Merrimack Valley Dream Center Inc

Canopy of Hope. The MV Dream Center Transitions home is designed to help graduates of halfway houses develop and execute an exit strategy enabling them to transition successfully from dependence from halfway houses and the system into independent living and living to their full potential. During their stay Residents will have an opportunity to learn new skills like interview training resume building job-hunting saving continued sober living mentorship discipleship and eventually apartment housing. Residents will build the necessary skills for successful independent living.

Food Truck Ministry. There are over 35 million people in America facing hunger; some of them live in our neighborhood. With the Merrimack Valley Dream Centers Food Truck Ministry we are providing free groceries bags to under resourced individuals and families in the housing projects in our community. We connect with other partner agencies that can provide resources that they may need.

Since Adopt-A-Block was established in the year 2020 more than 2,000 lives have been impacted. Through this outreach the Dream Center partners with many volunteers and other organizations to serve in underserved neighborhoods with the goal of finding and filling needs. These outreach programs provide assistance in the form of food clothing hygiene items back 2 school backpacks Thanksgiving blessing kits and more.

Bridge Ministry has had a consistent presence in Lawrence since December 2013 serving the homeless and disadvantaged including many living on the streets or in shelters. Our teams are out walking every Saturday regardless of the weather to meet people where they are: on the streets in parks and under bridges. We provide bagged lunches and essentials like socks gloves hats and personal care items. More importantly we offer hope guidance encouragement prayer and unconditional love to people who are struggling and hurting. We have built relationships with many individuals based on love and trust and we have shared our own stories of life change. This builds the bridges needed to be able to engage those we serve in meaningful ways.

Celebrate Recovery CR seeks to bring healing power into lives through enhanced 12 step Recovery Principles. CR is for both men and women. The mens and womens discussion groups deal with a variety of issues including but not limited to: gambling pornography relationships abuse co-dependency eating disorders depression anger control forgiveness resentment and chemical dependency.

Shuttle Ministry. Each weekend the Dream Center Shuttle Ministry provides rides to church services for individuals who lack transportation. Shuttle Ministry seeks to build a sense of community to let people know that they belong and are loved. Pick up locations may vary and are communicated directly to those whom we serve.