CCCC 2025 Giving Tuesday

• $25 — Healthy snacks daily
  Provides one week of nutritious daily snacks to help a student stay focused and energized during enrichment and academic support time.
•  $50 — Art & STEM supplies
  Covers one student's hands-on supplies for creative arts, science experiments, and STEM learning that spark curiosity and confidence.
• $100 — One week of support
  Funds one full week of Dream Academy programming for a student..
• $250 — Field trip enrichment
  Helps provide real-world learning experiences, educational field trips, and guest educators that expand how students see the world through one field trip experience for all Dream Academy students.
• $500 — Program materials
  Supports essential tools, software, curriculum materials, and resources used daily in Dream Academy’s academic and enrichment sessions.
• $1,000 — Sponsor a student
  Fully sponsors one student’s Dream Academy summer experience—covering academic support, enrichment, meals, supplies, and family engagement activities.

The Challenge:

In Columbia County, many families are ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). Their parents work hard, but they often can't afford quality, enriching summer programs. This leaves hundreds of students unsupervised, vulnerable to summer learning loss, and missing out on vital developmental opportunities.

The Solution: The Dream Academy Summer Camp

The Dream Academy is one of CCCC's most successful and longest-running initiatives. It's more than childcare—it's a structured, engaging, and enriching summer experience designed specifically for high-need elementary students.

Why The Dream Academy is Crucial:

Your donation funds a dynamic environment that provides crucial academic and life skills support, ensuring students stay engaged and successful during the long school break.

• Prevent Learning Loss: Academic enrichment tailored to Georgia School standards, including focused lessons in reading, math, and science.
• Essential Life Skills: Problem-solving skills with the evidence-based "I Can Problem Solve" program and fluency in financial literacy through operating adapted Dream Academy businesses.
• Exploration & Creativity: Hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) activities, dynamic science experiments, and creative arts and crafts.
• Real-World Exposure: Access to cultural and educational experiences through frequent field trips to local and state museums, historical sites, and community landmarks.
• Total Support: Character development, mental health support from a licensed child therapist, and a safe, supervised environment that offers peace of mind to working parents.

When you Fund Futures Today, you provide a vital solution to families, keeping children actively busy, engaged, and on the path to becoming productive citizens of Columbia County and Georgia. Your gift sustains The Dream Academy, securing success for our students Tomorrow.