Alot has happened in the past 25 years, in the life of the Rosenberg Fund for Children, and in the lives of the children and activist youth we aid.  The kids we funded in our early years are grown up and many of them have kids of their own. Sadly, we are currently funding some of those children because their parents have now become targeted activists themselves. In other cases, a second (or even third) generation of some families needs to travel behind prison walls to visit with a loved one.

But thankfully, the RFC is still here, still doing what we can to provide a safe haven for these most vulnerable members of the progressive community.

We salute our wonderful supporters in the article here. And below, we share with you a snapshot of some of the children and families for whom your support has made all the difference in the last two and a half decades.

› The two sisters to the far left have been taking RFC-funded trips their whole lives to visit their grandfather (near right) in prison, where he landed more than 40 years ago after being targeted by COINTELPRO. When their father was young in the 1990s (with them on the left, and with his father - the girls' grandfather - on the right), we funded his visits, too, as well as his college books.

› A seven-year-old boy is living with the effects of his mother being fired by Walmart for organizing her fellow workers. She had been advocating for their rights and participating in the Fight for $15 and Black Friday strikes, when Walmart retaliated. RFC support will help this child participate in sports activities that might otherwise have been out of reach, financially.

› The siblings (top right, photo by Mark Rose - Figure8Photos.com) have endured years of upheaval while their peace activist father has been targeted repeatedly. When they were younger (right), their dad was imprisoned after being charged with a felony for trespassing on a military base to protest the development of a national missile defense system and has been involved in numerous demonstrations and campaigns for peace domestically and internationally. RFC grants have helped these children attend preschool and participate in sports, dance and arts programs.

›  A now-18-month-old was an infant when his parents, environmental activists, faced attacks from those who opposed their attempts to safeguard public forests and water supplies from destructive logging and mining activities. Someone distributed a “wanted” poster in the family’s community containing their home address and a photo of this little boy’s father; it also appeared on social media, where people added comments about their desire to shoot, stab, beat and torture the family. Terrified by the threats, one of the parents temporarily took their child out of the area. The family is now together but still concerned about their safety. RFC grants fund enriching daycare for this toddler, while his parents work to get back on their feet.

› (left) “I’m actually currently employed as a part-time high school teacher by the very same district in which I was not allowed to walk during the commencement ceremony. AND, I am also working as an education consultant, with a community empowerment organization, monitoring the education policies that I helped pass as a high school senior.”

– former beneficiary, and later an RFC Gathering peer leader, targeted for his activism while a high school student