$1000 for physical therapy for the 12-year-old son whose father and older brother have been harassed and faced death threats as a result of their work to protect the local water basin.

$1000 for recreational activities and tutoring for the 18-year-old boy whose guardian organized against processing plants being placed in their predominantly Black community. One of the companies filed a lawsuit against her, and she faced harassment from local officials.

$2100 for equine therapy and a CIF award for the 13 and 22-year-old siblings whose mother, an LGBTQ rights activist, was threatened by the state with the removal of one of her children because of her organizing.

$2000 for school tuition for the 15-year-old son whose family had to flee their home country after his mother and two sisters were brutalized for the mom’s work against female genital mutilation.

$1000 for swimming classes for the 17-year-old daughter whose mother provided advocacy and assistance to women whose rights had been violated in their home country. She was detained and arrested before seeking refuge in the U.S.

$4300 for tutoring, childcare and extracurricular activities for three children, ages five to 13, from two families whose parents, both human rights activists, were forced to leave their home country after their comrades were killed or imprisoned.

$3000 for tutoring and recreational activities for the two siblings, ages six and seven, whose mom was repeatedly stalked and threatened for her efforts to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day.

$3000 for school tuition for two children, ages nine and 14, whose dad established an interfaith mosque to counteract society’s negative bias towards Muslims post-9/11. He faced harassment and detention by the FBI and local law enforcement and chose to leave the U.S. to end the persecution.

$1600 for tutoring and a CIF award for the 16 and 18-year-old daughters whose mother organized against government corruption in her home nation. She came to the U.S. after the military harassed and assaulted her.

$1200 for strength training for the 15-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, family members were beaten, and his son was threatened. The boy lives in the U.S. with his stepmother while his father continues his activism abroad.