$9600 for tuition, enrichment activities, family reunification expenses and a CIF award for seven children, ages 7 to 22, from four families whose parents fled their home countries after their human rights activism put them in immediate danger.
$4000 for school tuition for two children, ages 11 and 16, whose dad established an interfaith mosque to counteract society’s bias towards Muslims after 9/11. He faced harassment and detention by the FBI and fled the U.S. to end the persecution.
$3400 for music lessons and DJ equipment for two siblings, ages 11 and 17, whose mom advocated against racism and rape culture in schools. In retaliation, she lost important contracts with the local schools and government and was forced to relocate.
$3000 for sports programs for two siblings, ages eight and nine, whose mother was repeatedly stalked and threatened for her efforts to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day.
$9000 for tuition and enrichment activities for six children, ages 6 to 17, from four families whose parents fled their home countries after their human rights activism put them in immediate danger.
$3200 for arts enrichment and a CIF award for three siblings, ages 11 to 19, whose mother advocated against racism and rape culture in schools. In retaliation, she lost important contracts with the local schools and government and was forced to relocate.
$3000 for sports for two siblings, ages seven and nine, whose mom was repeatedly stalked and threatened for her efforts to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day.
$1500 for driving lessons and soccer for the 16-year-old son whose father was driven out of his home country by officials opposed to his efforts to end political violence. He was harassed and jailed, and many family members were beaten or threatened. The boy now lives in the U.S. with his stepmother while his father continues his activism abroad.
$2600 for tutoring and a CIF award for two sisters, ages 17 and 19, whose mother fought corruption in her home country. She came to the U.S. after the military harassed and assaulted her.
$3000 for sports expenses for two siblings, ages seven and eight, whose mom was repeatedly stalked and threatened for her efforts to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day.