About us
Impacting our community today by building relationships with tomorrow's leaders
Dreams Academy is a multi-layered organization that interacts with local youth to teach them the skills necessary for successful lives. Dreams Academy is for young men ages 10 to 15. Queens Academy is for young ladies ages 12 to 15.
We look forward to the re-opening of the Dreams Academy Music and Media Center, which will feature a podcast stage and a digital music production studio. Click below to learn more about Dreams Academy!
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Founder
A few of our focus areas
Etiquette is the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group. We help to develop this image using positive role models, real world training and hands on interactions.
We teach how to process situations and view them as challenge. Team building builds connections and helps to understand that together we can accomplish more.
Money and the understanding of it is essential in the growth and development of a race. Most black men do not experience generational wealth so it is important to educate youth to build generational wealth.
Welcome to Dreams Academy
We hope that you get a detailed view into who we are and what we do for our youth. We realize that they need to be shown their value and worth, as well as being given as much education and information as necessary to achieve the highest levels of success that they can. We pledge to continue the work and impact as many of our young Kings and Queens as possible. We welcome your feedback and questions-even your ideas! Feel free to contact us to hear more about Dreams Academy. Join our email database to receive current information about events and sessions. We look forward to hearing from you and Thank You again for visiting our site!
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News from the Blog
Dear White Teacher
Dear White Teacher is a podcast and platform that discusses building authentic and strategic relationships with our black and brown students. More often than not, …
Reach other young men like Anthony!
Reach other young men like Anthony! Today, you have an opportunity to help young black men and women become strong and successful in all the …
Reach other young women like Marley!
Reach other young women like Marley! Today, you have an opportunity to help young black men and women become strong and successful in all the …
Empower our Youth by Midnight
Beat the Clock — Empower our Youth by Midnight 12/31! For the sake of young black men and women who need strong guidance, direction, and …
Road Trip
Dreams Academy and Queens academy are going on a road trip. Our fall sessions are set to begin on October 25 and we are not …
A Conversation Guide to Cultivate & Connect with Young Black men
Brandon R. Scarborough has worked with minority youth since 2006, providing them with information and resources for successful living. In 2016, Brandon founded Dreams Academy …
Dreams Academy hit the road and took out young men from @eagleelementaryakron to @housethreethirty. We spent the year with these young men, building and shaping their minds on topics such as leadership, manhood, hygiene, behavior, and much more. They are a great group of young leaders and we hope they have a great summer! #dreamsacademy #eagleelementary #manhood #behavior #discipline #hygiene #etiquette
Took our Dreams Academy young men from @eagleelementaryakron to tour @house.330. Their reaction to this bathroom was hilarious.
Thank you @chillwill03 for taking time out your day to take them around the space! #akron #justakidfromakron #manhood #leadership #community #service #kingjames #ohio
We had the pleasure of working with the 4th and 5th grade boys in the areas of Leadership and Manhood for the last 6 weeks at Our Lady of Peace school in Canton, Ohio. These young men are awesome, brilliant, intelligent, and already seek to create positive change in the world. We hope they have a great summer and hope to be back next year to continue to shape and mold their young minds for the future!
To end our spring session, we invited all of the Akron candidates for mayor to join us for a forum with our students. The approach was untraditional in that, the students prepared questions for the candidates and were placed in groups. Each group had a different set of questions and met with each candidate for 8 minutes to pose their questions and then rotated to the next candidate. This allowed for each student to have up close and personal time with each candidate. At the end of the evening, our students voted for their choice as next mayor of Akron.
Their choice was…..
@taralmosley
Thank you to all the candidates for making this night special for our kids. They went home excited telling their parents they met all the mayors lol. To get 6 of 7 candidates in the same room at the same time was truly amazing and we are grateful for your time.
Thank you to the Dreams Academy staff for making this an amazing evening for our kids! @sommervilleformayor @shammasmalik @markgreerformayor Keith Mills and Joshua Schaffer
The city of Akron has 3 black men running for leadership positions on city council this upcoming election. We invited @ward10_ericgarrett @itswillieb and @butchiedabarber900 to visit our young men at Dreams and talk about why they are stepping up to the plate to create change in our city. We appreciate you all taking time out your campaign schedules to speak to us!!! #vote #leadership #kings #blackman #election #leaders #community #village #rolemodels
Was time to represent for our ladies @queensacademyusa and upgrade the van. The ladies wanted their own van but till then, they got their own side!
