$5000 for three children, ages four, 15 and 16, from three families. Their mothers are leaders in the fight for police reform and justice for victims of police violence. All three have received death threats, attention from white supremacists, and pressure to relocate their families.
$4500 for educational support for three children, ages 11, 16 and 20, whose mother has been beaten and jailed because of her work for racial and gender justice.
$3000 for recreational activities for two children, ages 10 and 15, 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.
$2000 for mental health services for the 15-year-old child of a racial justice organizer who was unjustly arrested at a peaceful protest. Because prosecutors charged her with gang involvement, she faced up to eight years in jail.
$1600 for a TAY Development grant and a Carry it Forward award for the 21-year-old volleyball player who was relentlessly bullied out of school by peers and teachers after taking a knee for racial justice.
A $1000 TAY Development grant for the 24-year-old BLM activist who, during a protest, was hit by a car driven by a police officer and was arrested for protesting. He has since been denied housing due to his “criminal record,” but continues to be a frontline organizer.
A $1000 TAY Development grant for the 18-year-old targeted activist who was bullied due to her leadership in the BLM movement.
$1000 for cheerleading for the 16-year-old whose mom demands justice for victims of police violence, including her own family members. Their car has been repeatedly vandalized and they have received death threats that forced them to move.
$1200 for mental health services for the 14-year-old child of a racial justice organizer who was unjustly arrested at a peaceful protest. Because prosecutors charged her with gang involvement, she faced up to eight years in jail.
$1500 for therapy and music lessons for the 15-year-old daughter whose mother fought to reallocate police funding to mental health services. She was harassed online by local police and someone fired a gun in her driveway in the middle of the night.