$3750 for educational supplies for three children, ages 10 to 16, 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.
$3000 for French classes, school supplies and graphic art supplies for two siblings, ages 14 and 18, whose father was detained and deported by ICE, despite his pending case, in an apparent act of retaliation for his years of leadership within the immigrants’ rights movement.
$2902 for ski passes for the two sons, ages six and 13, whose mother became a vocal activist from sanctuary. The boys’ father, previously unknown to ICE, was detained in probable retaliation for his wife’s activism.
$2100 for educational supplies and a CIF award for two kids, ages 15 and 19, whose parents speak out and organize events in support of humane immigration policy despite having previously been forced into sanctuary. They continue to face scrutiny and unusual treatment by ICE as a result.
$2000 for educational support and swimming lessons for two kids, ages eight and 12, whose father participated in a hunger strike at a detention center to protest the detention of immigrants and unsafe conditions during the pandemic. As a result of the strike, he was threatened with deportation, told he would not be eligible for release and taunted by prison guards.
$1350 for internet access and a CIF award for two brothers, ages 17 and 19, whose father is an immigrants’ rights leader. He spent more than four years in sanctuary, dealing with threats and pressure from DHS and ICE officials, before finally being able to return home to his family while pursuing his fight against deportation.
$4500 for support services for three siblings, ages 10 to 11, whose father, a whistleblower for worker and consumer safety, was laid off and harassed, then arrested and attacked by police. Despite multiple surgeries, he is incapacitated and partially paralyzed.
$3000 for school tuition for two kids, ages nine and 13, whose mother was fired for advocating for the needs of her students.
$1170 for acting lessons for the 18-year-old whose mother was threatened with prison for trying to address the needs of low-income families.
$1000 for martial arts classes for the 18-year-old son whose father fought for workers’ rights, co-founded an immigrant advocacy collective and spoke out against the Afghanistan and Iraq occupations. He was arrested on politically motivated charges and has been in prison since 2012.