Meet Adriana Zermeno, Dream Achiever
The Dream Adriana Zermeno was born to young parents who separated, remarried, and started new families of their own. The transition was hard, and 11-year-old Adriana felt left behind and had to mature quickly for her age. Her mom had to work two jobs to make ends meet for their family, which sometimes left Adriana […]
Meet Megan Davenport, Dream Achiever
Megan Davenport grew up with the beautiful Pacific Northwest as the backdrop for a far from idyllic childhood. Her single mother struggled financially and, during Megan’s sophomore year of high school, remarried someone who had never had kids. Megan found it challenging to adjust to the new home situation and struggled with depression in her […]
Welcome from Heather Bailey, The Dream Come True Foundation Board Chair
First, thank you to our many Dream Achievers in the medical field who are on the front lines serving Austin and Central Texas providing much needed healthcare during this urgent COVID-19 crisis. I’d also like to offer encouragement to our newer Dream Achievers to hang in there, even though careers may have been put on […]
New members of Dream Come True Foundation Mentor Program
Mitchell Gutierrez is an acute care-gerontology nurse practitioner who currently works for Austin Pulmonary Consultants in the intensive care at all three St David’s facilities. In addition, Mitchell has completed volunteer work in many different settings such as nursing homes, hospice facilities, clinics for the homeless, and children’s camps for pediatrics with cancer. Mitchell is […]
2018 Dream Achievers
The Dream Come True Foundation and board are excited about our 2018 Dream Achievers. These motivated individuals are on the edge of success, and as one of our Dream Achievers shared during her interview, “My grade point average is above a 3.0. I wish I had enough money to buy a meal bar in a […]
Annual Family Picnic: Success!
Every year, The Dream Come True family gets together for our annual picnic. This event gives us a chance to reconnect with one another while providing those new to the DCT family a chance to meet everyone. This is especially important in our efforts to make each Dream Achiever feel a part of the group […]
Congratulations to Dream Achiever, Tina Torres! She’s a graduate!
Today we salute and congratulate Tina Torres on completing all of her college credits for her RN degree, issued by Austin Community College. In addition, she received her official white coat as a testament to the long journey of success. On this day, The Dream Come True Foundation applauds you and is so proud of […]
Wrap-around services supporting our Dream Achievers: Resilience Training
We are so delighted that Julie Hutchinson is providing our Achievers with such an important program. This invaluable training opportunity will enable our Achievers to manage test anxiety, social anxiety, challenges of family and children – and so much more! The Resilience program combines research-based tools and technology that produce significant, sustained improvements in individual […]
We honor our Veteran Dream Achievers
Dream Come True would like to take this opportunity to salute our four Veteran and Active Military Achievers for selflessly serving our great nation, both near and far, so that we may live in freedom. Thank you Joel Dean Alfred Domingo Justin Lilley Albert Velasquez It is such an honor to have you in the […]
Meet Heather J. Brunner, Our 2017 Community Dream Achiever Award Recipient
The Dream Come True Foundation is proud to announce Heather J. Brunner as the recipient of our 2017 Community Dream Achiever Award. Ms.Brunner is preceded by prestigious community leaders who have received the award, including former Austin Chief of Police Art Acevedo, Austin Mayor Steve Adler, longtime East Austin community leader and educator Bishop Dr. […]