Archives of "Carry it Forward"
Carry it Forward, the RFC's newsletter, is published twice a year in March and September. Each edition describes every grant made in the most recent granting cycle, as well as recent events and other RFC news.
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News from Our Community
Many RFC beneficiaries and their families are living through heart-wrenching circumstances as the activist parents wage daunting struggles for social and environmental justice. However there are… Read More
Over $200,000 Awarded in the First Half of 2013!
This spring the RFC awarded grants to 72 families totaling just over $200,000. One is a new special Group Grant, the remaining 71 are renewal grants to aid 145 children. The continuing targeting of… Read More
The Next Generation Steps Up
One of the themes of the CARRY IT FORWARD program was the transmission of progressive values to future generations (see full story here).
Carry It Forward
“We rededicate ourselves to fight our government’s war-making abroad and repression at home. We will not name names. We will not keep quiet. Like Ethel and… Read More
Bequests Fund the Future
In their final letter to my father and uncle, my grandparents wrote that they were comforted in the sure knowledge that others would carry on after them.
Executive Director's Report: Hello!
This is my first report as Executive Director of the Rosenberg Fund for Children, a job I assumed on September 1st from the founder and only previous leader of the RFC, my father Robert Meeropol.
New Faces, Changing Roles
Several major moves have happened recently at the RFC office. After six years running our granting program and other duties, Jennifer Meeropol has taken over from her father (the RFC’s founder,… Read More
Activism Skyrockets, RFC Confronts Increasing Need
This fall the RFC awarded almost $180,000 to 82 families with 155 children in 23 states and Puerto Rico. Seven are new grants, the remaining 75 are renewal grants to current RFC families. This brings… Read More
Join Us Online: Get the Latest Info!
If you have email, or are on Facebook or Twitter, you can get timely updates about the CARRY IT FORWARD: Celebrate the Children of Resistance event, plus other RFC news and alerts.
New Donor Honors Family Legacy
I received a moving email early in 2013 from “Amy,” the new RFC contributor (pictured here with her parents in the 1970's), who wanted to explain why she supports the RFC and what this connection… Read More
Executive Director's Report: Goodbye
This is my last report as Executive Director of the Rosenberg Fund for Children. When our next newsletter is published in September, Jenn Meeropol, my daughter, will be filling this position.… Read More
June 16: Remember Ethel & Julius and Bid Farewell to Robert
Sixty years ago this June, a mother and father wrote to their little boys, ages six and 10, for the last time. In that letter from Sing Sing Prison’s death row, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg told… Read More
Almost $190,000 Awarded in First Half of 2012
This spring we awarded 70 grants totaling just under $190,000. As activism grows, as police attack demonstrators, and as courts treat protestors as terrorists, more children may endure their parents… Read More
Creativity Makes Our Community Blossom
From the start, the RFC has nurtured and valued creativity. The Fund is Robert Meeropol’s inventive approach to turning the negative in his life into a positive — what he calls his “constructive… Read More
Join Us Online
During the two weeks surrounding this past June 19th, RFC news items were viewed by various Facebook users more than 8000 times. During that same period, dozens of our Twitter posts were retweeted,… Read More
Bequests Ensure Our Future
Over the past 20 years, the RFC has received numerous legacy gifts from the estates of dozens of people. This most thoughtful help honors us. You have the power to ensure that the RFC will remain a… Read More
Save the Date!
On Sunday, June 16, 2013, the RFC will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rosenbergs’ executions with an event at The Town Hall in New York City.
Executive Director's Report: 60 Years Ago
The first time I spent a summer outside of New York City was 60 years ago.
I had just turned five and was not yet in school. In a way I was lucky that I was young enough to be insulated from the… Read More