our watch they’ll have the opportunity to thrive in life and succeed.

Days of Operation: Monday-Friday
Time: 8:30am-4pm

Family Cost: Based on household income minus household expenses
Number of Students: 20-25 students
Lunch cost $1.50 per day (per child)

Mission/Objective

Dream Center Academy Christian School is committed to the total person, providing innovative instruction preparing the student for higher learning, the workplace, and life. Global thinking paired with local action is encouraged.

To be accomplished by:

Creating a safe and healthy learning environment for youth to develop into responsible participants in their education and our diverse society
Providing a world class, Christ centered, educational experience
Holistically impacting and affecting the lives of our youth
Improving social skills and interpersonal relationships while building self image
Increasing school attendance contributing to improved academic performance
Ensuring all students read above grade level
Increasing graduation rate bringing dropout rate to 0%
Instilling in our students the best methods for lifelong learning

Vision/Evidence of Mission Accomplished

Dream Center Academy Christian School as the flagship private school in Kentucky
Youth who view themselves as Divinely created, worthy individuals, deserving of love and demanding respect, resulting in thriving, successful lives
Ignited and transformed mature citizens boldly changing our world by impacting our local communities
Self starters taking the initiative to negotiate and navigate through life without compromising integrity

Services Offered

Christian education
filled with LOVE

Bible reading,
scripture memorization

S.T.E.A.M. content
(Science, Technology,
Engineering, Arts, Math)

Social and Emotional
Development

Hot Meals

Field Trips

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Additional Info:
Quarterly benevolent family support

Great Christian LOVE and more

Enrollment Information:
502-963-5911 or info@dcachristianschool.org

pre-registration for fall semester

Dream Center Academy is committed to offering a safe, loving, and educational environment for

the children of the community. We are invested in their futures and the impact they will have!

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Sponsor a Star Scholar

Here at Dream Center Academy, we hope to engage, enrich, empower, and educate our students to be everything they can be so they may rise above with the hope of a brighter future free from the cycle of violence and drugs. When you give at any level over a calendar year, you will receive: a spotlight in our Social Media; a personal Thank You from our Executive Director, Tod Moore; A framed piece of artwork from our star scholars; Dream Center Academy swag; Recognition on our wall of supporters on our website.

Below you will find how you can support our students here in the West End.

Tuition Assistance Fund

To educate our Star Scholars it cost $7000 per year. By investing in the lives of God’s Children a HUGE Kingdom ROI will be the result. We welcome all donations that Christ Jesus provides.

Teacher and Star Scholar Support

At times there are supplies that are needed that equip our teachers to be more effective in educating and empowering our Star Scholars. Your investment will help us to stay current with up to date curriculum, technology, books that are needed.

Benevolence Program Fund

Quarterly we help our families in need with their practical needs such as paying a bill of their choice, purchase food for their home, purchase clothing for their children. This is all about extending to them a “Hand Up” as Christ Jesus would have us to.

EMPOWERING
the future

By empowering the future, we are stopping the cycle of trauma in our communities and instead putting our trust in the Lord. We are planting the seeds for the future to ensure an empowered community that overcomes systemic injustices. We are creating stability for our children who are five times more likely to have a parent or sibling incarcerated or involved in the criminal justice system.

ENGAGING
the hopeful

By engaging the hopeful, we take the light of the Lord that is present in each person and allow them to fully shine in all of their potential. We are enlivening our communities and opening the doors for all that is promised for us in the faith of Jesus Christ. WE are instilling hope in our children who are two times more likely to have witnessed, been exposed to, or been a victim of violence.

EDUCATING
the community

Education and knowledge is one of the strongest and most resilient tools a human can have in their tool box to combat the cycle of poverty. Education and knowledge never stays with just one person, it spreads from person to person allowing them to rise up and lead. In our community in Chickasaw, children are nine times more likely to drop out of school. Meaning they will miss out on the opportunity to break the cycle.

ENRICHING
resurrection

When we enrich a resurrection, it means to set a soul aflame with passion. It means to feed the souls in all the right ways that leads to that person’s destiny. It creates a path that others can follow to find their own purpose and passion. We are combatting the 70% of black children in JCPS who cannot read at grade level.

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Support this important ministry to families in the West End.
Click the yellow donate button below to make a one-time gift or set up a recurring donation.

