Nominate
Do you work with a resilient child who has big dreams?
Do you work with a child who is economically disadvantaged and has endured one or more adverse childhood experiences? A resilient child who continues to reach for his or her dreams even after continually confronting multiple barriers? Help bring access, connection and hope by nominating this child for a Dream come true experience.
Summary
Our nomination form is quick and easy to complete and can be saved for link sharing with the parent or guardian.
Criteria for nomination:
- 1. The nominee must be referred by a professional, non-relative, adult nominator. This can include school personnel, child-serving agencies, counselors, coaches, mentors, etc.
- 2. The nominee must be between the ages of 5-18 on the date the form is submitted. Please note: parent or guardian permission is required for any nominee under age 18.
- 3. The nominee must be disadvantaged economically (up to 250% of federal poverty guidelines) and have had an adverse childhood experience or trauma. Examples of trauma include, but are not limited to:
- -Grief/loss of loved one
- -Forced displacement or homelessness
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-Physical abuse or neglect
- -Sexual abuse
- -Child of incarcerated parent
- -Witness or survivor of domestic violence
- -Witness or survivor of school or community violence
- -Military related trauma / deployed caregiver
- -Emotional abuse/psychological maltreatment
- -Natural disaster
- -Non-parental custody
- -Serious accident
- -Assault
- -Extreme poverty
- -War/terrorism/political violence
- -Other
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4. The nominee must be recognized by the nominator to have positive character traits and motivation to reach for their dreams. Are they ready to receive? As you consider who to nominate, a key piece to keep in mind is to make sure the dreamer you are thinking about nominating is ready to receive a potentially life changing experience. Being ready to receive looks like and includes: a supportive enough environment & support system to help the dreamer execute on the package they receive a youth with the mindset of motivation and readiness to be empowered by and run with what they are given It is most likely that every child you work with is deserving of a dream package, however if they are not in a time and place where they are ready to receive it, such an experience could potential have the opposite impact than intended. Please take this into consideration when deciding who to nominate and when the time is right for that child. One of our top priorities at Believe in Dreams is to empower youth with the tools to reach their dreams and build on their already amazing qualities.
- 5. The nominee must live in one of the following counties:
Ready to start the nomination process? See options below (average time to complete is 15 minutes)
Nominator and Dreamer (with Parent/Guardian) complete the form together. **RECOMMENDED**
Complete our digital nomination form or download a hard copy form below.
Nominator and Dreamer complete the form together with Parent/Guardian completing separately.
The nominator completes first page of the Digital Nomination Form, then click save and continue – ignore the prompt to email the link. From here, copy and paste the email link to the Dreamer’s parent/guardian to complete their portion. The parent/guardian has 30 days to complete their portion. If digital access is limited, download the hard copy, print and complete the nominator page only. Then send the rest of the forms to the Dreamer’s parent/guardian and dreamer to complete and send in separately
If the dreamer is in CPS custody, the CPS Custody Nomination form link below needs to be signed by the Legal Guardian/CPS worker.
The CPS Custody Nomination Form needs to be signed by the Legal Guardian/CPS worker. If the nominator is different from the Dreamer’s CPS worker, they can send this paperwork directly to the CPS worker to complete. The rest of the nomination form needs be completed by nominator, dreamer and foster parent (if applicable).
Need help or have questions? Contact us at: 440-484-2376 or email kristen@believeindreams.org
