In Summary Dream Collectives is An Innovative Rehabilitation Program That Focuses on Multi-Level Relationship Building, Community Interaction and Life Planning.Dream Collectives serves to identify and redirect misguided youth by inspiring a positive change through reflection of one's choices and introduction to pro-social activities and programming. In the process of projecting their dreams, these youth will promote change and become a catalyst in their community.
Students will be equipped with resources, education, tools and experiences which will provide for a positive non-criminal adjustment in their schools, families and their communities.
Enough Is Enough
E.I.E (Enough Is Enough) School Assemblies Program
The California State Constitution affirms that students and staff have the right to attend safe schools. E.I.E. is an evidence based program with a research supported approach.
Our Intentions are to help decrease student absence and increase student achievement. We believe that affective schools are safe schools. E.I.E. is designed to assist schools and communities in recognizing, understanding, defining, and responding to abusive antisocial behavior.
Our Mission is to help decrease the threat to safety in your neighborhoods going to and from school, as well as on your campus, by providing resources, support, and interactive programming.
Through raising awareness, increasing education, encouraging intervention and prevention, this program can assist you in regaining self esteem, self worth, self respect and taking back your personal power.
We do this by standing together and declaring that "Enough is Enough". You will no longer allow bullies to steal your joy nor control your lives. So come with us on this journey..."A return to personal freedom"
Show Production
Pepper speaks to 7th and 8th graders in Queens mount Public School about the dangers of drugs, smoking, alcohol and gangs.
"D7 Visual and Performing Arts Show Case"
(Dream, Desire, Discipline, Dedication, Determination, Direction, DO!)
The purpose of D7 is to encourage growth and achievement through visual and performing arts. This is accomplished by having the youth commit to a positive activity and exhibit an ability to remain disciplined, while seeing a project through to the finish. Identifying a passion in creative arts, staying focused, and determination, gives youth an impartial opportunity to work collaboratively and effectively with their peers as well as adults...while fulfilling their dreams.
Dream Collectives (GPS2)
An Innovative Prevention/Intervention Program that focuses on multi-level relationship building in schools through community interaction and life planning.
Mission Statement: The mission of the program is to provide students with resources, educational tools, and experiences which will provide for a positive adjustment in their schools, their families, and their communities.
Lack of achievement or participation in conventional, pro-social daily activities leads students into conflict and instability. This lack of social support makes it more likely for students to display negative behavior. To be effective, efforts must focus on factors that are both dynamic and changeable.
Factors such as: Youth and Gang Violence Substance Abuse Bullying
Dream Collectives (GPS2) serves to identify and redirect at-risk youth by inspiring a positive change through reflection of one's choices and introduction to pro-social activities and programming. In the process of projecting their dreams, students will show change and become a catalyst in their families, their schools and their communities.
Benefits of the program: A reduction in truancy Exposure to long/short term goals Tracking and participation in pro-social activities in the community
Dream Collectives (GPS2) will be on campus 3 days a week, 2 hours per day. We will provide prevention/intervention services, case management, and home visits through street outreach services. At the end of each 3 month period we will host an on stage production/assembly to give the students an opportunity to recognize their talents in the areas of visual and performing arts. This will give the students an opportunity to work collaboratively and effectively with their peers in the process of fulfilling their creative dreams. We will also help develop a peer to peer conflict management team.
Sample "The Gun" an original song written and recorded by Pepper to encourage the decrease of gun violence.
Reaching Out
Pepper talks to elementary school children about self-esteem, staying in school and embracing a healthy lifestyle.
Stressing the Importance of Academic Education
Because of Peppers strong passion to spread the importance of education to young kids he decided to teach dance at local colleges and high schools. Pepper has always had a passion for teaching, and progress. As much as he stresses the importance of an academic education, he realized the school system wasn't as progressive as it could be. Therefore, he collaborated his talents and skills, and came up with his own way to help kids become productive citizens.
Pepper speaks about self-esteem as part of the summer Standard English Program at Susan B. Anthony Elementary School.
"I love to teach. My goal is to help my students-whether professionals or beginners, physically fit or physically challenged-strive to reach an ultimate vision, a sense of spirit, respect, health and happiness."
Testimonials
"I think Pepper's talk was really good. I really like the part when he talked about communication. It made a lot of sense. But the best thing I think he talked about was gangs. Pepper's a really smart guy."
"I think that what he said was very important because I believe that it's true -- some people do give up only because they see that they're not getting it. I also think that me and you and all the people in this world have to care and love someone in this world. When he was talking about parents, I felt sad because I don't have my mother with me. I would like to care for my dad but I don't think that he ever cared about me. If he did care about me he would take me with him but he didn't even bother to ask me. But I do have my little sister that I care about; I care for her and myself and my other family."
"Thank you for providing us the opportunity to host Pepper Von. Not only was his message so apropriate for our students his use of positive Rap provided a medium they relate to readily. He is truly a dynamic performer with an important message.
On behalf of the students and staff at Queensmount Sr. P.S., thank you"
"Thank you very much for showing our students how much "fun" exercising can be! You really motivated and captured our students' interest. Your upbeat and positive attitude was contagious!!! The adults as well as the students had a wonderful time and weren't even dampered because of the rain. Your enthusiasm for fitness is something they talked about for days.
Once again, thank you for bringing "fun" into something that is actually "good" for them. The students are already asking when you will be coming back. We hope to see you again."
Youth and Gang Violence
