Dream Corps
Dream Corps is a non-profit co-founded by Van Jones, Jessica Jackson, and Matt Haney. History. Jessica Jackson and Matt Haney met Van Jones during a chance meeting and began talking with him about criminal justice reform. Over breakfast they scribbled ideas on a napkin which later led to the formation of #cut50. In 2015, Jackson, Haney, and Jones joined to co-found #cut50, an organization focused on bipartisan solutions to criminal justice reform issues. Dream Corps works closely with Rebuild the Dream and REFORM Alliance, which are separate organizations. 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. At the helm of #cut50, Jessica built the biggest national grassroots network for bipartisan reform, #cut50's Empathy Network.  Cut50 produced the first-ever Bipartisan Criminal Justice Summit, which hosted Newt Gingrich and then Attorney General Eric Holder. 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. 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. The organization works to teach low-income kids how to code.