RECURRING GIFTS
Our ministry is blessed by your recurring gift. You can set up recurring giving by creating a PayPal account or using your existing account. Alternatively, you may set up Dream Center Academy Christian School as a payee on your online banking platform. Use the following information when setting up a new payee:

Dream Center Academy Christian School.
P.O. Box 16276
Louisville, Ky 40256

Capital Campaign

The Avoidable Result

Children from fatherless homes are likelier to drop out of high school, die by suicide, have behavioral disorders, join gangs, and end up in prison.
In 1960, just 22 percent of black children were raised in single-parent families. More than 70 percent of black children are raised in single-parent families today.
According to a report by prisons review, the cost for one person to be incarcerated in the US is over $391.18 per day and $142,780.00 per year.

The Proposed Solution

At Dream Center, we believe that we can help to reverse these negative trends with a simple formula. We’re convinced that a Christ-centered education providing love, safety, and high expectations can provide what these children need to excel. In fact, they are already doing so!

But we need help to reach more children. An investment in these children to learn and grow today will be far less expensive than what it might cost us in the justice system in the future.

Vision

As a result of raising these funds and completing these projects, the following objectives will have been achieved:

Build a state-of-the-art facility that provides Educational Excellence in Christ within
the boundaries of our ministry impact – the West End.
Central location for our nine West End neighborhood satellite schools to feed into.
Provide a space where Special Needs students in the West End can thrive and not just
survive.

The Cost

PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION
$6,500,000

OPERATIONS 3 YEARS
$1,500,000

$8,000,000 NEEDED

Partners

2023 fundraising & silent auction event

This event will benefit Dream Center Academy Christian School on August 19, 2023 at the Louisville Marriott East. The event will start at 5pm and end at 8pm. Come out to enjoy dinner and live music, while supporting our ministry and mission.

Dawn Gee will serve as the host of our event. We also have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Jonathan Hughes from Speed School of Engineering (UofL) as the Keynote Speaker.

Seating is limited, claim your spot today!

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In the News

We were featured in Tops Magazine twice! Please check out page 88 here and page 122 here.

Check out this story that WLKY did on Dream Center Academy Christian School.

Check out this story that Wave did on Tod Moore - A Pardoned Convict Working to Make a Difference.

Check out this story that WHAS11 published - 'Education is a game changer': West Louisville private Christian school works to expand.

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"My granddaughter was bullied in a JCPS school so I enrolled her in virtual school, however I did not like the concept. I saw the story on the news about Dream Center Academy Christian School and I knew this was what I needed for her. With her mother being incarcerated I was needing all the educational help I could get. My granddaughter was very quiet and without any social skills. Since going to Dream Center Academy Christian School she has truly blossomed. She talks about the school all day to everyone who will listen. Not only have they helped with education, also with her social skills. She has learned so much about God, about how to treat others and even how to pray. This school is truly a blessing to anyone, not just our community. Kudos to the staff for doing an awesome job! They truly love our kids." ~ DCACS Grandparent

"Dream Center Academy Christian School has truly been a blessing to my child and I. The changes I've seen in my son have been mind blowing. He went from being the kid who was always fighting - labeled as a "troublemaker " in the JCPS system to being respectful of others and a leader. Since enrolling in Dream Center Academy Christian School my son has a better demeanor, a hunger for knowledge, and knows he's going to be loved when he walks into the school." ~ DCACS Parent

"Dream Center Academy Christian School has been a total blessing in my life. The environment is filled with the presence of the Lord that radiates through my child even after we are at home. She is encouraged daily and her confidence to conquer new skills have been evident. Before Dream Center Academy Christian School, she was bullied and was so worried about her environment I was often called to pick her up because her worrying often made her sick. As a result, going to school was more like a punishment. I have since learned that, no learning can take place if a person doesn't feel safe in their environment. I am so thankful that my child will grow in knowledge as well as spiritually." ~ DCACS Parent

"Reasons We Love Dream Center Academy Christian School - My girls Chloe and Alyssa are loved by all; Principal Hodge, teachers & staff. They are thriving and flourishing in their learning. The lessons are creative and encourage the students to be seekers of information. The learning environment is warm and inviting. My girls are learning about God and how to pray. We are blessed to be part of Dream Center Academy Christian School. Thank You!"

~The Franklins

"I want to share gratitude & appreciation for the selflessness and extra efforts that was put into this holiday from Dream Center Academy Christian School.
The thoughtfulness , intentional, and random acts of kindness has been received and appreciated by myself and family. This is definitely a season of giving and the receiving of Christ’s infinite love."

~Latonya McNeal

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