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Rep. Jim McGovern issues Ethel Rosenberg apology on the House floor

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Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern addressed the House floor on February 10, 2025. A key ally in the effort to clear Ethel Rosenberg's good name, the Representative issued an apology to Ethel's... Read More

Guest Blog: Goldilocks Zone for the Next Four Years: Act Locally, Collectively, and Repeatedly

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I've been thinking a lot recently about January 2017, right after the U.S. presidential elections, when anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant rhetoric was on the rise nationwide. Trump had just imposed a... Read More

Grateful for Our Community

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I was surprised by how disappointed I was when President Biden left office without acting on our request that he exonerate my grandmother, Ethel Roseberg. Despite keeping my expectations low and... Read More
Angela Y. Davis

"Our community requires an organization that aids children in this country whose parents have been targeted in the course of their progressive activity. Please join me and the thousands of RFC supporters who stand with those who resist."

Angela Davis, RFC Advisory Board member

Grants

Our community requires an organization that aids children in this country whose parents have been targeted in the course of their progressive activity. Please join me and the thousands of RFC supporters who stand with those who resist.

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Pie Chart Showing 2024 Grants by Category

Number of Children
246
Number of Grants
180
New Grants
14
Renewals
166
Total Grants Amount
$454,823.00

Application Deadlines:
March 21 & October 13

If you know of a child whom we might help, please let us know. We want all who qualify for our support to have the opportunity to receive it.

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Recent Grants

Young Activists Face Terrorism Charges

$5000 for TAY Development Grants for five activists ages 23-24 who were indicted under RICO and charged with domestic terrorism for their work to stop the construction of Cop City, a massive police training complex set to be built on sacred forests and in the middle of a largely Black community.
Miscellaneous
GA

Father Fights To Expose Corruption and Pollution

$4000 for education and sports supplies for four children, ages three to 15, whose dad has been denied employment ever since his name was leaked as an opponent of the enormous and powerful landfill company that is polluting a rural, mostly Black town.
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
AL

Dad Threatened

$2500 for art supplies and a tablet for the one and 12-year-old children of a prominent racial justice activist who has faced threats to his home and personal safety as a result of his public-facing social justice work.
Racial Justice
OR
Girls playing music

"We were so excited when we learned that you had decided to give grants for our music lessons. It has been difficult to pay for them since our father lost his job. Thank you for recognizing how our dad was singled out for his stand against war, and for realizing music's importance to our family."

RFC beneficiary siblings