What a Difference a Dream Makes!
Each dream you help us fulfill brings unforgettable joy to a child whose days are typically filled with doctor appointments and medical treatments. Discover the deep and lasting impact your donations have on these brave kids and their families.
How Does The Dream Connection Work?
Dream Connection is a nonprofit that works to connect kids dealing with debilitating or life-threatening illnesses to the funding that allows them to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Here’s how we do it:
1.A Child is Nominated
2.We learn about their dreams
3.We pair them with a Dream Captainto pilot the process
4.We find a way to fulfill their dream!
See How Your Help Impacts Kids and Families
Watch a child’s face light up with pure glee and a family experience a rare moment of happiness as a long-hoped-for dream comes true.
The Latest Dreams Come True
See some of the dreams that recently became reality – thanks to generous donors like YOU!
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!
The Dream Connection needs you! Volunteer your time, talents or tangible goods to help us create once-in-a-lifetime experiences for kids battling life-threatening or chronically debilitating illnesses.
Nominate a Child
Know a family struggling with the overwhelming burden of a child’s debilitating or life-threatening illness in East Tennessee? We want to know about it. Your nomination could be the catalyst for brightening their lives with a joyful experience!
Turn a Kid's Dream Into Reality!
Want to bring joy and light into a child’s life? Your contributions help us make a big impact on kids with dreams that seem big to them – but are small compared to what they endure every day.