The Dream Center provides assistance and basic needs,
such as food, shelter, medical care, and clothing to help the
homeless and struggling families get back on their feet.
Dream Center motto: “Find a need and fill it.” Pastor (and
Barber) Warren Beemer showing the way with donated
clippers.
medical clinics, home repairs and
renovations, and mentorship and
counseling to those coming through
the Family Court System and Child
Protective Services (CPS).
“We were contacted for a specific
case for a house that needed to be
rebuilt for a grandmother that would be
taking in her two grandchildren. The
house was unlivable, didn’t have a
bathroom, and only had tarps for a
ceiling. How could these children learn
to dream living in a house like this?
They couldn’t,” said Warren. Along with
other ministries, $26,000 in donations
for materials, 300 volunteers, and more
than 15,000 hours of labor, the teams set
to renovate the house. “We were able to
turn this around, and the judge working
on the case was able to come and cut
the grand opening ribbon on the house.”
Renewed Families, the latest
program from the Dream Center, helps
CPS families through parenting classes,
alcohol and drug addiction, anger
management, as well as the various
steps necessary to get their children
back, including providing witness
testimony on the parents’ behalf.
Looking forward, the Dream Center
sets its sights on expanding locations
on the Eastside, to include overnight
facilities, shelter, and transitional
services for addicts and the homeless.
The Dream Center will also be launching
a Juvenile Justice program to help
teens in juvenile detention with addiction
and counseling. The Dream Center
is currently a resource to other
non-profits, offering free grant writing
services, staff, and office space, and
hopes a larger facility in the future will
become a one-stop shop for up and
coming non-profits and those seeking
assistance. “We believe in collaboration;
we don’t have to reinvent the wheel,”
said Warren. “We want to do our part
and add to what others are doing, so we
can function as a community.”
Time, Talent, and Treasure
The season of giving is upon us, and
the extensive work of the Dream
Center requires the help of the entire
community. Learn how you can give
your time, talent and treasures so the
Dream Center can help those in need
continue dreaming.
• Donate. Financial gifts are critical in
the Dream Center’s plans to expand to
new locations and launch new
programs. Donations can be made
online at sadreamcenter.org.
• Volunteer. Help walk blocks on Saturdays,
or sort food boxes and clothing
during the week. Contact the Dream
Center at volunteer@dreamcentersa.
org for more information on how to
volunteer and donate your time.
• Adopt-a-Block. Individual volunteers,
churches and civic groups can reserve
and “own” Saturdays every quarter to
keep the program continuously
running and expanding.
• Lend your talents. The Dream Center is
always looking for additional resources
and experts in construction, plumbing,
computer skills and more, to help
meet immediate needs.
• Become a partner. Have a business that
could donate items or services to the
Dream Center? Join other partners
such as Garcia’s Tamales, Alamo Water,
On Time Elmer, Zubi Wear, Plato’s
Closet, Thrive Outreach, BluePrint
Ministries and Life Restored Ministries
and be part of what the Dream
Center is doing in the community.
• Donate items. From car seats to cribs,
to food and clothing, help stock the
Dream Center. Contact the Dream
Center at 210-570-7137 to donate
specific items or for more information.
Dreams really do come true. Just
ask The Dream Center how their
dream, and the dreams of so many
others, are coming true everyday
through lots of love and intentionally
connecting people to the One that
gives us the desires of our heart.
www.saDreamCenter.org
Contact the Dream Center
at (210) 570-7137
to donate specific items or
for more information.
Be A Light.
Give. A year end gift will go a long way
in expanding the reach of The Dream
Center. Ongoing monthly giving is vital
to meet the urgent needs of those they
serve. Prayerfully consider one or both to
help make dreams come true. Volunteer.
Make a difference in someone’s life and
your life will be changed too. Pray. The
needs of those this ministry serves can be
overwhelming. But nothing is too hard
for our great God. Pray for our community
to respond in order to serve those less
fortunate than us. Pray that thousands will
come to know Jesus and dream big.
S TOR Y MADE POS S I B L E B Y:
Anonymous Partners
Thank you Lord, for this Anonymous Partner
who generously gave to Dream Center so
that we could feature this article in our
December issue. With this generous gift
we are able to help raise awareness for all
Dream Center does to help the citizens in
our community.
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