NEW GRANTS
Daughter Harassed $4200 for recreational activities and two Carry it Forward (CIF) [1] awards for four siblings, ages 16 to 22, whose family faced harassment after their mother filed a complaint to hold school personnel accountable for their outrageously inappropriate behavior towards female students. AL
Pipeline Protester Forced to Relocate $3000 for summer camp and music lessons for two children, ages five and seven, whose mom, a water protector, was arrested for disrupting the construction of a pipeline and faced harassment by local officials, forcing the family to relocate. VA
Family Targeted by Police $3000 for a computer and sports equipment for two brothers, ages 13 and 16, whose grandmother and father organized against environmental racism, specifically against the creation of a landfill in their town. As a result, they were targeted by local police and other officials. AL
Reproductive Justice Organizer Threatened $3000 for mental health services and recreational activities for the two daughters, ages four and 15, whose mom, a reproductive justice activist in a southern city, faced online harassment and attacks as a result of her efforts to ensure access to vital reproductive health care for all. The attacks scared the entire family, forcing them to relocate. CA
Families Forced to Flee $3000 for five CIF awards for five children from three families whose parents were targeted for their human rights organizing in their home countries and were forced to relocate to the US. IL
Mother Surveilled $2600 for childcare and recreational activities for three children, ages three to 10, whose mom faced harassment and surveillance for advocating for political prisoners unjustly targeted in the U.S. “war on terror.” MA
Union Organizers Fired $2500 for school tuition and a Targeted Activist Youth (TAY) [2] Development grant for a youth activist and eight-year-old daughter from two families. Both the youth activist and the mother were fired for organizing a union at their Starbucks. TN
Activist Mother Blacklisted $1500 for childcare for the three-year-old son whose mother advocated against coal ash being dumped in town. Due to her activism, she was denied employment and forced to relocate to find work. AL
Youth Activist Facing Felony Charges $1000 for a TAY Development grant for the 24-year-old animal rights activist who is facing eight felony charges for nonviolent animal liberation actions taken against factory farms after whistleblowers shared footage exposing animal cruelty. CA
CIVIL LIBERTIES
Activists Forced out of Work $8000 for a broad range of programs for six children, ages three to 18, from four families whose parents were fired for advocating for equality for their students, racial justice and journalists’ free speech rights. CA, GA, MI, MN
Activist Father Tortured $6000 for educational supplies for four children, ages seven to 14, whose family fled the U.S. to escape the FBI’s harassment of their father for his outspoken opposition to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. He was arrested and tortured before being extradited to the U.S. GA
Mother Blacklisted $4500 for educational support and recreational activities for three children, ages 12 to 17, whose mother advocates for individuals who were wronged in the criminal justice system and now can’t work within a 100-mile radius of her home. AL
Journalist Stabbed $1500 for educational support for the seven-year-old daughter whose father, a journalist, was attacked while covering a neo-Nazi rally and was arrested, though his attacker was never charged. CA
Mom Harassed $1500 for dance lessons for the six-year-old daughter whose mom chose to go public about being stopped by a Customs and Border Patrol agent because she was speaking Spanish. She took legal action and had to move to escape the subsequent harassment. Location withheld
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
Parents Fight to Protect Environment $17,760 for a broad range of programs for 12 children, ages six to 19, from four families. Some parents were beaten and arrested while marching against environmental racism; others were attacked and/or imprisoned for their community organizing work. CA, FL, GA
Pipeline Protesters Targeted $6000 for a range of programs for four children, ages 11 to 19, from two families whose parents fought against the construction of pipelines. One was physically assaulted, and the other faced felony charges. NM, WI
Father Falsely Accused $2000 for educational support for the 16-year-old son whose father spent decades litigating against a large oil company and achieved a historic victory. As a result, the company has relentlessly targeted him, resulting in significant financial loss and two-plus years of house arrest and imprisonment. NY
Environmental Lawyer Survives Assassination Attempt $2000 for a music program and tutoring for the 16-year-old son whose father fled to the U.S. after facing threats to his life for his advocacy work in his home country for rural communities’ right to control natural resources autonomously. MA
Young Environmental Activist Expelled $1500 for homeschooling support for the 14-year-old environmental activist who began a public protest every Friday afternoon to raise awareness of global heating. He was expelled and faced harassment from truck drivers who used their big rigs to smog him. WI
Environmental Activists & Children Threatened $1500 for physical therapy for the 12-year-old son whose father and older brother have been harassed and faced death threats as a result of their work to protect the local water basin. LA
Anti-Environmental Racism Activist Targeted $1500 for educational supplies for the 18-year-old whose guardian organized against processing plants being placed in their predominantly Black community. One of the companies filed a lawsuit against her, and she faced harassment from local officials. AL
GENDER EQUALITY, LGBTQ & REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
Mother Targeted for Pro-Choice Advocacy $5750 for educational materials, childcare and recreation activities for the four sons, ages two to 16, whose mother participated in a news segment opposing her state’s abortion restrictions. As a result, her nonprofit lost funding and her children were harassed in the local school. AL
Mom Fights to End Torture $2000 for a computer and educational supplies for the 17-year-old daughter whose mother provided advocacy and assistance to women whose rights had been violated in their home country. She was detained and arrested before seeking refuge in the U.S. IL
Mother Threatened with Loss of Son $1500 for equine therapy for the 14-year-old daughter whose mother, an LGBTQ rights activist, was threatened by the state with the removal of one of her children because of her organizing. OR
Daughters Assaulted $1000 for school tuition for the 15-year-old son whose family had to flee their home country after his mother and two sisters were brutalized for the mom’s work against female genital mutilation. NY
HUMAN RIGHTS
