Dreaming Tree is thriving. We celebrate our diversity as enrolmet this year is 35% African American, 25% Central and South American, 17% Haitian, 14% Mexican, 4% Syrian, 3% West African, and 2% European. Please see charts in pull down menu below "Community” tab for above and Department of Education categories.
2% of our students are special needs students. 94% of our children use the free lunch program. Our special needs students are physically challenged. Dreaming Tree has made the appropriate adjustment to our building, student supplies, learning activities, meal times, and furniture.
Our hardworking community is at the low end of NYC income but not at the bottom. The average family income in our community is $31,045. The average school community income in NYC ranges from a low of about $16,440 at P.S 150 in Brownsville to a high of nearly $168,090 at P.S. 89 in Tribeca, according to a 2015 analyses by the New York City Independent budjet office, (See full article linked to button below.)
Our neighborhood faces unique challenges. Parts are being gentrified while other parts are not. The areas adjacent to the power plant and waterways are still suffering from a high level of pollutants and lack of city services. Therefore landlords are not willing to invest money into their buildings often leaving families in substandard living conditions. Gentrification, on the other side of the elevated highway, has also put pressure and stress on our families. Due to rising rents families are living in smaller and smaller spaces and in some cases have been doubling up, two families in one apartment. Rising rents have also caused landlords to try to evict families illegally. Rent increases have forced our best green grocers to close making access to fresh fruit and vegetables difficult. Because of new construction and building rehabs, a lot of toxins are being released into the air.
Dreaming Tree will use this page to provide resources to combat many of these problems. You can find below contact information for legal services, the department of health, phone numbers to our elected officials in city, state and national offices, (in the case of city and state we have contact names of staff assigned to our neighborhood), non-profits offering advice and resources, community advocacy groups, health care, and health insurance.
Families who are struggling to find quality childcare for after, after school programs end, and for before school hours, can find resources in our childcare section. You can either find help or offer your services, (for a fee or volunteer), to families.
Hardworking parents, grandparents and loving guardians, who spend long hours at stressful jobs, with long commutes, who are looking for ways to enhance strong loving relationships with their children, in spite of limited time and energy - we have ideas, resources and activities to help. See our Family Tree section.
2% of our students are special needs students. 94% of our children use the free lunch program. Our special needs students are physically challenged. Dreaming Tree has made the appropriate adjustment to our building, student supplies, learning activities, meal times, and furniture.
Our hardworking community is at the low end of NYC income but not at the bottom. The average family income in our community is $31,045. The average school community income in NYC ranges from a low of about $16,440 at P.S 150 in Brownsville to a high of nearly $168,090 at P.S. 89 in Tribeca, according to a 2015 analyses by the New York City Independent budjet office, (See full article linked to button below.)
Our neighborhood faces unique challenges. Parts are being gentrified while other parts are not. The areas adjacent to the power plant and waterways are still suffering from a high level of pollutants and lack of city services. Therefore landlords are not willing to invest money into their buildings often leaving families in substandard living conditions. Gentrification, on the other side of the elevated highway, has also put pressure and stress on our families. Due to rising rents families are living in smaller and smaller spaces and in some cases have been doubling up, two families in one apartment. Rising rents have also caused landlords to try to evict families illegally. Rent increases have forced our best green grocers to close making access to fresh fruit and vegetables difficult. Because of new construction and building rehabs, a lot of toxins are being released into the air.
Dreaming Tree will use this page to provide resources to combat many of these problems. You can find below contact information for legal services, the department of health, phone numbers to our elected officials in city, state and national offices, (in the case of city and state we have contact names of staff assigned to our neighborhood), non-profits offering advice and resources, community advocacy groups, health care, and health insurance.
Families who are struggling to find quality childcare for after, after school programs end, and for before school hours, can find resources in our childcare section. You can either find help or offer your services, (for a fee or volunteer), to families.
Hardworking parents, grandparents and loving guardians, who spend long hours at stressful jobs, with long commutes, who are looking for ways to enhance strong loving relationships with their children, in spite of limited time and energy - we have ideas, resources and activities to help. See our Family Tree section.
