The "I Have a Dream"® Foundation of Boulder County (IHAD) is a long-term dropout prevention program for low-income children in Boulder County, Colorado. Our goal is to provide at-risk children with the knowledge, social intelligence, and academic commitment necessary to succeed as students, as adults, and as productive, engaged citizens. As an incentive to encourage this personal development, IHAD also offers post-secondary tuition-assistance scholarships to those participating students who complete our program and graduate from high school. Children enter our program in elementary school - usually in second or third grade - and continue to participate through high school. We currently serve 259 children and their families - a total of over 800 individuals at six IHAD learning centers.

Programs are offered after school and throughout the summer and include:

• Academic and literacy development
• Social and cultural enrichment
• Tutoring on an individualized basis for each child
• Computer technology
• Mentoring - Matching children with long-term adult role models
• Career and college preparation
• Outreach assistance to families, and liaison intervention with teachers, counselors, and community resources
• Counseling and case management provided by a full-time staff at each learning center