French Montana continues to make waves outside of the music and entertainment industry, and it’s inspiring to say the least. Announced today, French has partnered with MTV and the Get Schooled Foundation to launch the “We Are The Dream” campaign to support DACA and encourage kids to receive higher education.

According to a press release, these are the focal points of the campaign:

• WeAreTheDream.us: A digital hub housing resources and support for undocumented students and their families, including personal stories, information on scholarships, sanctuary colleges and more. The site includes resources from partners including United We Dream, USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education, and The Dream.US.
• Text Support: Undocumented students and their families can text “we are the dream” to 33-55-77 with their questions, and a team of trained counselors will answer and connect them with existing resources. All text exchanges are kept confidential.
• Twitter Chat: On February 21st, Get Schooled will host a Twitter chat with key experts in higher education and immigration to discuss resources available for Dreamers to go to college, as well as answer questions from young Dreamers about possible paths forward.
• We Are The Dream Grants: Schools, colleges, and community-based organizations that are committed to supporting undocumented students’ access to higher education can apply for a grant up to $1,000 from Get Schooled to put their ideas into action. For more information, go to wearethedream.us. Grant will be awarded on a rolling basis; the grant application will close March 30, 2018.
• #WeAreTheDream: Chart-topping hip-hop artist French Montana, a first generation immigrant from Morocco, will lead #wearethedream to celebrate the impact American immigrants have had on the country. People can post a selfie on Instagram and/or Twitter with the hashtag to share their stories, spread awareness and stand in solidarity with the belief that everyone should have the opportunity to go to college.

French couldn’t be more excited about this campaign as it’s clearly a very meaningful thing to him, being an immigrant himself.

“I am one of tens of thousands of first and second generation immigrants that are having a significant positive impact on the United States. We are the Dream,” said French Montana. “I am excited to lead others in this fight to ensure Dreamers connect with support they need to get to college and make their American Dream come true.”

Marie Groark, the Executive Director of Get Schooled, had this to say:

“The path from high school to college is confusing and stressful for the average high school senior, but even more so for undocumented students,” said Marie Groark, Executive Director of Get Schooled. “We are excited to partner with MTV to spread awareness among undocumented students and their allies that resources are available, college is possible, and they are not alone in their quest to get an education.”

Undocumented youth are currently unable to receive federal aid, however the states of California, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington have allowed undocumented students to receive state financial aid.

For more information on the We Are The Dream campaign, visit: www.wearethedream.us

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