A village thrives when it shares a collective belief: our youth, our schools, and our future are worth fighting for.

Hopes and Dreams:

Healing + Economic Justice + Radical Possibilities + Community = Power

Hopes and Dreams nurtures the leadership of those too often left out of decision-making—families with deep love, lived experience, and visionary insight. When families lead, students thrive. Schools improve. The community grows stronger. The economy becomes more inclusive. And our children step into futures full of freedom and opportunity.

How We Do It
We build a network of families at each CARE DC school—currently most active in CARE Anacostia—and gather monthly.

These meetings focus on:

  • Mutual aid to meet immediate needs and strengthen community bonds.

  • Capacity-building is our safe space to laugh, heal, dream, and grow—while sharing ideas, tools, and the power we already have to make change.

  • Justice work that addresses systemic inequities impacting our schools.

  • Togetherness that fosters trust, solidarity, and collective action.

Because justice is love. Justice is care. And justice is building power—together.