Want to borrow a book?

Dream The Change is setting up a small library of useful books for parents and children who attend our group. The Family Support Coordinator of our Community Interest Company, which supports families/carers with special needs children, came up with the idea after looking through her own books and being given some books by parents after they had finished reading them. Nicole Etienne, a Coach and Author, was a speaker at one of Parent tea sessions. Read more…

We’re helping families tackle the rise in the cost of living

Families who have children with special needs are coping better with the increase in the cost of living thanks to a new initiative. Dream The Change CIC is grateful to Essex County Council for awarding us a grant to enable us to provide food parcels and winter warmth items to families associated with our organisation and beyond it. Paulina Rangel, a Trustee of Dream The Change, expressed gratitude, stating, “We greatly appreciate this generosity and Read more…

A new partnership between Dream The Change, CIC and Autism Anglia has been initiated

Dream The Change CIC hosted an inspiring meeting for parents of special needs children with Autism Anglia. The move underscores our mission to bridge the gap between families from diverse backgrounds who have special needs children and service providers. Parents connected with Dream The Change, CIC had the opportunity to meet with Mark Moffat, the Community Liaison from Autism Anglia at one of our recent Sport Sessions. About Dream The Change Dream The Change was Read more…

Dream The Change, CIC families are to help with new research into autism

We are delighted that families connected with Dream The Change, CIC are to participate in autism research. Several people put their names forward when a student from University College London asked on our Facebook page for volunteers to join a small advisory group to help with some autism research on sensory masking. We had a fantastic response. In fact, so many parents, carers and young people came forward to help Katie Dugard, a second year Read more…

Dream The Change Successes in the last six months

We want to thank everyone who has supported or sponsored Dream The Change CIC, volunteered or attended our events throughout the year. During the last six months (see our blog on our first six months), our training, activities and excursions have been well supported by families and carers who have children with special needs (SEND). Several families connected with Dream The Change, CIC enjoyed an excursion to East Anglian Railway Museum for a Day out Read more…

Dream The Change CIC’s Co-founder has won another award

Congratulations to our Co-Founder and Director on gaining another business award. Jemal Allabayeva was presented with the Colchester Legend Award at the Lawrence Walker Awards and Cancer Awareness Event at Firstsite, Colchester, recently. Last year, Jemal, who co-founded Dream The Change CIC in 2019, won an Extraordinary Achievers Charity Award. About 100 people attended the special memorial event to pay tribute to Lawrence, the late chairman of Black History Month Colchester. He died recently after Read more…

Student’s Work Placement Will Help Her Dreams Come True

A University of Essex student is gaining valuable experience on a work placement with Dream The Change CIC. Tyra Gumisiriza, who is studying Social Work for three years, is working with us for 70 days. As she starts her placement, we asked her a few questions. What is your name? Tyra Gumisiriza How old are you? 20 Years Old What are you studying, for how long and where? I am studying social work, for 3 Read more…

We value our volunteers

Dream The Change CIC has been delighted to welcome two young men as volunteers. Harsh and Niranjan will be helping out during the summer holidays with our organisation that supports families who have children with special needs. “I wanted to be a volunteer with Deam The Change so that I can communicate and socialise with people, get engaged in activities and increase my confidence while gaining work experience,” said 19-year-old Harsh. Soon to be studying Read more…

Highlights of our first half of 2023

We have tried to produce a wide variety of activities, Parent Tea sessions and excursions to bring a bit of sunshine into the lives of those connected with Dream The Change, CIC during the first six months this year. Judging by the excellent feedback from those attending, we think we’ve succeeded with our aim. Our Carer One of the highlights of the last six months has been our employment of carer Daniela Eyong, who has Read more…

An interview with our Advisory Board Member

We are introducing a new series of blogs with Q&As with members of our team to shed light on the work of Dream The Change, CIC.Meet Zak, one of our Directors. What’s your name?Dr Zakariya Absi What’s your job?Lecturer at the University of Essex What do you do at Dream The Change, CIC (DTC)?I am a Director at Dream The Change, and I am also a member of that great family as my daughter is Read more…