Dream.org is a non-profit organization co-founded by Van Jones, Jessica Jackson, and Matt Haney. It focuses on issues such as mass incarceration, climate change, and poverty by advocating for new legislation, creating green jobs, and teaching low-income children about computer programming.
History
Jessica Jackson and Matt Haney met Van Jones during a chance meeting and began talking with him about criminal justice reform.[1] Over breakfast they scribbled ideas on a napkin which later led to the formation of #cut50.[1]
In 2015, Jackson, Haney, and Jones joined to co-found #cut50, an organization focused on bipartisan solutions to criminal justice reform issues.[2][3][4][5] As #cut50, Dream Corps worked alongside members of Congress, and the Trump Administration to develop and pass the First Step Act of 2018.[1]
Bezos donation
In 2021, Jeff Bezos reportedly gave Dream.org $100,000,000 (USD) as a donation.[6] In 2023, Van Jones was ousted from Dream.org over financial woes.
Dream Corps TECH
Dream Corps TECH started as #YesWeCode in early 2015 alongside Rebuild the Dream.[7] The organization works to teach low-income kids how to code.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Canon, Gabrielle (November 29, 2019). "Jessica Jackson, a single mom from California, took on the prison system — and changed her life". USA Today. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Jessica Jackson Sloan - Marin Magazine - June 2016 - Marin County, California". www.marinmagazine.com. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ "Going local is the solution for the justice system reform". MSNBC. October 20, 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "A Republican Governor Is Leading the Country's Most Successful Prison Reform". New Republic. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ Hecht, Jon. "This Millennial Activist Believes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Will Happen, Even Under Trump". Bustle. Archived from the original on 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ https://www.thedailybeast.com/van-jones-jeff-bezos-dollar100m-man-pushed-out-of-his-non-profit
- ^ a b Guynn, Jessica (January 19, 2015). "Program teaches low-income kids to code". USA Today. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.