Marshalls Dream

A nonprofit organization

Marshall's Dream all began in the living room of a single parent home in Garland Texas. Four young brothers by the names of Vincent Ford, Quincy Ford, Stephen Ford and Shawn Ford at an early age experienced many financial challenges that hindered their progress in school due to long nights and extended work hours by their parents. The Ford brothers knew that economically disadvantaged youth within many American communities were in vital need of educational and social support. After watching their divorced parents struggle daily to make ends meet, the young Ford Brothers knew that with the right goals, dedication and education anything was possible; even changing the world for generations to come. With the same life changing goals in mind, each Ford brother entered college with different ideas and majors, but each graduated college with the same ultimate goal in mind; "to change the world, one child at a time". On February 6, 2014 Stephen Ford founded the Marshall's Dream Organization to support those who have experienced the same setbacks as the Ford Brothers. In result of having to work their entire way through education, they decided to dedicate their lives and resources to providing the very opportunities impoverished children needed. So what is Marshall's Dream? Marshall's Dream is a true reality built to propel students toward their greatest potential. We dedicate our lives to create hope for impoverished children no matter the background race or ethnicity. We are Marshall's Dream.

Our Needs

Currently Marshall's Dream is need of funding for our "A Girls Dream Program" which provides technology for for economically disadvantaged girls within the Dallas Texas area. This program was created to provide resources for young girls in Dallas Texas who desire to further their education. Along with suitable technologies, this program will provide mentor-ship for the same at-risk girls within Dallas Texas and beyond. This program was created to perpetuate resources and to provide mentors for young girls to advance and education and society.

$25,000 Goal

Mission

Marshall's Dream strives to provide the everyday resources needed for impoverished children to progress through education and society. We provide food, clothing and educational technologies/scholarships to further progress or propel students to maximizing their potential. Marshall's Dream resides as a medium between education and society, to perpetuate the modern technologies that are usually not available to many impoverished Dallas Texas students.

Poverty Statistics: 1.5 million Texas children live in poverty, defined by a family of four: mother, father and two children earning $25,000 or less a year. About 155,000 of those children live in Dallas County."