Recognition

RECOGNITION

City of Dreams has been recognized for its work by the media, government, business, and the public. Some of our achievements include the following:

• “California Legislature State Assembly Certificate of Recognition” for outstanding leadership and commitment to young people in the community (September 2008).
• Marty Higgins and City of Dreams received the AT&T Community Spotlight award for raising the bar in our community (May, 2008).
• City of Dreams was featured on NEN TV (Neighborhood Empowerment Network) in April, 2008.
• November 29, 2007, was declared City of Dreams Day by the Mayor’s Office of San Francisco.
• The first City of Dreams mentor/mentee match — Charley Curran and Raymond Devore — were named runners up for the national achievement MENTOR Spotlight Award in 2006.
• City of Dreams produced Mayor Gavin Newsom’s March Gladness Production in 2004 and 2005.

San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newsom, summed up the importance of the City of Dreams when he said, “I think what City of Dreams is doing is creating opportunities and opening up people’s imagination. I think having experiential opportunities for people to get out of where they are and see the world in much more broad strokes opens up their minds and imagination — and I think it’s critical.”