$18,760 for a broad range of programs for 12 children, ages five to 18, 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.
$5100 for school tuition, tutoring, and a CIF award for four children, ages 15 to 19, from two families whose mothers were both fired after advocating for equality and inclusion for their students.
$7500 for educational supplies for four children, ages six to 13, 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 back to the U.S., forcing the family to relocate once again.
$3600 for six CIF awards for textbooks and school supplies for six beneficiaries, ages 18 to 24, from 5 families. Their parents advocate for racial justice, prisoners’ rights, and human rights.
$5540 for tutoring, athletic expenses, and cultural programming for four children, ages nine to 18, from two families, whose mothers were both targeted for their anti-racist organizing in the workplace, fired without cause and have been prevented from working in their fields.
$8,800 for childcare, school tuition, and school supplies for five children, ages 4 to 18, from three families whose parents received death threats and other threatening messages because of their advocacy for racial justice.
$12,400 for tuition, tutoring, recreational activities and cultural programming for eight kids, ages nine to 15, from four families, whose dads faced repression for their racial justice organizing. Two lost jobs, one was arrested more than 40 times, others faced surveillance, arrest and harassment.
$8000 for school tuition and an online coding program for five kids, ages nine to 16, 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.
$4700 for school tuition and a sports program for three kids, ages eight to 12, from two families whose mothers were fired for organizing on the job. One fought for fair working practices and the other on behalf of students with special needs.
$18,860 for a broad range of programs for 14 children, ages five to 18, from five families. Some parents/guardians were beaten and arrested while marching against environmental racism; others were attacked and/or imprisoned for their community organizing work.