QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER / JANUARY -MARCH 2021
Formerly known as Our Door Wellness Community Center, which was located on 2041 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, in the District of Columbia in ward 8, was renamed to Dreamers and Achievers Center, Inc. in 2019. The center is a non-profit organization that serves as a drop-in-center where people can come throughout the day for support and resources.
In December, the Center moved to the heart of Washington, DC where we started setting up ournew location while reaching out to the participants through virtual group meetings and makingsure everyone was aware of the new location address which is at 30 Atlantic Street, SE.
Our staff has first-hand knowledge and experience dealing with mental and substance abuse anddevote their lives to uplifting the DC community. Our dream is to improve the quality of life in ourcommunity for people affected by mental and substance abuse.
We welcomed four (4) new participants in January and two (2) more in February. If you are in needof help or support, we are here for you!
BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION
During our Black History Month Celebration on Friday, February 26th,Dreamers and Achievers was able to serve lunch to the community. TheCenter served a total of sixty-five (65) people.
The participants provided entertainment for the program. They presented adance by impersonating James Brown, a speech on Maya Angelou,Frederick Douglass, and other black history people.
One of the center’s participant baked a cake for the celebration.
CELEBRATING JAMES BROWN 
CELEBRATING FREDERICK DOUGLAS 
CELEBRATING MAYA ANGELOU
Community Outreach
At Dreamers and Achievers, we want to give back to the communityby providing different resources whether it be clothing, food,providing face masks, resource materials, or just needing someoneto talk to during this time of COVID 19 and isolation.
We want to be able to identify and meet the needs of the communitythrough our outreach program, which is held every Wednesdayfrom 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.(With social distancing practices being in place)
• The Center provided food, clothing, face mask, and household andother items for forty (40) people.
• We are in partnership with AME Community of Hope Church andAR-COMMUNITY CENTER. These organizations provide food, facemasks, clothing, and household items.
In March, the Center is providing a WRAP Open House on March26, from 10 – 12:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
