Dream.org

Dream.org (previously known as Dream Corps) is a non-profit organization founded by Van Jones.^[1] It focuses on issues such as mass incarceration, climate change, and poverty by advocating for legislation, influencing public policy, and training in computer programming.

Dream.Org

Formation	2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Founders	Van Jones
Type	Nonprofit
Focus	Justice reform Prison reform Climate Change Poverty
Location	United States
Methods	Policymaking Advocacy Lobbying
Subsidiaries	Green for All
Website	www.dream.org

History

Jessica Jackson and Matt Haney met Van Jones during a chance meeting and began talking with him about criminal justice reform.^[2] Over breakfast they scribbled ideas on a napkin which later led to the formation of #cut50.^[2]

In 2015, Jackson, Haney, and Jones joined to co-found #cut50, an organization focused on bipartisan solutions to criminal justice reform issues.^[3][4][5][6] As #cut50, Dream Corps worked alongside members of Congress, and the Trump Administration to develop and pass the First Step Act of 2018.^[2]

In 2021, Jeff Bezos reportedly gave Dream.org $100,000,000 (USD) as a donation.^[7]

Since 2021, Dream.Org Justice (formerly known as #cut50) has advocated for passage of the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act to eliminate sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine.^[8][9]

Dream Corps TECH

Dream Corps TECH started as #YesWeCode in early 2015 alongside Rebuild the Dream.^[10] The organization works to teach low-income kids how to code.^[10]

References

1. Martarano, Steve. "Dream.Org comes to Sacramento". The Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
2. 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.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. 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.
7. Kirsch, Noah (2023-08-19). "Van Jones, Bezos' $100M Man, Pushed Out of His Own Non-Profit". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
8. Johnson, Carrie (2023-01-09). "A bill that would have impacted racial disparity in cocaine crimes died in the Senate". NPR. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
9. Wood, Robert (2023-07-04), Justice for all: It’s time to end the discrimination between crack and cocaine sentencing, retrieved 2024-08-28
10. 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.