A $600 Carry it Forward (CIF) award* for the 18-year-old son whose father was threatened with termination due to his academic activism on campus, resulting in his forced resignation and subsequent blacklisting, which prevents him from teaching in the region
$1700 for mental health services for the 13-year-old daughter whose mother fought to reallocate funding from the police to mental health services. As a result, she was harassed online by local police officers and someone fired a gun in her driveway in the middle of the night
$1880 for educational support for the six-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
$2000 for self-defense classes and a home security system for the 18-year-old son whose mother’s leadership in the Black Lives Matter movement led to numerous violent acts of intimidation.
$2000 for mental health support for the 16-year-old targeted activist youth who was bullied due to her leadership in the Black Lives Matter movement.
$3000 for recreational activities for two children, ages eight and 12, whose mom was fired after she advocated for an anti-racist framework at her job. She was subsequently harassed, and her home was threatened, forcing the family to move.
$4000 for childcare and a computer for the children, ages two and 11, whose father has faced harassment due to his involvement in various social justice movements and was fired from his job for participating in a BLM protest.
$6000 for educational supplies and an Attica grant* 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
$6,000 for virtual learning supplies for three children, ages nine to 15, whose mother lost her job and faced threats for exposing flagrant disregard for health and safety as well as appalling medical malfeasance at her work.