DDF has an extensive mentoring program. Selected recipients are offered a variety of opportunities to increase their skills and are guided during their learning experiences by matching recipients with experts in the field. A network of dedicated professional musicians, artists, recording studio and video productions personnel and performance coaches are part of the DDF mentoring team. Past recipients have been given opportunities such as to record in sound studios, perform at live events, record video productions, attend song writer camps, exhibit their art works, interview with radio celebrities and to have one to one coaching sessions by professional musicians and artists.