Dream.org

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Dream Corps
Websitewww.dream.org

Dream.org is a non-profit co-founded by

green jobs, and teaching low-income children how to code
.

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.

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ https://www.thedailybeast.com/van-jones-jeff-bezos-dollar100m-man-pushed-out-of-his-non-profit
  7. ^ 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.