Happy Birthday to my right hand man @andraehampton. He called in 2018 and offered to volunteer and 5 years later, he still rocking with us. Thank you for your time, leadership, and your presence. Have a great day man!
Help us wish the “real” boss of @dreamsacademyusa and @queensacademyusa, a happy birthday. We are so grateful for @sheispariso and all of the work she puts in to make sure our kids always have the best experience. We wish you a day full of everything you wish for!
We are spotlighting our kids birthdays all year in 2023!! First up is Elijah who turns 14 today. We have had the opportunity to watch him grow, both physically and in overall maturity over the last few years. He is a leader, straight A student, and hooper for Buchtel Middle School. Show this young man some love today!!
These are just a few of the people that keep @dreamsacademyusa and @queensacademyusa working. There are more that were not able to make the holiday party but we are grateful for every single person that makes sure our kids get what they need. They make it all happen! We appreciate you all!
Stand in the Gap this #GivingTuesday
As the holiday season approaches, some of the young men and women of Dreams and Queens Academies won’t have the opportunity to experience a joyous Christmas season, like many of their peers do. The reality is some children do not experience happiness in this season, but experience feelings of hopelessness.
Stand in the gap with me this #GivingTuesday, by giving a special gift towards our $2,500 goal to provide youth a safe place to be poured into, fed, and have fun!
Through your generosity, these young men and women will have a chance to feel seen, encouraged, and poured into, by attending a special one day workshop where we will have food, fun, and learning – as well as a field trip to a Cavs Game. Just imagine the smiles on their faces and the memories they will create because of you!
https://dreamsacademyonline.org/givingtuesday/
Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday - a day to hit pause, reflect on things that matter and come together through radical generosity. And we are asking that you generously stand in the gap this #GivingTuesday, by giving a special gift towards our $2,500 goal to provide youth a safe place to be poured into, fed, and have fun during their Christmas break!
https://dreamsacademyonline.org/givingtuesday/
Showing youth their value, worth, helping them to achieve the highest levels of success that they can, and working hard to impact as many of our young Kings and Queens as possible is what we are passionate about!
"Dreams Academy has taught me how to be a gentleman. It has also showed me how to save and protect my money. Most of all Dreams Academy and Mr. Brandon has showed me what kind of man I would like to be."
Jaedon Skinner
DA Mentee
Give young black men and women the means to pursue their dreams. Show them that a brighter, better future is possible — that they can achieve what they were created to be and do by generously donating today to Dreams Academy! https://dreamsacademyonline.org/donate/
Cash App: $dreamsacademy
One area we focus on with Dreams and Queens Academy is...Etiquette!
Etiquette is the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group. We help to develop this image using positive role models, real world training and hands on interactions.
Learn more about us: https://dreamsacademyonline.org/
We had our first session last week and it was great! After an introductory exercise for the young men to familiarize themselves with each other, Pastor and behavioral specialist Greg Harris, talked with the boys about the 3 R's of Manhood...Respect, Responsibility, and being Resilient. We look forward to week 2 where the boys will discuss and participate in an activity in regards to Interpersonal Communication!
Showing youth their value, worth, helping them to achieve the highest levels of success that they can, and working hard to impact as many of our young Kings and Queens as possible is what we are passionate about!
"Dreams Academy has had a major influence on my son. What has stood out the most is the confidence and pride that it provided him with. He now has confidence in knowing that he can obtain anything that he is willing to work hard for and pride in the young black man that he is and the black man that he is becoming."
Ms. Eboni Jones
Mother of J’Suan Slayton
Showing youth their value, worth, helping them to achieve the highest levels of success that they can, and working hard to impact as many of our young Kings and Queens as possible is what we are passionate about!
"Dreams Academy has had a major influence on my son. What has stood out the most is the confidence and pride that it provided him with. He now has confidence in knowing that he can obtain anything that he is willing to work hard for and pride in the young black man that he is and the black man that he is becoming."
Ms. Eboni Jones
Mother of J’Suan Slayton
Queens Academy Fall Session starts today! We are off to a great start with Dreams and now we can't wait to spend time with some amazing young women!
Dreams Academy Fall Session starts today! We can't wait to spend time with some amazing young men! We will be covering etiquette, financial literacy, self care, and so much more. LET’S GOOOO!!!!
#dreamsacademy #akron #youthempowerment
