Unusual nonprofit makes youth dreams come true

At Youth Dreamers, it?s as if the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. has migrated to recurring classes of Stadium School sixth- through eighth-graders. They?ve taken up the slain civil rights leadera?s dream of a better, more equitablesociety.

“It all began in 2001 with nine students who were in an elective course of mine called Community Action,” 11-year language arts teacher Kristina Berdan said of Waverly?s youth-run, adult-guided nonprofit, where she now is executive director and the sole employee.