Mission Statement

Kelleher Real Estate not only acknowledges our responsibility to our customers and clients but also to our island community and our way of life here. It is this commitment that served as the impetus for creating our Dreamcatcher's Childrens Foundation. Our foundation is funded solely through office revenues. The intent of the foundation is to assist children on the island who are dealing with unique challenges in their young lives to include ones of a financial, emotional and/or physical nature.

Camp Scholarships

Though the island serves as a breathtaking backdrop to our lives here, there are some harsh realities some children deal with such as moving twice a year, every year and leaving behind their friends and sometimes belongings due to our housing crisis. Add to this mix, alcohol, drugs or domestic abuse and the results are "at risk" children who need the full support of our island community. These are the children our foundation hopes to help by offering scholarships to camps offered on (and sometimes) off-island. This gives the children the opportunity to try something they've always had an interest in or to gain additional skills in something they are already good at. Our scholarships are "child based" and center around the unique needs and wants of the child. Our goal is to make the child feel empowered and comforted to know that someone cares about them and wants to honor them by providing a brief respite from their daily routine to make some new memories and friendships. We want to give them an opportunity to experience the island in the way generally reserved for only our privileged residents and visitors. Some of the activities the children have selected include gymnastics, art, sailing, theatre, horseback riding, sports and even week-long camps off-island.

College Scholarships

For our young adults, our foundation awards a college scholarship each year to the graduating senior who has demonstrated an on-going commitment to community service. It is our hope that by rewarding volunteerism at a young age we will be encouraging our young people to make this work an on-going part of their life helping to build strong communities. It has been encouraging to see how many of our teenagers already incorporate this type of work into their busy lives.

Additional Causes

In addition to the camp and college scholarships, Dreamcatcher's provides on-going support to the following island agencies:

• Boys & Girls Club Sponsor A Kid Program
• Prom Night "Celebration"
• Hospice
• Sail Martha's Vineyard
• Siuna Foundation
• MV Rotary
• Island Food Pantry
• MV Preservation Trust
• Safe Haven Project
• Visiting Nurses Association
• Island Police Funds
• Red Stocking Fund

Applications

Notices are placed in both local papers indicating when scholarship requests are processed. This is generally done around March for the coming summer season. You are always welcome to call our office at (508) 693-8000 for more information on this process.