11
years ago, Jessica and Gibor joined a group of neighbors, under the leadership
of Martha Cook to create the "I Have a Dream - Oakland" Foundation.
We followed our 88 original Dreamers (the entire 1996 3rd grade class at
Prescott Elementary in West Oakland) through to college (or other
post-secondary education), where we guarantee them scholarships. In 2000 this
program expanded to 320 children with the inclusion of their 6th grade
classmates at 3 schools under a federal Gear Up grant. In 2006 we
completed our ten year commitment to our dreamers and were pleased that our
students far exceeded their anticipated record of graduation and moving on to
post- secondary education. For more information, visit http://www.ihad-oakland.org/
Jessica
is currently the Vice President of the board of the Youth Musical Theater
Company. YMTC is dedicated to producing the next generation theater artists and
engaged citizens by creating an exceptional
theater experience for performers and audiences alike. For information please
see: http://www.ymtcberkeley.org/
Jessica
is a member of the board of Planetfesto. The mission
of this grass roots organization is to make a virtual ribbon of tiles to
surround the world! For information please go to http://planetfesto.org .