Dream.org (previously known as Dream Corps) is a non-profit organization founded by Van Jones.[1] It was founded based on "reaching across political divides to bring justice, and environmental and technological change to underrepresented populations."[2] The organization works through three programs – Green, Justice and Tech — to combat climate change, disrupt mass incarceration, and create economic opportunities in overlooked communities.[3]
History
Jessica Jackson and Matt Haney met Van Jones during a chance meeting and began talking with him about criminal justice reform.[4] Over breakfast they scribbled ideas on a napkin which later led to the formation of #cut50.[4]
In 2015, Jackson, Haney, and Jones joined to co-found #cut50, an organization focused on bipartisan solutions to criminal justice reform issues.[5][6][7][8] As #cut50, Dream Corps worked alongside members of Congress, and the Trump Administration to develop and pass the First Step Act of 2018.[4]
In 2021, Jeff Bezos reportedly gave Dream.org $100,000,000 (USD) as a donation.[9]
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.[10][11]