Parents Forced to Flee $6600 for extracurricular activities, summer camp and a CIF award for five children, ages five to 23, from three families whose parents, human rights activists, were forced to leave their home country after they faced threats and their comrades were killed or imprisoned. IL, NY, MA
Mom Fights for Indigenous Rights $3000 for tutoring and recreational activities for the two siblings, ages seven and eight, whose mom was repeatedly stalked and threatened for her efforts to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. NM
Father Forced to Leave Country $3000 for school tuition for two children, ages 10 and 15, whose dad established an interfaith mosque to counteract society’s negative bias towards Muslims post-9/11. He faced harassment and detention by the FBI and local law enforcement and chose to leave the U.S. to end the persecution. NY
Mother Beaten $800 for summer camp for the 17-year-old daughter whose mother organized against government corruption in her home nation. She came to the U.S. after the military harassed and assaulted her. IL
IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS
Parents Targeted in Sanctuary $7675 for a broad range of programs for six beneficiaries, ages six to 24, from three families whose parents, all immigrants rights activists, faced threats from ICE while they advocated for more just immigration policies from sanctuary. Location withheld
Whistleblower Targeted $4500 for educational supplies for three children, ages 11 to 16, whose mother lost her job and faced threats for exposing flagrant disregard for health and safety as well as appalling medical malfeasance at her work. Location withheld
Mom in Asylum Limbo for 10+ Years $3500 for school tuition and a computer for two siblings, ages 16 and 18, whose mother is an immigrants’ rights activist. As a result of her organizing, her asylum case was delayed for 12 years; this caused her family great financial stress and led them to become unhoused for more than four years. Location withheld
Father Deported $3000 for driving lessons, school supplies and recreational activities for two siblings, ages 15 and 18, whose father was detained and deported by ICE, despite his pending case, in an apparent act of retaliation for his years of leadership within the immigrants’ rights movement. Location withheld
Hunger Strike Participant Threatened $2000 for summer camp and educational support for two kids, ages nine and 13, whose father participated in a hunger strike at a detention center to protest detention and unsafe conditions. He was threatened with deportation, told he would not be eligible for release and taunted by prison guards. Location Withheld
LABOR & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Father Disabled by Police Beating $4500 for support services for three siblings, ages 11 to 12, whose father, a whistleblower for worker and consumer safety, was laid off and harassed, then arrested and attacked by police. Despite multiple surgeries, he is incapacitated and partially paralyzed. MA
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. GA
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. TX
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 motivated charges and has been in prison since 2012. FL
PEACE
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 parents have been imprisoned for civil disobedience. NC, VA, WA
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 which at least one parent was a targeted pro-democracy activist. IL
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, but refuses to testify before a grand jury investigating anti-war activists. IL
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 peace slogans. Her vehicle has been vandalized on numerous occasions and drivers have tried to run her off the road. GA
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 disobedience have kept him from being able to legally adopt his son. DC
PRISONERS’ RIGHTS/ U.S. POLITICAL PRISONERS
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’ rights has resulted in police harassment and lost jobs. GA, VA
Dad Punished for Anti-Prison Art $4270 for music lessons, summer activities and an Attica [3] grant for the nine and 13-year-old daughters whose incarcerated father advocates for prison abolition in his poetry and writing. His views have resulted in prolonged periods in solitary confinement, violent attacks, additional charges and denial of communication with his family. CO
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 threatened with prosecution. NY
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. MA
RACIAL JUSTICE
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 harassment while others were fired without cause and have been prevented from working in their fields. GA, OK, NC
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 other was arrested more than 40 times. CO, GA
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. OR
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 police violence. Their car has been keyed and tires slashed dozens of times, and they have both received death threats, forcing them to move. MD
Activist Forced out of Work $1900 for dance classes and music lessons for two siblings, ages nine and 18, whose mother advocated against racism and rape culture in schools. In retaliation, she lost contracts with the local schools and government that she relied on to support her family and was forced to relocate. OK
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. Location Withheld
Peaceful Organizer Charged $1500 for mental health services and summer camp for the 14-year-old child of a racial justice organizer who was falsely arrested at a peaceful protest. Because prosecutors charged her with gang enhancements, she faced up to eight years in jail. AZ
Police Target Mother $1500 for dance lessons and mental health support for the 14-year-old daughter whose mother fought to reallocate funding from the police to mental health services. As a result, she was harassed online by local police officers, and someone fired a gun in her driveway in the middle of the night. TX
Campus Organizer Targeted $1500 for summer camp for the eight-year-old daughter whose mom is a recognized leader at her college. They have both been threatened by those opposed to racial justice events the mom has organized on campus. OR
OTHER
GROCERY GIFT CARDS $2000 to provide a $200 Grocery Card for current RFC beneficiary families in crisis.
VIRTUAL GATHERINGS $2500 to provide virtual programming for RFC beneficiaries.
CIF AWARDS $2400 for four CIF awards for textbooks and school supplies for three beneficiaries, ages 18 to 24, from three families. Their parents advocate for environmental justice, peace and racial justice. AL, FL, ME
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[1] CIF awards of $600 are given to 18 to 24-year-olds to help pay for the costs associated with college or similar programs to help prepare them for adult life.
[2] TAY Development grants of up to $1000 are given to Targeted Activist Youths to further their educational needs or develop their organizing skills.
[3] Attica Fund Prison Visit grants enable the children and grandchildren of political prisoners to visit their jailed loved ones