Platform Overview
What is Dream Center Connect?
Section titled “What is Dream Center Connect?”Dream Center Connect is a multi-tenant platform designed to streamline community care delivery, constituent intake, volunteer hour tracking, and cross-partner collaboration.
Core Platform Portals & Touchpoints
Section titled “Core Platform Portals & Touchpoints”graph TD Public["Public Portal (/)"] --> Locator["1. Center Locator (ZIP/GPS)"] Public --> PublicIntake["2. Public Assistance Request (/request)"] Public --> Onboarding["3. Org Onboarding (/onboarding)"] Public --> Survey["4. Voluntary Grant Survey (/s/:token)"]
Staff["Staff & Admin Portal (/sign-in)"] --> Needs["1. Shared Needs & Realtime Comms"] Staff --> Constituents["2. Constituent Directory & Merge Manager"] Staff --> Volunteers["3. Volunteer Roster & Scheduling Calendar"] Staff --> Telephony["4. 10DLC Telephony & SMS Messaging"] Staff --> Reports["5. SLA Compliance & Grant Reports"]
Kiosk["Kiosk Terminal (/kiosk)"] --> Punch["1. Walk-up Guest & Volunteer Check-in"]System Architecture & Data Flow
Section titled “System Architecture & Data Flow”graph TD ClientApp["Dream Center Connect Frontend (Flutter Web & Mobile)"] -->|Secure REST API & TLS| Gateway["API Gateway / Backend Service"] KioskApp["Check-in Kiosk Terminals"] -->|Device Secret Authorization| Gateway Gateway --> Database[("PostgreSQL Database / Supabase")] Database -->|Realtime Postgres CDC Changes| ClientApp Gateway --> Telephony["Carrier Telephony & 10DLC Gateway"] Gateway --> EmailProv["Email Providers (Resend / SMTP)"] DocsSite["Documentation & Guides"] -->|Cloudflare Pages| CDN["docs.dreamcenterconnect.com"]Navigation & Workspaces
Section titled “Navigation & Workspaces”- Public Intake & Locator: Community-facing portal for assistance requests and grant surveys.
- Staff Workspace (
/staff): Operational triage for intake workers, case coordinators, and shift check-ins. - Partner Admin Workspace (
/partner-admin): Facility management, volunteer shift scheduling, and local kiosk controls. - Organization Admin Workspace (
/org-admin): Global network governance, 10DLC telephony provisioning, multi-partner management, audit logs, and executive reporting. - Kiosk Mode (
/kiosk): Dedicated terminal interface for fast walk-up guest check-in and volunteer service hour tracking.