Dorm Room DreamzZ
Preventing Student Homelessness
Opening doors to opportunity
"Some students just need a place to have DreamzZ"
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What is Dorm
Room DreamzZ?
Dorm Room Dreamz L3C. (DRDz) is a housing & educational service provider dedicated to awareness and prevention of student homelessness.
At Dorm Room Dreamz L3C., we know some students just need a place to have Dreamzz! Housing hardships, such as evictions and homelessness, impact a student’s learning capabilities and make it difficult to stay enrolled.
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Individualized,
College Housing Plans
A CHP is a College Housing Plan. Every college student should have a housing plan and know their housing options. Students who participate in the program will have a personalized housing plan with a booklet, and contact information, and action steps to successfully obtain or remain in safe, and accessible housing that supports higher education.
DRDz provides housing assessments, referrals and follow-ups to all students. DRDz CHP services will include;
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Housing Assessment
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Housing Budgeting
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Private Student Housing Apartments
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On-Campus Student housing
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Roommates Matching
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Resources and Referral including Rental Assistance and Public Assistance program (if available)
College Housing 101
Current College Students also need additional support with college success and housing. DRDz offers 2 courses in our College Housing 101 Homeless Prevention series.
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Course 411- Info session Living on vs off-campus How much does it really cost? Knowing your housing options
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Course 911- Emergency Housing resource program for Housing Hardships
Pre-College
Access & Success
Pre-colleges services are designed for high schools, community agencies, and/or foster care programs with juniors or seniors interested in pursuing higher education and need additional assistance with the overall college process including
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FAFSA Assistance
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Scholarship & Funding Search
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Documentation Assistance
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Housing Search & Placements
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College Application Assistance
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College Readiness
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College Fairs/Resources
In The News
Dorm Room Dreamz: Taking Action to Address College Homelessness
Taking action is the first in helping students. Read how this company is steping up and doing more for students in need.
Aug 8, 2018
States Considering Bills to Promote College Access and Success for Students Experiencing Homelessnes
Dorm Room Dreamz was featured as a way to help students with access and success for student experiencing homelesssness.
March 7, 2019
LSU's Tobin and Gros Release New Book LSU SOE
Dorm Room Dreamz founder, Brandy Gros co-authored a book with Dr. Kerri Tobin geared towards teachers and those in educator to be used as a guide for assisting student in the classroom with homelessness.
September 9, 2020
Testimonials
Dorm Room Dreamz, help me find an apartment that I could afford and a for the first time in a long sleep in my own bed.
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DRDZ provided me with housing
items that made my empty dorm
room feel like a home.
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I wish this program was around when I was in school. It is very much needed.
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I didn't have any family or friends that I could stay with and DRDz was the first program that I reached out to because I didn't want to sleep in my car anymore.
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— BRCC Student
-Southern University and A&M Student
- Community Member
-BRCC Student