Dream Corps

Dream Corps is a non-profit co-founded by Van Jones, Jessica Jackson, and Matt Haney.

Dream Corps
Dream Corp's Logo
Formation2015 (2015)
Founders
TypeNonprofit
Focus
Location
  • United States
Methods
  • Policymaking
  • Advocacy
  • Lobbying
Nisha Anand
Somer Huntley
John Payne
National Director
Michelle Romero
  • Noland Chamblilss
  • Lea Endres
  • Diana Frappier
  • Van Jones
  • Jamie Lunder
  • Julian Mocine-McQueen
  • Nina Utne
  • Henriette Vinet-Martin
SubsidiariesGreen For All
Websitewww.thedreamcorps.org

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]

Dream Corps works closely with Rebuild the Dream and REFORM Alliance, which are separate organizations.[6]

Dream Corps JUSTICE

Dream Corps started as #cut50 in 2015. The organization helped to ban the shackling of jailed pregnant women in 14 states. The "Dignity for Incarcerated Women" campaign enlisted formerly incarcerated women and dozens of celebrities to deepen the focus on women's issues.[7] At the helm of #cut50, Jessica built the biggest national grassroots network for bipartisan reform, #cut50's Empathy Network.[8]  Cut50 produced the first-ever Bipartisan Criminal Justice Summit, which hosted Newt Gingrich and then Attorney General Eric Holder.[9]

First Step Act

As #cut50, Dream Corps worked alongside members of Congress, and the Trump Administration to develop and pass the First Step Act of 2018.[1]

Green for All

Green for All works to uplift the voices of low-income families and people of color in the climate movement. The initiative works through empathy-based communications and storytelling.

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. Canon, Gabrielle (November 29, 2019). "Jessica Jackson, a single mom from California, took on the prison system — and changed her life". USA Today. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. "Jessica Jackson Sloan - Marin Magazine - June 2016 - Marin County, California". www.marinmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  3. "Going local is the solution for the justice system reform". MSNBC. October 20, 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  4. "A Republican Governor Is Leading the Country's Most Successful Prison Reform". New Republic. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  5. Hecht, Jon. "This Millennial Activist Believes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Will Happen, Even Under Trump". Bustle. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  6. "REBUILD THE DREAM". Dream Corps. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. "Dream Corps: #cut50 - Dignity for Incarcerated Women". Dream Corps. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  8. "Dream Corps: #cut50 - Join the Empathy Network, a national community". Dream Corps. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  9. "Dream Corps: #cut50 - 2015 Bipartisan Criminal Justice Summit". Dream Corps. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  10. Guynn, Jessica (January 19, 2015). "Program teaches low-income kids to code". USA Today. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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