Welcome to the Building Dreams Mentoring Program

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Every child has dreams.  But some children face more obstacles than others in achieving their dreams.  These are the children that we serve.  With a little help and understanding from caring, consistent adults, every child has the capacity to make their dreams a reality.

Building Dreams is a project of the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life at Clemson University.  We work with local partners to provide mentoring and other services to children and youth, ages 4-18, who are affected by incarceration at home or in their neighborhood.  Join with us to make a difference today!

Miss America is the new Voice for Mentoring Children with Incarcerated Parents

LAS VEGAS -- The nation's newest Miss America is a 23-year-old Wisconsin brunette who had long conversations with her family mulling whether or not to make her father's jail time for mail fraud the heart of her campaign in the beauty pageant.

While her competitors pushed platforms including promoting the health benefits of milk and protecting the environment, Laura Kaeppeler (KEP'-ler) said she wants children of incarcerated adults to feel less alone, to have mentoring and as much of a relationship with their parents as possible. Read More