$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.

$1850 for educational supplies and a CIF award for the two daughters, ages 18 and 23, whose father was a leader of an organization committed to Black and Brown unity, and human and civil rights. He was convicted of racketeering and sentenced to decades in prison despite maintaining his innocence.

$1200 for educational support for the seven-year-old daughter whose father, a journalist, was attacked while covering a neo-Nazi rally. His attacker was not charged, but he was arrested and the police confiscated his memory card.

$1000 for dance lessons for the five-year-old daughter whose mom chose to go 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 subsequent harassment.

A CIF Award* for the 21-year-old daughter of an environmental and racial justice activist who runs a podcast that highlights local issues and amplifies the voices of those experiencing oppression. Due to her podcast, this mom has been removed from Boards and denied jobs in her field. The harassment extended to the daughter, who was denied a scholarship due to her mom’s activism and chose to attend college out-of-state to try to escape the targeting the family experienced.