Young Civil Rights Activist Targeted

$1800 for mental health support and educational supplies for the 17-year-old targeted activist youth who was bullied due to her leadership in the Black Lives Matter movement.
Racial Justice
Location Withheld

Activist Forced out of Work

$1900 for dance classes and music lessons for two siblings, ages nine to 18, whose mother advocated against racism and rape culture in schools. In retaliation, she lost contracts with the local... Read More
Racial Justice
OK

Mom Persists Despite Violent Intimidation

$2600 for cheerleading and a CIF award for the 16 and 19-year-old siblings whose uncle was beaten to death by police and whose mom has organized to demand justice for her brother and other victims of... Read More
Racial Justice
MD

Family Threatened by KKK

$2700 for orthodontia and two CIF awards for three daughters, ages 17 to 22, whose activist mom received death threats from the Klan for her efforts to desegregate a public housing complex.
Racial Justice
OR

Fathers Targeted for Anti-Racist Activism

$6500 for tuition, a computer and recreational activities for four kids, ages 12 to 17, from two families, whose dads faced repression for their racial justice organizing. One lost his job and the... Read More
Racial Justice
CO, GA

Parents Targeted for Anti-Racist Organizing

$14,500 for a wide range of programs for eleven children, ages five to 18, from five families, whose parents were targeted for their anti-racist organizing in the workplace, some have faced... Read More
Racial Justice
GA, OK, NC

Former Political Prisoner Faces Harassment

$3000 for school tuition for the 14-year-old twins whose father was incarcerated for anti-apartheid efforts and continues to face ongoing targeting for his work to free political prisoners.
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
MA

Mother Threatened for Helping Prisoners

$3000 for cultural programs for two children, ages eight and 11, whose mom created an alternative program for incarcerated individuals. She was accused of conspiring with a political prisoner and... Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
NY

Dad Punished for Anti-Prison Art

$4270 for music lessons, summer activities and an Attica3 grant for the nine and 13-year-old daughters whose incarcerated father advocates for prison abolition in his poetry and writing. His views... Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
CO

Sons of Political Prisoners Targeted

$7500 for school tuition and summer activities for five kids, ages 11 to 18, from two families whose fathers are both children of political prisoners. Their activism on behalf of political prisoners... Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
GA, VA

Adoptive Dad Thwarted by Felonies

$1000 for sports expenses for the 15-year-old son whose father has been arrested upwards of 100 times for his direct actions related to peace and social justice. Previous convictions for civil... Read More
Peace
DC

Peace Activist’s Vehicle Vandalized

$1500 for school tuition for the 14-year-old grandson whose grandmother (with whom he lives part-time), a peace activist, travels the U.S. advocating for social justice in a truck painted with... Read More
Peace
GA

Father Fights to Stop Witch Hunts

$2000 for educational and recreational support for the 17-year-old daughter whose father, a member of a peace and international solidarity group, had his home raided and was threatened with arrest,... Read More
Peace
IL

Support for Children of Torture Survivors

$3500 for a group grant for outdoor activities for kids whose activist parents survived torture in their home countries. The program serves 13 children, ages nine to 19, from five refugee families in... Read More
Peace
IL

Children and Parents Working Together for Peace

$9540 for a wide range of programs for nine children, ages five to 19, from three families who are members of pacifist communities. Parents have engaged in peaceful anti-war protests, and many of the... Read More
Peace
NC, VA, WA

Union Leader Imprisoned

$2000 for martial arts and mental health support for the 18-year-old son whose father fought for workers’ rights and co-founded an immigrant advocacy collective. He was arrested on politically... Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
FL

Sons Flee with Mother

$2250 for acting and music lessons and a CIF award for the 18 and 21-year-old brothers whose mother was threatened with prison for trying to address the needs of low-income families.
Labor & Economic Justice
TX

Mom Fired for Advocacy

$3000 for school tuition for two kids, ages 10 and 14, whose mother was fired for advocating for the needs of her students.
Labor & Economic Justice
GA