Parents Face Backlash
$2100 for educational supplies and a CIF award for two kids, ages 15 and 19, whose parents speak out and organize events in support of humane immigration policy despite having previously been forced… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Hunger Strike Participant Threatened
$2000 for educational support and swimming lessons for two kids, ages eight and 12, whose father participated in a hunger strike at a detention center to protest the detention of immigrants and… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Dad Targeted While in Sanctuary
$1350 for internet access and a CIF award for two brothers, ages 17 and 19, whose father is an immigrants’ rights leader. He spent more than four years in sanctuary, dealing with threats and pressure… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Father Disabled by Police Beating
$4500 for support services for three siblings, ages 10 to 11, 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
Mom Fired for Advocacy
$3000 for school tuition for two kids, ages nine and 13, whose mother was fired for advocating for the needs of her students.
Labor & Economic Justice
GA
Sons Flee with Mother
$1170 for acting lessons for the 18-year-old whose mother was threatened with prison for trying to address the needs of low-income families.
Labor & Economic Justice
TX
Union Leader Imprisoned
$1000 for martial arts classes for the 18-year-old son whose father fought for workers’ rights, co-founded an immigrant advocacy collective and spoke out against the Afghanistan and Iraq occupations… Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
FL
Children and Parents Working Together for Peace
$11,600 for a wide range of programs for 10 children, ages four to 21, 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
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 14 children, ages eight to 19, from six refugee families in… Read More
Peace
IL
Father Fights to Stop Witch Hunts
$1000 for sports programs for the 16-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… Read More
Peace
IL
Adoptive Dad Thwarted by Felonies
$2000 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. He has two felonies for actions he… Read More
Peace
DC
Sons of Political Prisoners Targeted
$7500 for school tuition and exercise equipment for five kids, ages 10 to 17, from two families whose fathers are both children of political prisoners. Their activism on behalf of political… Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
GA, VA
Mother Threatened for Helping Prisoners
$4500 for cultural programs for three children, ages eight to 18, whose mom created an alternative program for incarcerated individuals at a federal penitentiary. She was accused of conspiring with… Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
NY
Former Political Prisoner Faces Harassment
$2000 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
Dad Punished for Anti-Prison Art
$1780 for music lessons and educational supplies 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… Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
CO
Flemming Fund: Special Grant
$1500 for a special one time grant to allow the three young grandchildren and great grandchildren of a long time political prisoner to travel to meet him for the first time and/or attend his memorial… Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Parents Targeted for Anti-Racist Organizing
$11,550 for a wide range of programs for eight children, ages five to 19, from four families, whose parents were targeted for their anti-racist organizing in the workplace, some have faced harassment… Read More
Racial Justice
GA, OK, NC
Fathers Targeted for Anti-Racist Activism
$6200 for tuition, tutoring and recreational activities for four kids, ages 12 to 16, from two families, whose dads faced repression for their racial justice organizing. One lost his job and the… Read More
Racial Justice
CO, GA