$6200 for tuition, tutoring and recreational activities for four kids, ages 12 to 16, from two families, whose dads faced repression for their racial justice organizing. One lost his job and the other was arrested more than 40 times.
$2700 for orthodontia and two CIF awards for three daughters, ages 17 to 23, whose activist mom received death threats from the Klan for her efforts to desegregate a public housing complex.
$1500 for dance lessons for the 14-year-old daughter whose mother fought to reallocate funding from the police to mental health services. As a result, she was harassed online by local police officers and someone fired a gun in her driveway in the middle of the night.
$1200 for mental health support for the 17-year-old targeted activist youth who was bullied due to her leadership in the Black Lives Matter movement.
$14,000 to provide a $200 Grocery Card for current RFC beneficiary families.
$2500 covering the costs of virtual programming for RFC beneficiaries in lieu of an in-person Gathering.
$5400 for nine CIF awards for textbooks and school supplies for nine beneficiaries, ages 18 to 24, from 6 families. Their parents advocate for animal rights, prisoners’ rights, human rights and racial justice.