$1000 for physical therapy for the 17-year-old daughter whose father, a member of a peace and international solidarity group, had his home raided and was threatened with arrest but refuses to testify before a grand jury investigating anti-war activists.
$1500 for tuition for the 14-year-old grandson whose grandmother (with whom he lives part time) travels the U.S. advocating for social justice. In response to her activism, her vehicle has been vandalized on numerous occasions and drivers have tried to run her off the road.
$1500 for sports expenses for the 15-year-old son whose father has been arrested upwards of 100 times for his direct actions related to peace and social justice. He has two felony convictions for actions he took more than 20 years ago, which have kept him from being able to legally adopt his son.
$3500 for a group grant for occupational therapy and enrichment activities for kids whose activist parents survived torture in their home countries. The program serves 15 children from six families.
$8700 for a wide range of programs for eight children, ages five to 17, from three families who are members of pacifist communities. Parents have engaged in peaceful anti-war protests and many of the parents have been imprisoned for civil disobedience.
$4600 for educational supplies and a Carry it Forward (CIF) award for the children (ages 12, 16 and 21) of a Middle Eastern pro-democracy activist who was threatened in her home country and forced to seek asylum in the United States.
$1000 for sports expenses for the 15-year-old son whose father has been arrested upwards of 100 times for his direct actions related to peace and social justice. Previous convictions for civil disobedience have kept him from being able to legally adopt his son.
$1500 for school tuition for the 14-year-old grandson whose grandmother (with whom he lives part-time), a peace activist, travels the U.S. advocating for social justice in a truck painted with peace slogans. Her vehicle has been vandalized on numerous occasions and drivers have tried to run her off the road.
$2000 for educational and recreational support for the 17-year-old daughter whose father, a member of a peace and international solidarity group, had his home raided and was threatened with arrest, but refuses to testify before a grand jury investigating anti-war activists.
$3500 for a group grant for outdoor activities for kids whose activist parents survived torture in their home countries. The program serves 13 children, ages nine to 19, from five refugee families in which at least one parent was a targeted pro-democracy activist.