Dreamers, Visionaries & Leaders Project

Founded in 2009, Dreamers, Visionaries & Leaders Project is a community organisation based in Apple Valley, United States working on education, arts & culture, community development.

The Dreamers, Visionaries & Leaders (DVL) Project is a non-profit based in the High Desert region of San Bernardino County, California, and operates as an affiliate fund of the High Desert Community Foundation. Founded in 2009, it honours African American and Hispanic residents and historic figures for their professional accomplishments and community service, having recognised around 188 people to date. Since 2014 it has run the DVL Legacy Scholarship Program, which awards scholarships to local high school and college students and pairs each recipient with a mentor. DVL also hosts Black History Month and Hispanic Heritage Month events, a library programme, a scholarship-supporting Mariachi festival, and makes donations and volunteer contributions to other local non-profits.