$1500 for tutoring for the eight-year-old daughter whose father, a journalist, was attacked while covering a neo-Nazi rally. He was arrested and had his camera confiscated while his attacker walked free.
$1500 for dance and music lessons for a six-year-old girl whose mom went public about being stopped by a Customs and Border Patrol agent because she was speaking Spanish. She took legal action and had to move to escape the harassment she endured for speaking out.
$4000 to support two children, ages eight and 12, whose father leaked documents that exposed racist surveillance tactics in the U.S. He was sentenced to prison and forced to liquidate all assets to pay legal fees.
$6000 in homeschooling expenses for four children aged eight to 15 whose family fled the U.S. to escape the FBI’s harassment of their father for his public opposition to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. He was arrested, tortured and extradited back to the U.S., which forced the family to relocate once again.
$1500 for childcare for the two-year-old daughter of a town’s first Black mayor, a longtime community activist, who has been systematically barred from assuming office. He has been locked out of city hall, prevented from performing mayoral duties and suspended from his EMT position by a corrupt group of town officials who do not want to see him in power.
$3000 for the two children, ages nine and 15, whose mother, a teacher, fought for the well-being of all students after her young autistic child was physically assaulted by an aide at school. As a result of her efforts, the school fired her and reported her as an unfit parent. Her activism is slowly resulting in a better environment for students with disabilities.
$4500 for educational support, recreational activities and computers for three children, ages 11 to 16, whose mother advocates for individuals who were wronged in the criminal justice system and now can’t work within a 100-mile radius of her home.
$3000 for educational support and recreational activities for the two siblings, ages seven and 11, whose father exposed the FBI’s racist targeting of Muslim communities and was subsequently imprisoned.
$9100 for a broad range of programs for seven children, ages three to 22, from four families whose parents were fired for advocating for equality for their students, BLM, and journalist’s free speech rights.
$4500 for educational supplies for four children, ages seven to 14, 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.