Just some of our Dreaming Out Loud family enjoying a #WashingtonNationals game!!! Don't mind our melting...we're having a blast anyway! 😅⚾️ #teambuilding #onebighappyfamily #climatechangeisreal #thisheatdontplay
Dreaming Out Loud, Inc.
Non-profit Organization Management
Washington, District of Columbia 791 followers
To create economic opportunities for the DC metro region’s marginalized communities by building a healthy food system!
About us
Dreaming Out Loud, Inc.'s mission is to build an equitable food system, economic opportunity for marginalized people, and more resilient communities. We work to strategically and systemically address the issues of community health, employment, and economic empowerment within communities by transforming the food system Wards 6, 7, and 8 of Washington, DC. Founded in 2008, Dreaming Out Loud (DOL) was created in response to educational and economic disparities in underserved, low-income communities. Our work began in Ward 7 in Washington, D.C. where we taught children character and leadership development; developed and implemented a youth workforce development program for 72 participants working in the Mayor’s “Green Summer Jobs Corps”. Along the way, DOL noticed consequential issues surrounding food systems and economics in our partner communities. This lead to the establishment of a network of farmers markets working to fight “food deserts” and build health equity. Seeing the nexus between health and economics, DOL has developed an innovative approach, vertically integrating the food-system in African-American communities through: (1) Urban farming, (2) Food access via community-centered farmers markets and (3) A “healthy food hub”: a mission-driven aggregation, storage, and distribution facility for local produce to restaurants, schools, and other food related-businesses. Since 2014, DOL has reached more than 40,000 people, distributed more than 250,000 pounds of produce, and hosted more than 1,500 people in healthy cooking demonstrations at our farmers markets and employed 12 youth in summer workforce programs in Wards 6, 7, and 8.
- Website
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http://www.dreamingoutloud.org
External link for Dreaming Out Loud, Inc.
- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2008
- Specialties
- workforce development, service-learning, civic engagement, character education, farmers market management, youth development, and urban farming
Locations
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Primary
80 M St SE
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Employees at Dreaming Out Loud, Inc.
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Christopher Bradshaw
Executive Director at Dreaming Out Loud, Inc.
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Heather Iggulden
Illustration, Fine Art and Design
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Rodrigua Ross, MBA
Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging at YMCA of South Hampton Roads/ CEO of Dreaming Out Loud Consulting Inc
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Samuel Davis
CEO / Founder at Dreaming Out Loud Performance
Updates
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#ICYMI --> This month's Sisterhood Supper was a beautiful time to connect and pour into each other! We had a chance to honor some of our Food #Sheroes and give some young ladies a front-row seat to what building community looks like. We are so grateful to be able to support the work of our friends at @_iamwandaorg and we're looking forward to next year! #SisterhoodSupper #WANDA #JuneteenthCelebration #blackowned #blackfoodie #healthiswealth #blackpeopleunite #blackcommunity #healthandwellness #blackgirlmagic
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Our #Culinary Team has done it again!!! Cooked up some brown sugar-glazed chicken and steamed rice and veggies for our friends at @Empower_DC 😋 #BlackOwned #BlackFarmers #BlackFarmersMatter #BlackOwnedBusiness #CommunitySuppprtedAgriculture #Farm #BlackFarmer #FarmersToFamilies #BlackFarmCSA #DCEvents #FarmersMarkets #FarmersMarket
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We want to thank everyone who visited the #KellyMiller Farmers' Market on Saturday! We'll be posted up again this Saturday and every Saturday until November, so pull up and see us! #BlackOwned #BlackFarmers #BlackFarmersMatter #BlackOwnedBusiness #CommunitySuppprtedAgriculture #Farm #BlackFarmer #FarmersToFamilies #BlackFarmCSA #DCEvents #FarmersMarkets #FarmersMarket
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We've got more vendors pulling up to the #FarmersMarket tomorrow!! RSVP with the link in our bio and come get a plate from Big Moe's Catering and some delicious tea from Blum Tea! #BlackOwned #BlackFarmers #BlackFarmersMatter #BlackOwnedBusiness #CommunitySuppprtedAgriculture #Farm #BlackFarmer #FarmersToFamilies #BlackFarmCSA #DCEvents #FarmersMarkets #FarmersMarket
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Growing food that will nourish our bodies is an important way to stay connected to nature while determining our own health outcomes. Alexis at The Urban GardenHER will be at the Kelly Miller Farmers' Market THIS SATURDAY to drop some gems about how to start or improve your own garden. Stop by and see us from 10-2! #BlackOwned #BlackFarmers #BlackFarmersMatter #BlackOwnedBusiness #CommunitySuppprtedAgriculture #Farm #BlackFarmer #FarmersToFamilies #BlackFarmCSA #DCEvents #FarmersMarkets #FarmersMarket #Ward7
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Meet one of our Kelly Miller Farmers' Market vendors! We are so excited to bring you more than food to build holistically healthy communities in every part of our lives. Amma's Choice is an incredible holistic beauty and wellness brand and the team will be ready and eager to connect with you on Saturday at Kelly Miller! #BlackOwned #BlackFarmers #BlackFarmersMatter #BlackOwnedBusiness #CommunitySuppprtedAgriculture #Farm #BlackFarmer #FarmersToFamilies #BlackFarmCSA #DCEvents #FarmersMarkets #FarmersMarket
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🔊🔊🔊 Calling all Farmers and Food Producers! If you have a wholesale business and want to scale it up, we're hosting another live Q&A session next month. We will provide resources and information and make space for you to get answers to your questions from our Procurement Manager. The link is in our bio and seats are limited, so RSVP today! #farmtotable #locallygrown #blackowned #blackownedbusiness #sankofadc #farmerstofamilies #blackfarmers #blackfarmer #blackfarmersmatter #buyblack #buylocal #harvest #farmersmarket #farmersmarkets #amplifymelanatedvoices #virtualevent #webinar #vendors
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Dreaming Out Loud, Inc. reposted this
What does an #EquitableFoodSystem look like to you? Drop a comment below and let us know what you think ⬇️ #BlackOwned #FeedThePeople #LocallyGrown #BlackFarmers #FarmtoTable #FarmersMarket
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📣📣📣 #HiringNow!!! Capacity is critical to our work so we're hiring Director of Finance and Operations to support our growth and help us build infrastructure. If you believe in justice, are passionate about feeding your community, and happen to be good with numbers then click the #OpenJobs link in our bio and apply to join our team! 💸 #hiring #jobvacancy #blackowned #blackbusiness #blackfinance