$4270 for music lessons, summer activities and an Attica3 grant for the nine and 13-year-old daughters whose incarcerated father advocates for prison abolition in his poetry and writing. His views have resulted in prolonged periods in solitary confinement, violent attacks, additional charges and denial of communication with his family.

$7500 for school tuition and summer activities for five kids, ages 11 to 18, from two families whose fathers are both children of political prisoners. Their activism on behalf of political prisoners’ rights has resulted in police harassment and lost jobs.

$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.

$9540 for a wide range of programs for nine children, ages five to 19, 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.

$2000 for martial arts and mental health support for the 18-year-old son whose father fought for workers’ rights and co-founded an immigrant advocacy collective. He was arrested on politically motivated charges and has been in prison since 2012.

$2250 for acting and music lessons and a CIF award for the 18 and 21-year-old brothers whose mother was threatened with prison for trying to address the needs of low-income families.

$3000 for school tuition for two kids, ages 10 and 14, whose mother was fired for advocating for the needs of her students.