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… Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
MA

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… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld

Parents Targeted in Sanctuary

$7675 for a broad range of programs for six beneficiaries, ages six to 24, whose parents, all immigrants rights activists, faced threats from ICE while they advocated for more just immigration… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
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… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
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… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
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… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld

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.
Human Rights
IL

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… Read More
Human Rights
NY

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’… Read More
Human Rights
NM

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… Read More
Human Rights
IL, NY, MA

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.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
NY

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.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
OR

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… Read More
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
IL

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… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
AL

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… Read More
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
AL

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.
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
LA

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… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
WI

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… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
MA